Mel Zaid was active as an engineer and consultant prior to his change of career in 1970. He received advanced degrees from Stanford University and Mass. Institute of Technology in engineering and science, which included a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from M.I.T. He has published numerous articles in National and International Journals and a section of a McGraw Hill handbook on Structural Analysis. His professional life included his own engineering consulting firm as well as managing director of R&D for major corporations.

In 1970 Mel Zaid made a definite decision for a career change. His drive to become a professional sculptor was so great that he had to abandon the past and start anew. He again returned to search an art education and background and create as much sculpture as he could. At first this resulted in work that was a direct antithesis and rejection of his science background. But, after years of this disassociation from engineering, he finally brought those concepts in full force into his Sculpture in 1980 as his first integrated work began to take form.

Because of his highly unique multi-discipline capabilities -- in both Science/Engineering and Sculpture/Visual art and his ability to function interchangeably in both the right and left brained modes -- Mel Zaid has brought forth his distinct visual language development. This multi-discipline approach forms his starting basis of what he terms as SciTec art.

Today he is fully involved in his careful development of a Sculptural "multi-space" language, which completely consumes him. The resultant Sculptures depict unique language statements which speak of the many possible Universes that exist in our realities, our minds, and our alternate or future spaces. A careful examination of these Sculptures can stimulate our own deep thoughts and unexpressed awareness of these evolving spaces thru which we all pass -- past, present and future.