LeSesne, Richard H.
Person
Richard H. Lesesne, born 1952-1953, earned his B.S. in Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies from Purdue in 1975. His career at IBM began even before his graduation from Purdue when he took a position as a computer sensor systems engineer. He continued to work at the company for more than 30 years, leading high-profile projects and becoming a founding practitioner of IBM's first networking consulting practice. LeSesne continued to implement corporate technical strategies and manage projects after his retirement from IBM in 2008 as a private consultant and as chief strategy and technology officer for ActSense Corp. He currently lives in Chapel Hill, NC where he is member of the state's chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.