Leon has forty years in the electronic industry working in all phases of manufacturing and design. He was a Senior Electrical Technician and Electronics Instructor at Tektronix in Portland, Oregon for several years before going to Instrumentation Laboratory for ten years. As a Senior Electrical Technician at IL, Leon gained extensive research and development experience on automated clinical chemistry systems. During this period he also completed his degree in electrical engineering. As an electrical engineer for Spectrum Systems Inc., he helped design the electrical systems for the ACE clinical analyzer system. He has also distinguished himself by developing several innovative electronic devices including one of the first portable LED digital signs. He is the author of several technical magazine articles and author or co-author of more than five US Patents. Leon has been Vice President of Infinetix since 1994 and remains active in the design of products in a number of technical markets.