Communication Associates, Inc., Huntington Station, N.Y., has announced the appointment of Gerald S. Harrison as vice president and director of engineering. He will be responsible for the engineering design and development of the company's expanding line of marine communication products and systems.
Mr. Harrison's background includes varied and extensive experience in the marine product area.
Most recently, he was senior research engineer at Dynell Electronics Corporation. Prior to that, he served as a department head at the Data & Controls Division of Lear Siegler, Inc., and as a program manager for the General Instrument Corporation.
A graduate of Pratt Institute, Mr. Harrison received his M.E.E.
degree from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. He has taken postgraduate c o u r s e s at Columbia University and Polytechnic Institute.
Mr. Harrison, a resident of Long Island, N.Y., is founder and past president of The Long Island Computer Association.
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