DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY

Dr. Richard Ronan
Herrington Hall, Room 250
918-343-7619
rronan@rsu.edu

Faculty

Dr. Richard Ronan
Associate Professor

Education

M.B.A., Business Development (2001)
Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK

A.A.S., Interpreter Training Program (1999)
Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK

Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry (1970)
University of Hawaii, Boron-Nitrogen Chem

M.S., Inorganic Chemistry (1968)
University of Hawaii, Boron-Nitrogen Chem

B.A., Chemistry (1965)
Franklin College of Indiana, Franklin, IN

Professional Experience

2000-Present, Associate Professor, Computer Science & Business
1998-2000, Adjunct, Computer Science & Business
Rogers State University, Claremore, OK

1997-1999, Adjunct, Chemistry
Tulsa Community College, Tulsa, OK

1971-1975, Associate Scientist, Chemistry
Iowa State University, Ames, IA

1970-1973, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Simpson College, Indianola, IA
[ Dept. Chair 1 year, Summer (1971) undergraduate research, Director Argonne Nat. Lab. - 15 students]

1965-1970, Teaching Assistant, Chemistry & Computer
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
[ Various +Adv. Physical Chem., FORTRAN instruction, NASA Fellow 2 yrs.]

1967-1975, Student Assistant, Chemistry & Physics
Franklin College of Indiana, Franklin, IN

Environmental Management & Marketing

1990-Present, ASOC, Inc.
[Incorporated 15 May 1992]

• Dioxin data analysis World Trade Center NY, NY, Summer 2002-2003
• Remediation  sampling/analysis/SAP/QAPP/criteria development
• Litigation Support, ten law firms (investigations, depositions and trials)
• Several task specific business development projects                                    
• Four year business assignment, Southwest Laboratory of OK, Tulsa, OK, Laboratory Director - Reporting to the President/owner, 125 people supervised with revenues >$10,000,000
• Two year business assignment - HIH USA, Middleport, NY, V.P. Empire Soils Inc. and Pres. ASTECO, Inc, 60 people supervised with revenue >$5,000,000

1987-1990, Division Manager and Vice President, Analytics Division
Roy F. Weston, Inc., Lionville, PA
450 people supervised, Board of Directors (88/90)

1978-1987, Operations Manager and Vice President, Laboratory Operations
Versar Inc., Springfield, VA
110 people supervised

Instrumentation Manufacturing

1975-1978, Director Engineering and Research
Fisher Scientific, Jarrell-Ash Division, Waltham, MA
35 people supervised, developed ICP as USEPA standard for metals analysis

Government Environmental Laboratory

1973-1975, Section Chief, Metals
U.S. EPA Region V, Central Regional Lab, Chicago, IL
8 people supervised, introduced Agency to the ICP (aka ICAP)