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Homeland Security Standards Panel
 Robert J. Hermann
ANSI HSSP Special Advisor
Dr. Robert J. Hermann concluded his tenure as Immediate Past Chairman of the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Board of Directors at the end of
2002 following a two-year term; he had served as chairman of the ANSI Board of
Directors during 1999 and 2000 and as a member of the ANSI Board since 1993.
Dr. Hermann continues to serve as a senior partner of Global Technology
Partners, LLC, which specializes in investments in technology, defense,
aerospace and related businesses worldwide.
In 1998, Dr. Hermann retired from United Technologies Corporation where he held
the position of senior vice president, science and technology. In this role, he
was responsible for assuring the development of the company’s technical
resources and the full exploitation of science and technology by the
corporation. He was also responsible for the United Technologies Research
Center. Dr. Hermann joined the company in 1982 as vice-president, systems
technology, in the electronics sector and later served in a series of
assignments in the defense and space systems groups prior to being named
vice-president, science and technology.
Prior to joining UTC, he served 20 years with the National Security Agency with
assignments in research and development, operations and NATO. In 1977, he was
appointed principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Communications,
Command, Control and Intelligence. In 1979, he was named Assistant Secretary of
the Air Force for research, development and logistics and in parallel was
Director of the National Reconnaissance Office.
He received B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Iowa
State University.
January 2003
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