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[[FILE:FrankCeruti.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=http://www.ceruti.net/id16.htm|Frank Ceruti <ref>[http://www.ceruti.net/id16.htm Welcome to "The Ceruti Site" - Frank]</ref> ]]
'''Franklin D. Ceruti''',<br/>
an American electrical engineer, computer scientist, software and network consultant, owner of ''FranCer Enterprises'' <ref>[http://www.ceruti.net/id36.htm FranCer Enterprises]</ref>, and as chess programmer, along with [[Rolf C. Smith]], co-author of the early [[Mainframe Programs|mainframe chess program]] [[Schach (US)|Schach]].
=Biography=
Born and raised in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn Brooklyn], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York NY] <ref>Biography based on [http://www.ceruti.net/id16.htm Welcome to "The Ceruti Site" - Frank]</ref>, after spending some time at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_College Brooklyn College] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_University New York University], Franklin D. Ceruti graduated from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tougaloo_College Tougaloo College] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi Mississippi] and then entered the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Officer_Training_School Air Force Officer Training School], where he was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officer_%28armed_forces%29 commissioned], and became a computer professional. At the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force Air Force], he attended [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University Texas A&M University] in residence, and in 1968 received a Master degree in CS on the topic of computer chess under advisor [[Dan D. Drew]]. After a 20 year [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military military] career, he served as a contract administrator, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_engineering systems engineer], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_design systems designer], software developer, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_manager#Software_Project_Manager software project manager], and manager of project managers. Franklin D. Ceruti is dedicated life member of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Psi_Phi Omega Psi Phi] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraternity Fraternity] <ref>[http://oppf.org/home.asp The Official Website of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity]</ref> and is a past president of their Scholarship Foundation <ref>[http://oppf.org/scholarship/ The Official Website of Omega Psi Phi - Scholarship Commission]</ref> <ref>[http://www.bizapedia.com/people/FRANKLIN-CERUTI.html Franklin Ceruti: Officer, Director, Manager, Member or Company Partner Information]</ref>.
=Schach=
''see main article [[Schach (US)|Schach]]''
Along with [[Rolf C. Smith]], Franklin D. Ceruti wrote the chess program [[Schach (US)|Schach]], which competed at the first three [[ACM North American Computer Chess Championship|ACM North American Computer Chess Championships]], the [[ACM 1970]], [[ACM 1971]] and the [[ACM 1972]]. Already written in 1968 as part of the requirements for his degree in CS at Texas A&M University, its development continued by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_%28United_States_O-3%29 Captain] Franklin D. Ceruti and Captain Rolf C. Smith, during the time of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War Vietnam War] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Vietnam South Vietnam] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand Thailand], as mentioned by Smith in the [[ACM 1971]] panel session <ref>[[Ben Mittman]], [[Rolf C. Smith]] et al. ('''1971''') ''[http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=doc-431614f6d1ee8 Computer Chess Programs (Panel)]''. [http://archive.computerhistory.org/projects/chess/related_materials/text/3-1%20and%203-3.computer_chess_panel.mittman/3-1%20and%203-3.computer_chess_panel.mittman_etc.1971.ACM.062303021.pdf pdf] from [[The Computer History Museum]]</ref>.
=External Links=
* [http://www.ceruti.net/index.htm Welcome to "The Ceruti Site"]
* [http://www.ceruti.net/id16.htm Welcome to "The Ceruti Site" - Frank]
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'''Franklin D. Ceruti''',<br/>
an American electrical engineer, computer scientist, software and network consultant, owner of ''FranCer Enterprises'' <ref>[http://www.ceruti.net/id36.htm FranCer Enterprises]</ref>, and as chess programmer, along with [[Rolf C. Smith]], co-author of the early [[Mainframe Programs|mainframe chess program]] [[Schach (US)|Schach]].
=Biography=
Born and raised in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn Brooklyn], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York NY] <ref>Biography based on [http://www.ceruti.net/id16.htm Welcome to "The Ceruti Site" - Frank]</ref>, after spending some time at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_College Brooklyn College] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_University New York University], Franklin D. Ceruti graduated from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tougaloo_College Tougaloo College] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi Mississippi] and then entered the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Officer_Training_School Air Force Officer Training School], where he was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officer_%28armed_forces%29 commissioned], and became a computer professional. At the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force Air Force], he attended [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University Texas A&M University] in residence, and in 1968 received a Master degree in CS on the topic of computer chess under advisor [[Dan D. Drew]]. After a 20 year [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military military] career, he served as a contract administrator, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_engineering systems engineer], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_design systems designer], software developer, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_manager#Software_Project_Manager software project manager], and manager of project managers. Franklin D. Ceruti is dedicated life member of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Psi_Phi Omega Psi Phi] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraternity Fraternity] <ref>[http://oppf.org/home.asp The Official Website of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity]</ref> and is a past president of their Scholarship Foundation <ref>[http://oppf.org/scholarship/ The Official Website of Omega Psi Phi - Scholarship Commission]</ref> <ref>[http://www.bizapedia.com/people/FRANKLIN-CERUTI.html Franklin Ceruti: Officer, Director, Manager, Member or Company Partner Information]</ref>.
=Schach=
''see main article [[Schach (US)|Schach]]''
Along with [[Rolf C. Smith]], Franklin D. Ceruti wrote the chess program [[Schach (US)|Schach]], which competed at the first three [[ACM North American Computer Chess Championship|ACM North American Computer Chess Championships]], the [[ACM 1970]], [[ACM 1971]] and the [[ACM 1972]]. Already written in 1968 as part of the requirements for his degree in CS at Texas A&M University, its development continued by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_%28United_States_O-3%29 Captain] Franklin D. Ceruti and Captain Rolf C. Smith, during the time of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War Vietnam War] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Vietnam South Vietnam] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand Thailand], as mentioned by Smith in the [[ACM 1971]] panel session <ref>[[Ben Mittman]], [[Rolf C. Smith]] et al. ('''1971''') ''[http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=doc-431614f6d1ee8 Computer Chess Programs (Panel)]''. [http://archive.computerhistory.org/projects/chess/related_materials/text/3-1%20and%203-3.computer_chess_panel.mittman/3-1%20and%203-3.computer_chess_panel.mittman_etc.1971.ACM.062303021.pdf pdf] from [[The Computer History Museum]]</ref>.
=External Links=
* [http://www.ceruti.net/index.htm Welcome to "The Ceruti Site"]
* [http://www.ceruti.net/id16.htm Welcome to "The Ceruti Site" - Frank]
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