User:Belshay/Ron Belcher
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Ron Belcher | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation | Managing Director (CEO) Shape Data Limited |
Years active | (1980-2005) |
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Notable work | Early commercialization of solid modeling industry |
Ron Clay Belcher is a former Managing Director (CEO) of Shape Data Limited, a University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory spin-off company specializing in the computer-aided design (CAD) industry.Cite error: The <ref>
tag has too many names (see the help page).[1] Additionally, he has published over ten articles related to the history of Kentucky. Belcher is also the brother of Kentucky politician Larry Belcher.
Early life
[edit]Belcher was born in Campbellsville, Kentucky. He graduated from Murray State University.
Shape Data
[edit]McDonnell Douglas Intelligence Systems acquired Shape Data as a subsidiary on October 30, 1988.[2] Belcher left Shape Data to become vice president of development for Spatial Technology (PlanetCAD) in Boulder, Colorado.[3]
Legacy
[edit]Belcher was commissioned as a Kentucky colonel by Governor Ernie Fletcher, in recognition of Belcher's role in the computer graphics industry.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wedgwood, C. G., ed. (1994). European Electronics Directory 1994: Systems and Applications (1st ed.). Oxford: Elsevier Science Ltd. p. 236. ISBN 1856172295.
- ^ Cane, Alan (October 31, 1988). "Computer Aided Design Pioneer Sold Again". No. 30, 681. Financial Times.
- ^ Weisberg 2008, p. 38.
Bibliography
[edit]- Weisberg, David (2008). "21". The Engineering Design Revolution: The People, Companies and Computer Systems That Changed Forever the Practice of Engineering. Englewood, CO. pp. 1–46.
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External links
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