ABOUT...
RICHARD HORNE (x704), MS, retired as a Civilian
Electrical Engineer for the Navy, and was awarded with Meritorious Civilian Service Award from the Assistant Secretary of
the Navy for Research and Development of design specifications, development, and test of hardware and computer software for
SEAWOLF acoustic systems.
He established Visualization Software LLC for the purpose of independent
computer software development and marketing, including: Rapid Terrain Visualization, a Windows GIS program that provides high-resolution
three-dimensional terrain visualization maps from recorded laser altimeter data used in World Trade Center recovery operations,
and; Spectrogram, Voce Vista, MatchPitch, SpeechPitch, all Windows-based custom audio spectrum data acquisition and processing
programs.
His software, Computer Program to Quantify Pharyngeal Residue after Swallowing,
was integral to a federal research grant and is being patented by the Department of Veterans Affiars as part of a Technology
Transfer Program.