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Ray E. Ward is president of EMS Wireless do Brasil Ltd., a subsidiary of EMS Wireless based in Curitiba , Parana , Brazil . EMS Wireless is a division of EMS Technologies, Inc. based in Atlanta .Named to his current position in September 2000, Ward oversaw the opening of the 20,000-square foot facility in March 2001. EMS Wireless do Brasil manufactures EMS ’ complete line of panel antennas for sales throughout South America.Through Ward’s efforts with regulatory bodies, EMS now offers the most extensive product line certified in Brazil.Before accepting his Brazil assignment, Ward was director of Marketing and Business Development for EMS Wireless. Prior to that, he held key manufacturing operations positions, including serving as director of Operations for EMS Wireless from April 1998 to May 1999. He joined EMS Technologies in 1994 as a quality manager. Prior to EMS , Ward worked for Scientific-Atlanta, serving first as manager, Manufacturing Quality in the Broadband Systems Group, and later as manager, Test Engineering.Ward also held key quality and engineering positions at Unisys in the company’s Custom Systems Division, located in Pennsylvania , and at RCA Government Communications Systems in New Jersey.He began his career at Lukens Steel Co. in Coatesville , Penn. , as an industrial engineer. He later held engineering positions at Exxon Office Systems Co. and at Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc., both based in Pennsylvania.Ward earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point . He has a Master in Business Administration from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania . Ward also served five years in the U.S. Army, completing his service as a captain in 1977. He is a member of AMCHAM, the American Chamber of Commerce in Brazil . | 