[ih] Postel's work history

[Lyman Chapin]

> On Nov 7, 2026, at 8:08 AM, vinton cerf via Internet-history <internet-history at elists.isoc.org> wrote:
> 
> Can any of you help to recreate Jon Postel's work history?

Hi Vint -

From the latest CV (dated 9/20/97) for Jon in my files:

October 1967–June 1973
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Worked on the META-5 compiler-compiler system. Served as a member, then leader, of the ARPANET Network Measurement Center programming team, developing a time-sharing operating system for the SDS Sigma-7 and helping define ARPANET protocols, including NCP and Telnet.

October 1973–June 1974
The MITRE Corporation
Studied implementations of the ARPANET Network Control Protocol (NCP); the study became a MITRE technical report.

July–September 1974
Keydata
Redesigned and reimplemented NCP in the DEC PDP-15 data-management system used by ARPA.

October 1974–March 1977
SRI International
Worked in Doug Engelbart’s Augmentation Research Center on NLS, later called Augment, emphasizing communications. Led protocol-specification work for AUTODIN-II and, toward the end of his tenure, led the approximately 20-person ARC development group.

March 1977–October 1998
University of Southern California, Information Sciences Institute (USC/ISI)
Began on the technical staff, became a project leader, and subsequently held several division-management positions. Alongside those duties, directed IANA and served as RFC Editor.

- Lyman

> 
> UCLA - 1967(?) - 1972 (?)
> SRI XXXX-XXXX
> <unknown>
> USC-ISI XXXX - 1998
> 
> thanks
> 
> vint
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