Frank Cassidy received his degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University and a master’s degree in Applied Physics from Harvard University.  His career in marine electronics included development of Loran-C transmitters and receivers, and vessel traffic control systems in the Suez and Panama Canals.  He was the engineering vice president at Datamarine, Chairman of the NMEA Standards Committee, and developed the NMEA 2000 Network Standard for the NMEA.