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Executive Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer of Crocker Capital
Dr. Asad M. Madni is Past President & Chief Operating Officer(1992-2006) of BEI Technologies, Inc., located in Sylmar, California. Prior to joining BEI he was with Systron Donner Corporation (A Thorn/EMI Company) for 18 years where he served in various senior level technical and executive positions, eventually as Chairman, President & CEO. He is currently serving as the Executive Managing Director & Chief Technical Officer of Crocker Capital. He received the A.A.S. degree from RCA Institutes, Inc., B.S. and M.S. degrees from University of California, Los Angeles, the Ph.D. degree from California Coast University (all in electrical engineering) and the DSc. Degree (Honoris Causa) from Ryerson University. He is also a graduate of the Certificate Program in Engineering Management at the California Institute of Technology, the Executive Institute at Stanford University and the Program for Senior Executives at MIT Sloan School of Management.
Dr. Madni is an internationally recognized authority with over 35 years of experience in “intelligent” system design and signal processing. He is credited with over 140 refereed publications in archival journals, conference proceedings and book chapters; over 100 research reports and internal publications; over 100 keynote addresses, invited lectures, chairs and panels; and 67 issued or pending patents resulting in numerous “industry firsts”. He has served as a director on the board of six technology companies and on the advisory boards of several professional and academic organizations. He is currently serving as “Distinguished College Professor” at TCI College of Technology; as Adjunct Professor at Ryerson University & University of New Mexico, Albuquerque; and on advisory boards at California State University Northridge College of Engineering & Computer Science, UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering & Applied Science, USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Northwestern University Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Science, TCI College of Technology, IEEE Systems Journal, AutoSoft Journal, and as Honorary Editor of the International Journal on Smart Sensing & Intelligent Systems.
Dr. Madni is also the recipient of numerous National & International Awards and Honors including, the Marconi Medal from TCI College of Technology, the 2008 IEEE Region 6 “Outstanding Engineer” and “Outstanding Leadership and Professional Service” Awards, the 2006 World Automation Congress Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2005 IEE Achievement Medal, the 2004 Alumnus of the Year Award from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering & Applied Science, the 2004 Distinguished Engineering Achievement Award from the San Fernando Valley Engineers’ Council, the 2003 George Washington Engineer of the Year Award from the Los Angeles Council of Engineers & Scientists, the 2002 UCLA Professional Achievement Award Medal, IEEE Third Millennium Medal, Joseph F. Engelberger Best Paper Award at the 2000 World Automation Congress, California Coast University Distinguished Alumni Award, Association of Old Crows Gold Certificate of Merit, and is listed in all the major Who’s Who publications including Who’s Who in America. He is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (UK), Fellow of the Institution of Engineering & Technology (UK), Fellow of the Institute for the Advancement of Engineering, Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers, Lifetime Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, and Life Fellow of the International Biographical Association. He is also an Eminent Engineer of Tau Beta Pi, The National Engineering Honor Society; Member of Tau Alpha Pi, The National Engineering Technology Honor Society; Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society; Member of Delta Epsilon Tau, International Honor Society and Life Member of the Association of Old Crows.
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