Lee O Cherry
Lee O Cherry
Engineering, Program and Project Management, Futurist.
Education:
BS in Electronics Engineering (San Jose State University, Jan.’68)
Certificate in Hazardous Waste Management (University of California
at Berkeley, 1995)
Certificate in Site Assessment and Remediation (University of California at Berkeley, 1997)
Some Addl Courses Incl: HEMP Facilities, TEMPEST Fac., LAN, MegaNetworks, Pulsars
Over 100 hrs of Contracts courses
Over 700 hrs of Environmental courses
Professional Experiences:
President and CEO, African Scientific Institute.
Project Manager and Engineering Consultant on international projects:
2002: Completed physical assessment of 250 bed war damaged and vandalized hospital
2001: Assisted Mozambique friendraise to fundraise through sponsoring and presenting its
Ambassador to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area.
Presently serves as a technical advisor for landmine clearing.
Presently serves as the technical representative for the U.S. Trade Representative
to an Indonesia country.
Project Manager of over $1 billion of specialized Navy/DoD projects for 12 years.
Environmental Engineer of Navy Facilities Engineering Command for 8 years, serving as technical and managerial representative on a 7 year, $250 million Remedial Action Construction contract and 3 year, $25 million Innovative Remediation contract, as well as being the alternate representative on a ten year, $300 million Environmental Studies and Design contract. Registered California Environmental Assessor for 5 years.
Electrical Power Distribution Design Engineer of PG&E, California for 10 years.
Accomplishments:
Co-founder of the African Scientific Institute, a non-profit corporation.
Co-founder of the Ghanaian-American Chamber of Commerce.
Co-founder and Board Member of Hollywood, Our Town, a non-profit corporation.
Publisher of SciTech Newspaper, with 25,000+ circulation in throughout the U.S.
Initiated, developed, and co-produced the “Blacks In Science Calendar”,
retailed throughout the United States.
Featured in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who Among Engineers and Scientists, Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who Among African Americans, the Dictionary of International Biography