Edward P. Marram oral history with William Melton. part 1
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Oral history with Edward P. Marram ('59, MS '61), the founder, president, and CEO of Geo-Centers Inc., which provides services and products for homeland-security preparedness. Marram's career has included being part of the first response to the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island in 1979 and training first responders in handling weapons of mass destruction after the 9/11 World Trade Center attack. Marram is entrepreneur-in-residence at Babson College, has taught executive management internationally, and serves on the advisory committee of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at UMass Amherst. This interview includes stories of Ed's childhood in the Boston area, his years at UMass Amherst, and the faculty members there who inspired his career, particularly John L. "Jack" Ragle, with whom Marram worked after completion of his Ph.D. Also covered is Ed's career with the consulting firm Arthur D. Little and an outline of his years as a contract scientist at Los Alamos, N.M. The interview also covers Marram's founding of Geo-Centers, Inc. (1975), a technology firm based in Newton, Mass., that provides engineering and other professional services for government and industry. The company was involved in research and development for chemical and biological detection, infrastructure assessment and protection, life science research, and sensor systems, and its customers included the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and state and local governments and agencies. The company also developed specialized training courses and materials for first responders from Homeland Security and other government and industry clients. Also included are stories related to Marram extensive career as a principal in the development of Babson College's program in entrepreneurship. His expertise in growing young companies has been the focus of much of his teaching.
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