Les Mazur was born in Poland where he studied in Technical College and graduated as a Technician Electrician in 1982. He is a certified electrician in Ontario, Canada, and a licensed electrician in North Carolina. Les has many years of maintenance work experience spanning two continents and three countries. He and his family left Poland in 1988, migrated to Canada in 1989, and migrated to the USA in 1997. Here they found their new home and became American citizens in 2004. Les' family joined STM in 1999, and he has worked for STM since June 2000. Les loves to play chess and he helps run the STM School chess program. Les is also a volunteer with the Polish American Club of the Triangle.