Background
Porcello, Leonard Joseph was born on March 1, 1934 in New York City. Son of Savior James and Mary Josephine (Bacchi) Porcello.
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Leonard Joseph Porcello
Edit ProfileEngineering research and development executive
Leonard Joseph Porcello, American Engineering research and development executive. Research on imaging radar, synthetic aperture radar systems and radarremote sensing. Board of directors Tucson Junior Strings, 1977-1979, chairman, 1978-1979; Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; member Optical Society American, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu.
Education
Bachelor of Arts Physics, Cornell Univercity, 1955; Master of Science in Physics, University of Michigan, 1957; Master of Science in Elec. Engineering, University of Michigan, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Elec. Engineering, University of Michigan, 1963.
Career
Research assistant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1955-1958; instructor electrical engineering, University of Michigan, 1958-1961; research engineer, Radar & Optics Laboratory, 1968-1972; associate director, Willow Run laboratories, 1970-1972; associate professor, Willow Run laboratories, 1969-1972; professor, Willow Run laboratories, 1972-1973; Adjunct Professor, Willow Run laboratories, 1973-1975. Director radar and optics division Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1973-1976, vice president, 1973-1976, trustee, 1975. Assistant vice president, manager sensor sys.operation Science Applications International Corporation, Tucson, 1976-1979, vice president, 1979-1985, corporation vice president, 1985-1987, manager defense system group, 1986-1995, senior vice president, since 1987, deputy manager technical and advanced system sector, since 1993, manager applied system group, since 1995.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Tucson Junior Strings, 1977-1979, chairman, 1978-1979. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member Optical Society American, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu.
Connections
Married Patricia Lucille Berger, July 7, 1962 (deceased September 1991). Children— John Joseph, Thomas Gregory. Married Victoria Roberta Smith, June 21, 1996.
