Les Wilkins, founder, 1912 - 2004:  Les Wilkins had the experience and desire to convert a troubled, small surgical supply company, formerly the Fred Biel Co., into a complete medical equipment company.  Mr. Wilkins was active in LWA from the 1960s until he retired in 1999.  Les passed away at the age of 91.

            Roy Duncan

Roy M. Duncan, President & CEO:  Roy Duncan has worked for LWA for over 38 years and has owned it for the past 20.  A Seattle native, he holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington.  Roy is a qualified x-ray shielding designer for the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, Hawaii and Montana and provides shielding design plans for many architectural firms as well as many hospitals and university research facilities.   Roy has served as recent President of Sand  Point Country Club and has now "retired" from competitive soccer after 25 years as a defender/midfielder but remains active with skiing, golf and biking.  

              Dave Shipe

Dave is a Seattle native and graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in business.  Dave worked for Professional Vet Distributing for 15 years before joining LWA.  Dave has been a fixture at LWA for over 25 years and is a general problem solver in the organization.  Dave brings a vast knowledge of specialized veterinary products to LWA.  Dave's hobbies include rock & roll music (deadhead extraordinaire), and pit bulls (the nice ones).  Dave can be emailed at Dshipe@Leswilkins.com

    Merle Harris

Merle Harris,  Book Keeping Manager:  Merle brings an extensive background of accounting and financial management to LWA.  Her nickname is Speed and she idles at "Mach 1".  Merle is also a concert cellist with the Bellevue Symphony.

    Patci McNamee

Patci McNamee, Order Processing:  Patci is responsible for order entry and inside sales assistance.  Patci has a teaching degree from the University of Washington.   Patci has been with LWA for many years and formerly worked for Professional Vet Distributing.  She has an infectious sense of humor that delights all who work with her.  At last count, she was fluent in 5 languages.

Terry Purdy, Sales

Terry Purdy, Regional Sales Associate:  Terry Purdy joined Les Wilkins in 1996 after 8 years at Professional Vet Distributing.  A former navy aviator and Vietnam Vet, Terry brings a professional approach to problem solving and his clients.   Terry is from Boise Idaho, and still has family in the Treasure Valley.  Terry is responsible for sales in Oregon, Southern Idaho, and Western Washington.

Ed Kline, Sr Digital Specialist

Ed Kline, Sales & Service Representative, has over thirty years of experience in the sales and service of radiographic and film processing equipment in the Northwest.  Ed has completed digital courses from Fuji, Orex (Kodak) Summit and Sedecal and is our Sr Digital Specialist.  He is in charge of sales, installation and service of all of our digital products.  Ed has a technical background from the military where he served as an avionics technician in the USMC.  Originally from the Seattle area, Ed moved to Spokane in 1992 where he lives with his wife.  He is responsible for sales and service of radiographic equipment in Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho and Montana.   Current interests include a collection of parrots, basset hounds, and the gradual restoration of a '49 Dodge pickup.  Ed has extensive high frequency x-ray service experience.

       Duane Frost, Service Manager

Duane has been with LWA for 22 years.  After years of on the job training and many formal classes, Duane can repair most any equipment that has to do with imaging.  Duane is an active "board head" and enjoys the weekends snowboarding in the Cascades.   Duane is a "pure purple" University of Washington Husky and is married to a "pure crimson" WSU graduate.  Apple cup is an interesting time in the Frost home.

Scott Lease, Technician:    Scott joined us full time at the end of 2008.  He is qualified to install, service and repair most major brands of film processors.  He is learning the radiographic business as time permits.  Scott has a formal background in the food industry and spent a few years with Starbucks in food research and marketing.

Last Updated 1/30/2012

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