American Science and Engineering (AS & E)2008-11-11 16:22:52
American Science and Engineering, Inc. Names Former Homeland Security Advisor General (Ret.) John A. Gordon to Board of Directors
American Science and Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASEI) (AS&E®), a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray inspection solutions, announced today the appointment of General John A. Gordon (USAF, Ret.), former U.S. Homeland Security Advisor, Undersecretary of Energy, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, and nuclear physicist, to its Board of Directors.
"We are pleased to have such a distinguished expert in defense, homeland security and counter terrorism as General Gordon joining our Board of Directors," said Anthony Fabiano, AS&E's President and CEO. General Gordon has served on our Science and Technology Advisory Committee since January 2006, and has made significant contributions to our technology and market development programs. His extensive knowledge and experience in international security, national defense, homeland security and the supporting national infrastructure — with considerable emphasis on science and technology — will be extremely beneficial in helping AS&E to shape its future business strategies."
General Gordon served in the White House as the President's Homeland Security Advisor from June 2003 to June 2004, and as the Deputy National Security Advisor for Counter Terrorism and the National Director for Counter Terrorism from June 2002 to June 2003. General Gordon was the first administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration and Undersecretary of Energy, responsible for the entirety of the nation's nuclear weapons program, serving from June 2000 to June 2002. Additionally, he served as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence at the Central Intelligence Agency from 1997 to 2000 and as Associate Director of Central Intelligence for Military Support from 1996-1997.
As an Air Force four-star general, General Gordon's distinguished thirty-two year Air Force career included assignments in research and development, strategic planning, missile and space operations, inter-governmental operations, and international negotiations. His early roles in the Air Force included research, development, and acquisition responsibilities involved in improving the Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.
General Gordon also worked as a physicist for the Air Force Weapons Laboratory at the Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, and as a research associate at the Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was commissioned in 1968 following graduation from the University of Missouri with a bachelors of science degree in physics. He earned a masters degree in physics from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, and a masters of arts in business administration from New Mexico Highlands University.
American Science and Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASEI) (AS&E®), a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray inspection solutions, announced today the appointment of General John A. Gordon (USAF, Ret.), former U.S. Homeland Security Advisor, Undersecretary of Energy, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, and nuclear physicist, to its Board of Directors.
"We are pleased to have such a distinguished expert in defense, homeland security and counter terrorism as General Gordon joining our Board of Directors," said Anthony Fabiano, AS&E's President and CEO. General Gordon has served on our Science and Technology Advisory Committee since January 2006, and has made significant contributions to our technology and market development programs. His extensive knowledge and experience in international security, national defense, homeland security and the supporting national infrastructure — with considerable emphasis on science and technology — will be extremely beneficial in helping AS&E to shape its future business strategies."
General Gordon served in the White House as the President's Homeland Security Advisor from June 2003 to June 2004, and as the Deputy National Security Advisor for Counter Terrorism and the National Director for Counter Terrorism from June 2002 to June 2003. General Gordon was the first administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration and Undersecretary of Energy, responsible for the entirety of the nation's nuclear weapons program, serving from June 2000 to June 2002. Additionally, he served as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence at the Central Intelligence Agency from 1997 to 2000 and as Associate Director of Central Intelligence for Military Support from 1996-1997.
As an Air Force four-star general, General Gordon's distinguished thirty-two year Air Force career included assignments in research and development, strategic planning, missile and space operations, inter-governmental operations, and international negotiations. His early roles in the Air Force included research, development, and acquisition responsibilities involved in improving the Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.
General Gordon also worked as a physicist for the Air Force Weapons Laboratory at the Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, and as a research associate at the Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was commissioned in 1968 following graduation from the University of Missouri with a bachelors of science degree in physics. He earned a masters degree in physics from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, and a masters of arts in business administration from New Mexico Highlands University.
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