Ron was graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelors of Business Administration and a major in Accounting. Ron has spent the majority of his career managing the development of projects in the alternative energy field, primarily in the waste-to-energy industry (municipal solid waste to power). Most recently he spent six years as the senior executive in charge of business development efforts for Barlow Projects, Inc. His career also includes five years with ABB Resource Recovery Systems as a Regional Manager of Business Development. Ron began his career with one of the leaders in the waste-to-energy industry, Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc., a pioneer in the alternative energy field.

Ron was the Director of Project Development for Range Fuels, Inc., which is developing the world’s first full-scale cellulose to ethanol facility. He led the company’s efforts in the siting, development and permitting of new projects and the sourcing of feedstock materials. In addition to his project development responsibilities, Ron represented Range Fuels, Inc. in a number of organizations and advocacy groups that were focused on the renewable, sustainable and eco-friendly development of the advanced biofuels industry.