[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 182 (Friday, November 16, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1533]
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                      IN RECOGNITION OF JOHN VOLPI

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 16, 2018

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize John Volpi of 
Lone Star Analysis, who will retire in December. His career leaves an 
indelible mark on the State of Texas and our nation.
   Born and raised in Chicago, John moved to Texas after graduate 
school at Michigan State. He joined Texas Instruments where he helped 
usher in modern radar technologies including low level terrain 
following, and he was a leader in commercial electronics including low 
cost LORAN.
   John's teams created technologies that we all depend on today. He 
led the creation of miniaturized high-performance GPS. He led the 
development of smart cell phone antennas needed for 4G and 5G base 
stations. John was perhaps the most important influence at a critical 
point when DoD decided whether to use GPS for weapons. Today, we assume 
JDAM and many other smart munitions use GPS. That might not have 
happened without John's influence.
   John is an expert in intellectual property. He holds a large number 
of patents, awarded and pending. He was a key voice in the patent 
strategy at Texas Instruments, and later at Raytheon.
   He left the world of large corporations to become Chief Technology 
Officer (CTO) of Incucomm Inc., a business incubator. Incucomm played a 
critical role in the successful launch of several companies and touched 
more than 300 tech startups in North Texas. One of the companies born 
in that incubator was Lone Star Analysis, where John now serves as CTO.
   In 2012, John was awarded the Tech Titans Award for Corporate CTO by 
the DFW Metroplex Technology Business Counsel out of a pool of 4,000 
firms. The Tech Titans Award was only one of many awards and accolades 
he has earned over his illustrious career.
   In addition to his achievements, John has been an important mentor 
and teacher in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology. John 
led Lone Star's internship program for many years. In some cases, he 
personally tutored young engineering students. His commitment was 
``none of our interns will fail any of their classes.'' He has been an 
asset for North Texas universities and their students. In fact, he 
personally has taught nearly all the new employees at Lone Star.
   John leaves a legacy of excellence, compassion, and impact. Texas 
and our nation are better places because of the life he has led. I am 
grateful for his service, and wish him well in his retirement.

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