Background
Packer, Leo S. Son of Morris and Esther (Seidman) Packer. came to the United States, 1922.
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Leo S. Packer
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Education
BME, CUNY, 1941; Master of Science, Harvard University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1953.
Career
Research head, Cornell Aero. Laboratory, Buffalo, 1949-1959;
general manager defense and space systems division, Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, Rochester, New York, 1959-1962;
engineering manager information systems division, Xerox Corporation, Rochester, 1962-1966;
assistant postmaster general for research and engineering, United States Postal Svc., Washington, 1966-1969;
vice president corporation research, Recognition Equipment, Inc., Dallas, 1969-1973;
director technical policy and space affairs, unites states department of State, Washington, 1973-1976;
science and technical counselor United States Embassy, unites states department of State, Paris, 1976-1978;
consultant corporation Research and Development planning and organization, Washington, 1978-1981;
director United States and Egypt research and engineering program, United States National Research Council Washington, Cairo, 1981-1984;
consultant international scientific and technical relations, Paris, 1984-1997. 1st vice president Union International Technology Assns., paris, 1985-1997.
Consultant United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris, 1986-1997. Member joint Executive Committee Union International Technology Assns.-World Federation Engineering Orgns., London and Paris, 1988-1997.
Achievements
Membership
President, Chairman, Board Of Directors Association Americans Resident Overseas, Paris, 1988-1990. Founder, president International Council Engineering and Technology, Paris, 1995-1997. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Harvard Club (France), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.
Connections
Married Dorothy Slepian, November 7, 1948. Children: Janet Susan, Alex Jonathan, Michael Benjamin.
