Background
Barnes, Ronald Leigh was born on June 8, 1940 in Winfield, Kansas, United States. Son of Kirby Paul and Mary (Doramus) Barnes.
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Barnes, Ronald Leigh was born on June 8, 1940 in Winfield, Kansas, United States. Son of Kirby Paul and Mary (Doramus) Barnes.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Wichita State University, 1963. Master of Electrical Engineering, Wichita State University, 1968. Master of Science in Physics, Wichita State University.
Electrical design engineer Beech Research and Development Company, Boulder, Colorado, 1963—1964. Associate engineer The Boeing Company, Wichita, Kansas, 1964—1965. Director research & development Albright Neucleonics, Inc., 1965—1966.
Senior electronic system engineer Beech Aircraft Corporation, 1966—1969, data engineer, 1969—1970, value engineer, 1970—1972. Founder Barnes Development Company, Wichita, 1969, president, since 1969. Electro-optics staff engineer The Boeing Company, Wichita, 1975—1976.
Project engineer Kustom Electronics, 1976—1977, Gates-Lear Jet, 1977—1979. President Prozone Corporation, since 1979, project engineer for optical storage development NCR Corporation, since 1979.
Vice chairman Wichita Water Festival, 1969. Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Physical Society, Tall Grass Country.
Married Geraldine Carver Barnes, March 21, 1958. Children: Kim, Mike, Cherie.