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M. Rafiquzzaman
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M.
Rafiquzzaman obtained his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in Canada in
1974. He worked for Esso/Exxon and Bell Northern
Research for approximately 5 years. Dr. Rafiquzzaman is presently a
professor of electrical and computer engineering at California State
Polytechnic University, Pomona. He was Chair of the department there from
1984 to 1985. Dr. Rafiquzzaman was also an adjunct professor of electrical
engineering systems at University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He
consulted for ARCO, Rockwell, Los Angeles County, and Ralph M. Parsons
Corporation in the areas of computer applications. He has published
numerous books on computers, which have been translated into Russian,
Chinese, and Spanish. He authored his other books with Prentice-Hall, John
Wiley, CRC Press, Harper & Row, and West/PWS.
Dr.
Rafiquzzaman is the founder of Rafi Systems,
Inc., California a manufacturer of biomedical devices including intraocular
(cataract implant) lenses using state-of-the-art CNC machines, and also a
computer systems consulting firm, and a publisher. In 1984, he managed the
Olympic Swimming, Diving and Synchronized Swimming events in Los Angeles as
chairman of the Contingency commission. He was also involved in managing
the technical aspects of the Swiss timing, score keeping, and computer
systems. He is currently a member of US Olympic Committee.
From
1984 to 1989, he was the instructor for Motorola in Southern California
teaching short courses on Motorola 16-bit and 32-bit microprocessors for
local industries, including Hughes Aircraft, Lockheed, Northrop, TRW, Ford
Aerospace, General Dynamics, McDonnell Douglas and Rockwell. Dr.
Rafiquzzaman was involved as a consultant in managing microprocessor-based
Airport Remote Maintenance system for FAA (Federal Aviation
Administration), Washington, D.C.
Dr.
Rafiquzzaman was an advisor to the President of Bangladesh on computers
from 1988 to 1990. He was an advisor to the US House Policy Committee's
Technology Board. In this capacity, Dr. Rafiquzzaman assisted members of US
Congress for developing and promoting technology in the public and private
sectors to improve the lives of all Americans.
Because of several years of
teaching and industrial experience along with reputation as an established author
in the computer field, he was invited by IUCEE (Indo-US Collaboration for
Engineering Education) to conduct a workshop on microprocessors at the
Infosys, India facility. The purpose of this workshop was to train 40
professors from various Indian universities with the state-of-the art in
microprocessors.
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