"It was being run by engineers, " recalls Robin Purohit, a vice president under Hogan.

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In addition to Mr. Cohn, other longtime executives and engineers have departed in recent weeks, including a vice president of Latin American operations and the company's chief trust officer, who decamped to rival Google Inc.

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Mr. Clark, who is in his early 70s, started building Aviation Partners in 1991 by hiring veteran engineers like Louis "Bernie" Gratzer, his senior vice president of technology, who still goes to work daily at the age of 91.

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"Sony engineers have raised the bar once again" said Mike Abary, senior vice president of the VAIO business group at Sony.

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The term "autonomic computing" was popularized by IBM (nyse: IBM - news - people ) following a 2001 speech by Senior Vice President of Research Paul Horn to the National Academy of Engineers.

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He was the 2010-11 Vice President, Educational Activities for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), which has recently signed an MOU with UNESCO to support workforce development and capacity building in Africa.

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"Sony's sound engineers are committed to providing an unprecedented level of audio performance, " said Andrew Sivori, vice president of the Personal Audio Division at Sony Electronics.

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Revolution Analytics Vice President Neera Talbert says she has learned, for instance, that when India-based engineers nod, they aren't necessarily agreeing.

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