[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 106 (Thursday, June 28, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1444]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        IN HONOR OF DONALD MADER

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                           HON. STEVE ISRAEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 28, 2007

  Mr. ISRAEL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Donald Mader. He 
will be retiring from Underwriters Laboratories at the end of this 
month after a 42-year tenure. Mr. Mader is a veteran of the Vietnam war 
where he served as a commandant for the 73rd Signal Battalion of the 
Tropospheric Scatter Communications Equipment School, before working at 
the Pentagon with the Army Material Command, Advanced Ariel Fire 
Support System.
  Upon completion of his service with the Army, Mr. Mader returned to 
my district in Melville, NY, to work as a Project Engineer. Over the 
next 42 years he went on to hold numerous officer positions including 
senior vice president of certifications operations, executive vice 
president of the Americas group and executive vice president of public 
safety and external affairs. Most recently he has served as executive 
vice president and chief technology officer. As the head of engineering 
at Underwriters Laboratories, Mr. Mader is responsible for technical 
excellence and driving technical innovation across the organization, 
including developing and implementing consistent, state-of-the-art 
testing, laboratory, calibration, and instrumentation policies, 
procedures and practices. His organization leads research efforts in 
key technological areas to UL and UL's constituencies and determines 
the appropriate standards strategy based on business relevancy and 
support of the UL public safety mission.
  Mr. Mader is widely respected in his field and has been recognized by 
his peers. He is a Certified Product Safety Manager (CPSM) with the 
International Product Safety Management Certification Board and a 
senior member of the System Safety Society. He also holds memberships 
with the National Fire Protection Association, the International 
Association of Electrical Inspectors and the Instrument Society of 
America. I applaud Mr. Mader for his service to both the United States 
Army and Underwriters Laboratory.

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