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			William (Bill) Mengel, 
			
			
			Retired in December of 2003 after almost 40 years in 
			the electronics industry 
			with RCA and Thomson. During this tenure, had held a number of 
			managerial positions in operations, marketing and engineering and 
			had managed a number of significant and high profile projects. The 
			recipient of several U.S. Patents and a senior member of the 
			Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). 
			
			"The impact of some of the projects and the products Bill was 
			responsible for in the 1990’s was significant to both Thomson and 
			the industry in general. As one of the patriarchs of the subscriber 
			terminal system used with North America's first high powered Digital 
			Satellite System, he was one of the architects in what was the 
			world's first major deployment of a mass produced consumer product 
			to utilize MPEG digital compression as a platform." 
			Since retirement, he has 
			continued to remain active in the industry as a Technology 
		  Consultant. |