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DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY

Faculty

Dr. Richard Ronan

 

Dr. Richard Ronan
Associate Professor

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

 

Education

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

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

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

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

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

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

1965-1970, Teaching Assistant, Chemistry & Computer
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

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)