David Sharp:  

After graduating from East Providence, I graduated cum laude from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y. in 1974 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and graduated in 1975 with a M. Eng. In E.E. from R.P.I. While a student at R.P.I., I was a member of the Path Selection System Team for the Mars Roving Vehicle Project, and a graduate teaching assistant for two controls system courses in the engineering department. I was also the Secretary of the Programming Board of the Union Programs and Activities Committee, and was elected a member of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honorary society, and Eta Kappa Nu, the electrical engineering society. After graduation from R.P.I., I worked for Procter & Gamble from 1975 to 1986, advancing through increasing levels of responsibility as a process controls engineer, instrument design unit supervisor, process control group leader, business support specialist, and project manager. During my time at P&G I volunteered as an advisor to several Junior Achievement companies, most notably in 1985 to “Spectacular Bid”, which developed and sold “The Blue Chip City Trivia Game” based on Cincinnati. The company went on to win numerous awards, including Company of the Year, Product of the ...Expand for more