Leon Kempner Jr.

Leon Kempner Jr is the principle Civil (Structural) engineer for the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). He is a registered Civil Engineer in Oregon and Washington States, USA. He obtained his PhD in System Science - Civil Engineering at Portland State University. Leon has been involved in the analysis, design, and research for transmission line facilities at BPA for over 50 years. He participates in several ASCE, IEEE, and CIGRE technical committees and standards, including the new ASCE Loading Standard committee.