Leonard Weitman: Academy of Distinguished Engineers - 2012

Vice President, Technical Operations, BendBroadband, Bend, OR.

After a lengthy career in Oregon’s Silicon Forest, working for companies such as Tektronix, Inc., Mentor Graphics Corp., and Applied Materials, Inc., Leonard Weitman is finally seeing a little more sunlight through the trees in his new position with BendBroadband in Central Oregon.After graduating from Oregon State, Weitman earned a master’s degree in engineering management from Portland State University.

Now, as vice president of technical operations, Weitman manages 83 people in data center operations, where his group implements design, construction, installation, maintenance, and delivery of high-speed broadband services to customers.

“Oregon State provided me the skills and the confidence to approach any problems, no matter how large. Repeatedly throughout my career, I have been placed in situations where people were not clear about the goals at hand nor their accomplishment,” says Weitman. “In each case, I’ve been able to sort through technical and human issues, provide clear direction, and accomplish unexpected success, resulting in greater profitability for my employer.”

Weitman is a published management engineer with a lifelong joy of helping others understand technical topics, which he fulfilled as an instructor at Portland Community College for 15 years.