Which United States President was in office during your youth that you can remember?
I grew up in Canada so I paid little attention to US politics. As far as that goes, I cared little for any politics and I could tell you little about what went on in Canada. The only Canadian Prime Minister (President) I remember is Pierre Elliot Trudeau and I have little good to say about him. I loved Reagan though.
What was the most significant technological advancement that occurred in your lifetime?
There has been so many advancements that it is difficult to say which is the most significant. I’d probably have to say it was the internet. I always used to carry around a “Rubber Handbook” because it had just about every technical fact, or material property that I could ever need. They called it the Rubber Handbook because CRC originally stood for “Chemical Rubber Company.
This is a phone, a tape recorder, a camera, a video camera, a TV, a calculator, a computer and the list goes on.
Have advancements in technology changed your life for better or for worse?
Satan will take anything good in the world and create an evil equivalent and this is no different with technology. As much as the environmentalist hate to admit, nuclear power is the only source of power that can provide clean, polution free energy but it can also be used to make nuclear bombs. Love is the only thing that can bring world peace but Satan tries to make us confuse it with lust. Every good thing has its evil equivalent. Just because new techology can be used for evil I don’t think the answer is to go back to horse and buggy days. I am blessed to live in a time with so much knowledge on the earth. I will hold onto the good and reject the evil.
Remembering the world around you as a youth, is there anything special or unique you want to share?
I don’t know how much of my memories of my youth is my personality or my environment, but I had a very carefee life growing up. I look at kids today and they have so much stress and pressure. This could be largely my personality because even as an adult I believe I have little stress in my life. I am quite capable of doing what I can to solve a problem and not worrying about the things I can’t do anything about.
WORKING HARD
Every job I have ever had (company name/position/pay)
1958 to 1966 The Leavitt Household
child Room & Board
1966 to 1970 The Leavitt Household
Grunt Room & Board
1970 to 1976 Windflower Motel
Laundry boy $12/hr
1976 to 1977 Brigham Young University
Student -$550/semester
Summer 1977 Arlen Q Leavitt
Carpenter $12/hr
1977 to 1979 Belgium Antwerp Mission
Missionary countless blessings
1979 to 1983 University of Alberta
Student -$1,200/semester
Summer 1980 Edmonton Police Dept
Stores $10/hr
Summer 1981 Canadian Liquid Air
Technician $10/hr
1982 to 1983 University of Alberta
Lab Tech $10/hr
1983 to 1991 Global Thermoelectric
Thermoelectric Engineer $25k/year
Engineering Manager $45k/year
Have advancements in technology changed your life for better or for worse?
Satan will take anything good in the world and create an evil equivalent and this is no different with technology. As much as the environmentalist hate to admit, nuclear power is the only source of power that can provide clean, polution free energy but it can also be used to make nuclear bombs. Love is the only thing that can bring world peace but Satan tries to make us confuse it with lust. Every good thing has its evil equivalent. Just because new techology can be used for evil I don’t think the answer is to go back to horse and buggy days. I am blessed to live in a time with so much knowledge on the earth. I will hold onto the good and reject the evil.
Remembering the world around you as a youth, is there anything special or unique you want to share?
I don’t know how much of my memories of my youth is my personality or my environment, but I had a very carefee life growing up. I look at kids today and they have so much stress and pressure. This could be largely my personality because even as an adult I believe I have little stress in my life. I am quite capable of doing what I can to solve a problem and not worrying about the things I can’t do anything about.
WORKING HARD
Every job I have ever had (company name/position/pay)
1958 to 1966 The Leavitt Household
child Room & Board
1966 to 1970 The Leavitt Household
Grunt Room & Board
1970 to 1976 Windflower Motel
Laundry boy $12/hr
1976 to 1977 Brigham Young University
Student -$550/semester
Summer 1977 Arlen Q Leavitt
Carpenter $12/hr
1977 to 1979 Belgium Antwerp Mission
Missionary countless blessings
1979 to 1983 University of Alberta
Student -$1,200/semester
Summer 1980 Edmonton Police Dept
Stores $10/hr
Summer 1981 Canadian Liquid Air
Technician $10/hr
1982 to 1983 University of Alberta
Lab Tech $10/hr
1983 to 1991 Global Thermoelectric
Thermoelectric Engineer $25k/year
Engineering Manager $45k/year
1991 to 1998 Hi-Z Technology
Engineer $45k/year
1998 to 2009 Qualcomm/Kyocera
Senior Engineer $65k/year
Staff Engineer $85k/year
Senior Staff Engineer $100k/yea
Senior Staff Engineer/Manager $110k/yr
2009 to 2018 Hi-Z Technology
Operations Manager $100k/year
Operations Manager $80k/year
Vice President $60k/year
2018 to now Vulcan Energy
Owner $60k/year
Wheels; vehicles I have owned or driven, year/make/model.
1981 1973 Chevelle Malibu 350V8 engine
1983 old Toyoto, Corolla 4 cylinder
1984 used AMC Gremlin 4 cylinder
1990 used Dodge Caravan V6
1993 used Dodge Astrovan V6
1994 used Chevy Sprint 3 cylinder
1998 used Dodge Astrovan V6
2000 used Mitsubishi, Mighty Max 4 cycliner
2002 used Ford Ranger 4 cylinder
2004 2004 Toyota Sienna V6
2006 Old Toyota Camry V6
2008 Old Toyota Camry V6
2010 Old Toyota Camry V6
2011 1995 Kawasaki Vulcan 2 cylinder
2018 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan, with ramp
2022 2006 Toyota Sienna V6
Many of those dates are my best guess.
EARNING A LIVING
When you were growing up, what was your dream job and why?
When I was in sixth grade and took my first science class I knew I wanted to be a scientist. I loved to learn how things worked and wanted to develop new inventions.
What was the first job you ever had?
My first job was working at our families motel.
My first job working for someone other than my dad was at the Edmonton City Police Department.
My first job with a University Degree was at Global Thermoelectric, developing thermoelectric generators.
What was the best job you ever had and why?
My best job ever was at Hi-Z Technology because that is where I was able to write proposals and manage projects for various customers. I will try and list the ones I can remember.
DOE
Engineer $45k/year
1998 to 2009 Qualcomm/Kyocera
Senior Engineer $65k/year
Staff Engineer $85k/year
Senior Staff Engineer $100k/yea
Senior Staff Engineer/Manager $110k/yr
2009 to 2018 Hi-Z Technology
Operations Manager $100k/year
Operations Manager $80k/year
Vice President $60k/year
2018 to now Vulcan Energy
Owner $60k/year
Wheels; vehicles I have owned or driven, year/make/model.
1981 1973 Chevelle Malibu 350V8 engine
1983 old Toyoto, Corolla 4 cylinder
1984 used AMC Gremlin 4 cylinder
1990 used Dodge Caravan V6
1993 used Dodge Astrovan V6
1994 used Chevy Sprint 3 cylinder
1998 used Dodge Astrovan V6
2000 used Mitsubishi, Mighty Max 4 cycliner
2002 used Ford Ranger 4 cylinder
2004 2004 Toyota Sienna V6
2006 Old Toyota Camry V6
2008 Old Toyota Camry V6
2010 Old Toyota Camry V6
2011 1995 Kawasaki Vulcan 2 cylinder
2018 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan, with ramp
2022 2006 Toyota Sienna V6
Many of those dates are my best guess.
EARNING A LIVING
When you were growing up, what was your dream job and why?
When I was in sixth grade and took my first science class I knew I wanted to be a scientist. I loved to learn how things worked and wanted to develop new inventions.
What was the first job you ever had?
My first job was working at our families motel.
My first job working for someone other than my dad was at the Edmonton City Police Department.
My first job with a University Degree was at Global Thermoelectric, developing thermoelectric generators.
What was the best job you ever had and why?
My best job ever was at Hi-Z Technology because that is where I was able to write proposals and manage projects for various customers. I will try and list the ones I can remember.
DOE
DOD
DARPA
NSF
EPA
NASA
NASA
JPL
LLNL
PP&L
BAE
General Electric
General Electric
Lockheed Martin Toyota
Sandia National Lab
Sandia National Lab
Rocketdyne
ARMY
Idaho National Lab
Idaho National Lab
General Atomic Cummins
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin
General Dynamics
Caterpiller
Northrup Grumman
Northrup Grumman
Detroit Diesel
Gas Unie
Tokyo Gas & Electric
Tokyo Gas & Electric
NAVY
Main Maritime Academy
I’m sure there are many more but you get the idea. It was fun working on these projects.
The downside to working at Hi-Z was the low pay. I had better benefits, more vacation and much higher wages working at Qualcomm/Kyocera. I still thoroughly enjoyed working at Kyocera because I was working with vendors who were developing new products. The problem is that I was on the outside looking in and that was just not as fun.
I’m sure there are many more but you get the idea. It was fun working on these projects.
The downside to working at Hi-Z was the low pay. I had better benefits, more vacation and much higher wages working at Qualcomm/Kyocera. I still thoroughly enjoyed working at Kyocera because I was working with vendors who were developing new products. The problem is that I was on the outside looking in and that was just not as fun.
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A small RTG that you can hold in your hand
contains more energy than 12 tons of lead acid batteries.
Nuclear energy is much more energy dense
than chemical energy.
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