Dr. Nazeer Ahmed
Executive Director,
American Institute of Islamic History & Culture
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Nazeer Ahmed, is a senior scientist, historian, and a former politician in India.
He has held positions on noteworthy U.S. Department of Defense government projects,
including design of the Hubble telescope. Dr. Ahmed has written two internally-acclaimed
books on Islamic civilization entitled Islam and Global Civilization.
He currently manages WORDE's Islamic school educational reform project in South Asia.
RESUME
DR. NAZEER AHMED
Concord, CA 94521-4831
Current Positions:
CEO, America Technologica, Inc., a software development firm
Executive Director, American Institute of Islamic History and Culture
DoD Top Secret Clearance (until 2/97)
Education:
Ph.D. (Applied Mechanics), Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., June 67
Ae.E. (Aeronautics), Caltech, Pasadena, CA, June 65
M.S. (Aeronautics), Caltech, Pasadena, CA, June 62
MBA. (Management ), Rider University, Trenton, NJ. June 75
BS (Engineering), University of Mysore (summa cum laude), India, June 61
PE, State of California
Achievements:
Author, "Islam in Global History", Vols. 1 and 2
Author, "What Makes Us Human? A Spiritual Perspective"
14 United States Patents in space based lasers and engineering
Program Manager, SDI Programs for the US Department of Defense
Manager, Hubble Space Telescope
Structures work on the Saturn, Apollo rockets and Lunar Land Rover
Institute Scholar, California Institute of Technology
Scores of articles in science and technology journals.
Professional and Academic Experience:
Executive Director, American Institute of Islamic History and Culture (1999-Present)
Chief Executive Officer, America Technologica, Inc. (2000-present)
Consulting Dean, HMS Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India (1998-2000)
Director, Systems Development, OEA Aerospace, Fairfield, CA. (1997-98)
Senior Vice-President, Compa Industries, Albuquerque, NM. (1994-97)
Adjunct Professor, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (1995-96)
Program Manager, Hughes Aircraft Co., El Segundo, CA, (1986-94)
Department Manager, Electro-optical Systems, Hughes Aircraft Co., CA, (1984-86)
Project Manager, Hughes Aircraft Co., El Segundo, CA. (1982-84)
Senior Staff, Perkin Elmer Corporation, Danbury, CT, (1979-82)
Senior Engineer, Lucent Technologies (formerly Western Electric), (1967-77)
Institute Scholar, Caltech, Pasadena, CA (1961-64)
Community Experience:
Elected Member, Legislative Assembly, Bangalore, India (1978)
Elected Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 42nd Congressional District (1988)
Candidate for US National Congress, 46th Congressional District, (1992)
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