Department of Applied Technology

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
Rogers State University, Claremore, OK

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
Roy F. Weston, Inc., Analytics Division
Lionville, PA
450 people supervised, Board of Directors (88/90)

1978-1987
Operations Manager and Vice President
Versar Inc., Laboratory Operations
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)