Jeff Bleau joined the Navy in 1974 and entered the Nuclear training program. After separation from active service he entered college and found his way into the commercial nuclear industry. He utilized his training by providing radiation protection services for many years at several power plants and decommissioning activities at a shipyard in Galveston, Texas. Eventually he extended his skills to project coordination and scheduling for maintenance, refueling shutdowns and modifications. He retired in 2017 to his home in Alto,NM, which he and his wife, Carol, had built in 2002.