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Martin Mandelberg is an engineer and mathematician. He is currently writing a biography about his mentor, Richard Hamming.

Martin earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University. He then earned two Master’s degrees, one in Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut, and one in Strategy and National Security Studies from the U.S. Naval War College.

After working for the Coast Guard and the Naval Underwater Systems, he earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School, where his dissertation advisor was Richard Hamming.

He went on to work for the U.S. government in the Office of the Secretary of Defense before he started his own company, Mandelberg Consulting.

 

Martin Mandelberg's Timeline
1969 Earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at Drexel University
1973 Earned a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering at the University of Connecticut
1976 Earned a Master of Arts in Strategy and National Security Studies at the US Naval War College
1978 Met Richard Hamming
1982 Earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering
19831987 Worked for the Secretary of Defense
19872004 Worked for SAIC
2004 Founded Mandelberg Consulting Group, LLC.

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