Staff Report 94

Personal Resume

Ronald W. Hull

11830 Spring Grove Drive Home: 281 879-4856

Houston, Texas 77099-5025 Email: ronl@ronhullauthor.com

Website: ronhullauthor.com

Education

EdD Communication Technology West Virginia University 1/74

Graduate Study in Education University of Wisconsin-Stout 70-71

MSIE Biotechnology (Human Factors) Stanford University 1/68

Graduate Study in Human Factors University of Wisconsin-Madison 66

BS Industrial Technology University of Wisconsin-Stout 1/66

Experience

9/90-Present Author, Editor, and Publisher

11830 Spring Grove Drive , Houston, Texas 77099-5025

Authored many poems (some published, one sold to ETS), articles, and newsletters (editor-publisher) before writing my autobiography (90-98, unpublished), created ~~this~~ my website (above) with over 1000 pages (97). Authored four novels (01-10, published) and twoa books of 2215 short stories (11-12, published). Write, edit, and format all work, published either POD or on two websites. Judged a short story contest (10-12). Edited~~ing~~ a Civil War novel (12). Reviewed 3 novels and two autobiographies (12). Life member of AuthorsDen.Com since 2003 (over 5300,000 hits).

9/85-8/11 Director of Land, Facilities Inventory, and Energy Conservation (Retired)

Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas 77004

Maintained and managed inventories of real property, rooms and room use, buildings, and utility use. Wrote award-winning Comprehensive Energy Conservation Program Plan (85, revised 90, 93, 00, 05, 10) and web pages (00) for the division. Developed and maintained a network of computers with file servers and scanning, plotting, color printing, and other capabilities. Provided data, projections, floor plans, maps, analyses, and reports for budgeting, grant proposal development, surveys, and building renovation and construction. Developed computer data bases for land (94), the facilities inventory (93), utility consumption (93), work order dispatch operations (90), employee leaves (93), construction accounting (94), special events (93), financial aid requests (95), custodial time keeping (95), supplies inventory (94), and personnel action forms (95). Combined all these into one database , Facilities (10), a powerful management and report-writing tool.

Managed a partially DOE funded energy conservation project in 1998-90 that saved $1 million per year since. Established and managed an evaporation credit program in 1995 that saved $100,000 per year. Served on the steering committee for the SACS reaccredidation self study (90, 99-00).

9/81-1/92 Special Assistant for Systems Development

Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas 77004

Joshua Hill., Vice President for Administrative Services

Prepared responses to state task forces on security, health and safety, and the disabled. Wrote plans for health and safety (82), disabled access (83), and energy conservation (85). Wrote annual budget presentations. Wrote the Facilities Users Manual (88) Strategic Plan (90) and FP & O Computer Users Manual (92). Acquired $600,000 in grants for energy conservation. Managed $3.5 million project to provide additional campus housing and a $3 million project for campus wide energy conservation measures. Chaired task force to acquire a new campus telephone system (84) and conducted a study of telephone operations (87). Edited and provided information for Campus Master Plans (83, 88). and numerous other committees.

1/81-5/81 Adjunct Associate Professor (Visiting)

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 54701

James B. Wenner, Dean, School of Business Administration

Taught Production and Operations Management.

9/78-8/80 Associate Professor of Business Administration

Atlanta University 30314

George G. Neffinger, Graduate School of Business Administration

Taught Public Policy and Private Enterprise and Business Statistics. Chaired committee developing a structure for research and wrote four proposals. Academic council. Research on the implications of technology on social and genetic development and intelligence.

7/75-7/78 Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Research

West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506

Paul W. DeVore, Program for the Study of Technology

Managed the development of projects to investigate the nature of technology and its implications for society. Two funded projects in FY 78, three in FY 77, two in FY 76. Proposals written (19), co-authored (15), and produced (29). Co-taught extension courses: Introduction to Technology, Technology in History, Energy and Society. Research on the future of technological development in outer space and implications of technology on social and genetic development and intelligence.

8/74-5/75 Assistant Professor of Management

Marshall University Huntington, West Virginia

Robert P. Alexander, Dean, School of Business Administration

Taught Principles of Management, Production Management, Introduction to Business, Introduction to Computers and Data Processing, and Business Statistics. Graduate faculty, library acquisition, advising, and consultation on computer studies.

5/74-8/74 Research Associate

West Virginia University/ Marion County Schools

Paul W. DeVore/Sara Eddy and Virgil Dillon, Superintendent

Conducted planning research under a federally-funded project with the Marion County School Board to determine needs and opportunities for training and employment of the handicapped. The information gathered was used to develop a comprehensive special education program plan.

8/71-5/74 Research/Training Associate

West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506

Paul W. DeVore, Project Director

Training Program for Teachers in the Technologies (TPTT)

Robert Miller, Director, Office of Research and Development (ORD)

Division of Social and Economic Development, Appalachian Center

Several graduate assistant positions. Joined TPTT as a production technology specialist and conducted in-service to update WV high school teachers. Also developed a PERT planning guide for TPTT and trained the TPTT staff on precision teaching, PERT, WYLBUR (first word processing program on interactive computer terminals), and funding proposal preparation.

Received joint support from ORD from 8/72 and worked on joint ORD/TPTT proposals. Conducted literature search for an ORD book on evaluation of Appalachian manpower studies.

8/69-6/71 Instructor of Industrial Management

University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie 54751

Raymond J. Keil, Director of Industrial Technology

Taught Industrial Organization, Production Management, Production Control, and Statistical Quality Control. Developed a Human Factors course which was approved. Graduate faculty. Participated in committees, guest lecturing, and consulting.

6/67-8/69 Product Assurance Engineer

GTE Lenkurt, San Carlos, California 94061

C. George Griffith, Vice President, GTE, Stamford, Connecticut

Responsibility for several quality data systems for several thousand products. Designed a total in-process quality data system implemented 6/70. Monitored and improved the computer programs of other systems. Conducted computer-assisted reliability, maintainability, and statistical studies. Wrote the human factors portion of a major government contract proposal. Responsible for the quality of all military systems from 5/69.

1/66-8/66 Research Assistant

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Gerald Nadler, Professor and Head, Industrial Engineering (at USC)

Conducted the preliminary factor search for a mathematical model of patient care with funding from UW Hospitals.

Summer 62 Drafter

Praschak Machine Company, Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449

Summers 60, 61, 63 Factory Laborer

Rollohome Corporation, Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449

Certifications

CQAE Certified Quality Assurance Engineer American Society for Quality Control 7/68

GS-9 82.0 Systems Design and Analysis NASA, Langley and Johnson Centers 11/72

GS-11 Midlevel Management Washington, DC and San Francisco 73

CEM Certified Energy Manager Energy Engineering Association 10/90

CLEP Certified Lighting Efficiency Professional Energy Engineering Association 7/93

Professional Affiliations

63-Present Epsilon Pi Tau (Honorary)

Initiation Committee 65

Faculty Advisor, Alpha Upsilon Chapter 77-78

73-Present Phi Delta Kappa (Honorary)

Membership Advisor 75-78

66-67 American Institute of Industrial Engineers

Student Member

64-71 Stout Society of Industrial Technology

Student Member 64-66

Program Chairman 65-66

67-71 American Society for Quality Control

National Convention, Los Angeles 69

Speaker, Midwest Silver Anniversary 3/70

Conference, Minneapolis

71-74 West Virginia Industrial Arts Association

State Conference 71, 72, 74

73 American Industrial Arts Association

National Convention, Atlantic City 73

New York State Conference, Binghamton 74

75-92 World Future Society

President, West Virginia Chapter 77-78

Executive Committee, Atlanta Chapter 79-80

Twenty-Twenty Conference, Huntsville AL 2/77

Mid South Conference, Murfreesboro, TN 80

Speaker, World Congress, Toronto 7/80

Society for the History of Technology

Journal 75-80

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Journal 75-80

78-91 American Association for the Advancement of Science

144th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC 1/78

145th Annual Meeting, Houston 1/79

79-Present Charles Babbage Institute

Charter Member

Wilson Associates, Smithsonian Institution

Journal 75-Present

90-Present Energy Engineering Association

World Congress, Austin, TX 04

World Congress, Austin, TX 05

Professionally-Related Activities

5/70 Coordinator Management Information Seminar UW-Stout

70-71 Partner Arora-Hull Associates (Consulting) UW-Stout

84 Producer Multi-Institution Information Tours Texas Southern University

80-89 Faculty Mentor Columbia Pacific University

Completed: 1 Bachelor of Science

1 Master of Science

7 Doctors of Philosophy

89 Producer Strategic Planning Workshop Texas Southern University

88-91 Producer Macintosh Training Workshops, FP &O Texas Southern University

88-93 Supervisor Energy Intern Program GEO/TAMU

3/95 Guest Lecturer Management Decision-Making, 2 Classes TSU/Technology

12/95 Guest Lecturer Ergonomics TSU/Technology

4/00 Guest Lecturer Industrial Safety TSU/Technology

5/10 Instructor Residential Energy Auditing TSU/Technology

Professional Development

3/70 Effective Engineering Institute UW-Milwaukee

Summer, 70 Educational Professions Development Institute UW-Stout

11/76, 11/77 Grants and Contracts Writing Seminars, Lakeview West Virginia University

82-91, 00,02,05 Facilities Inventory Workshops, Coordinating Board

12/83 Safety Training Workshop, Workers' Compensation UH-Clear Lake

84 DOE/ICP Proposal Workshop GEO, TAMU

87 Building Code Workshop, City of Houston U of Houston

87 Building Energy Efficiency Standard Workshop GEO, U of Houston

90 Energy Audit Management Workshop GEO, UT-Austin

10/90 Energy Manager Training, Energy Engineering Association Phoenix

8/96 DOE Green Lights Lighting Efficiency Workshop Houston

6/98, 8/98 Microsoft Windows NT 4. 0 Training, Productivity Point Houston

Speaking Engagements

8/88 A Comprehensive Energy Program for Multi-Building Facility. Annual Facilities

Workshop, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Galveston.

4/87 A Comprehensive Energy Program for Multi-Building Facility. Annual Symposium on Energy Conservation in Hot and Humid Climates, Texas A and M University and the Energy Systems Laboratory, Houston.

7/14/82 Getting Started. Panel Member, Annual Facilities Inventory Workshop, Texas Coordinating Board for Colleges and Universities, Austin.

3/81 Education for a New Paradigm Society, Northwest Wisconsin Chapter of the World Future Society, UW-Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

7/80 Metaperspectives for the Future: Technology, World Future Society World Congress, Toronto, Canada.

4/80 The Need for a New Metaperspective in Worldwide Planning. Southwestern General Systems Group Annual Meeting, Birmingham.

4/80 Education for a New Paradigm Society. National Meeting of State School Boards, Atlanta, Georgia.

3/80 Getting Beyond Coping. Coping with Change Conference. World Future Society, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

10/79 Education for a New Paradigm Society. Educational Futures Conference, Education Section, World Future Society, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

12/77 Professional Progress of a Scholarship Recipient with a Severe Handicap. Kiwanis Club, Marshfield, Wisconsin.

12/77 Technology and the Future: The Opening Window. West Virginia Chapter of the World Future Society, Morgantown.

11/77 Technology, Ecology, and Water Quality. Water Quality Planning Conference, Morgantown, West Virginia.

11/76 The Future of Technology in Outer Space. Third Annual Technology in the Future Conference, Fairmont State College, Fairmont, West Virginia.

8/75 Occupations in the Future. 4H Camp, Camp Muffly, West Virginia.

10/70 A Total In-Process Quality Control System,. Midwest Silver Anniversary Conference, American Society for Quality Control, Minneapolis Minnesota.

Honors

High School Kiwanis Scholarship 61

Varsity Letters (4)

Cross Country 59,60

Wrestling 61

Track 61

Uthrotar (Rotary Club) 60

UW- Stout Fee Scholarships 61-65

Dean's List (7 semesters) 62-66

Medallion Award 66

High Distinction 66

Stanford Wheeler Engineering Fellowship 66-67

West Virginia U President's Scholar-4.0 GPA 71-74

Texas Southern U State Award/DOE Energy Efficiency Awards 7/88

Governor's Energy Efficiency Commendation 9/91

Service

Boy Scouts Eagle 58

Order of the Arrow 58

Church Groups High School 57-61

College 61-67

President, United Campus Ministry 65-66

Civil Rights Conference, Madison, WI 62

Cities Conference, Minneapolis, MN 65

Quadrennial Conference, Lincoln, NB 65

UW-Stout Stout Foundation Advisory Board 70-71

Volunteer, Drug and Crisis Hot Line 71

Stanford Campaign for Stanford 77

Community Treasurer, Cheat Canyon Park 75-78

Abilities Exchange 95-Present

Texas Southern U Committee for Environmental Enhancement 81-87

Banquet Committee 83

Advisor, Disabled Students 81-Present

Word Processor Gift, AB Dick 85

Guest Lecturer, Management, Human Factors 94, 95, 00

Steering Committee, SACS Self Study 90, 99-00

Research

Master's Project Inspector Performance Response: Analysis of the Performance of Inspectors

9/67-1/68 at Inspection Stations. A paper presented to the Industrial Engineering Department. Stanford University: January, 1968. 47 pages.

Doctoral Research ORACLE: A Computer-Assisted Logical System for Synthesizing the

6/72-1/74 Educational Philosophy of an Individual. A dissertation. West Virginia University: January, 1974. 397 pages.

Post Doctoral Research A Survey of Needs and Opportunities for the Handicapped in Marion County

5/74-8/74 Schools. Final report. Technology Education Program, West Virginia University: August, 1974. 198 pages. (ERIC Reports)

Faculty Research Investigation of the alternatives for technological society in the future.

10/76-8/77 Unpublished concept paper. August, 1977. 39 pages.

The Sources of Energy, Alternatives for the Future, and A Scenario: 2050. 3/78-4/78 Three slide presentations. April, 1978.

Pathways to Transformation. Continued theoretical investigation of the

10/78-Present possible course of technology in the future. Unpublished concept paper. August, 1979. 38 pages.

Publications

Graduate School Opportunities for Industrial Technology Undergraduates. A guide. Menomonie: Industrial Technology, UW-Stout, September, 1965.

A Total In-Process Quality Control System. Proceedings of the Silver Anniversary Midwest Conference of the American Society for Quality Control, Minneapolis, March, 1970.

TPTT Planning Guide. A PERT planning guide for technology teacher centers. Morgantown: Training Program for Teachers in the Technologies, West Virginia University, April, 1972. (Second Edition, April, 1973).

Intelligence and the Machine. A monograph. Morgantown: West Virginia University Foundation, Technology Education Program, April, 1972.

Looking. A poem. In Quality American Poetry - 1974 - Book II. Edited by William Lloyd Griffin. Huntington, WV: Valley Publications, 1974.

Revelation. A poem. In Quality American Poetry - 1975 - Book III. Edited by William Lloyd Griffin. Huntington, WV: Valley Publications, 1975.

A Sometime Journal. Chief writer and editor. Newsletter of the West Virginia Chapter of the World Future Society. Volume I, Nos. 1 and 2, 1977-78.

Future Think. Chief writer and editor. Newsletter of the Georgia Chapter of the World Future Society. Bimonthly. Volumes 1 and 2, 1979-80.

Education for a New Paradigm Society. Educational Futures: Sourcebook II. Edited by Kathleen M. Redd. Education Section, World Future Society, Bethesda, MD, 1979. (ERIC Reports ED 182 255).

Metaperspectives for the Future: Technology. Presentation at the World Future Society World Congress, Toronto, 1980. (ERIC Reports ED 198 016).

Consulting Resources for the Future: Matching Needs with Knowledge. Co-authored with Joan Maki. World Future Society Bulletin. 16:1:21-24. January-February, 1982. (ISSN 0049-8092).

Knowledge/Skills Considerations: A Computer Capacity Management Implementation Strategy. Co-authored with Konrad E. Sadek. Proceedings of the Fourth Annual International Conference on Computer Capacity Management, San Francisco, April, 1982.

Communication and Information: Their Relationship to Computer-Based Information Systems. Co-authored with Konrad E. Sadek and Michael A. Wilmer. Proceedings of the Sixth European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research, Vienna, Austria, April, 1982.

Knowledge/Skill Transfer between Environments: Its Influence on Computer-Based Information System Design. Co-authored with Konrad E. Sadak and Alexander E. Tomeski. Proceedings of the 1982 Joint National ORSA/TIMS Meeting. San Diego, CA, October, 1982. Also published in The Journal of Systems Management. 34:8:21-29. August, 1983.

Computer-Based Information Systems in International Relief Organizations. Co-authored with Konrad E. Sadak and Alexander E. Tomeski. Proceedings of the 1982 American Institute for Decision Science Meeting. San Francisco, CA, November, 1982.

A Comprehensive Energy Management Program for Multibuilding Facility. Proceedings of the Third Annual Symposium on Energy Conservation in Hot and Human Climates. College Station, Texas A and M University, 1987.

Comprehensive Energy Management Program Plan. Part of the Manual for State Agency Energy Management Programs. Texas State Energy Conservation Office, General Services Agency. Austin, Texas 1990. Revised 1993, 1995, 2000.

Hanging by a Thread. Unpublished Autobiography. 396 pp. 1997.

Introducing Organizational Change--The Story of One Group's Journey. Co-authored with Konrad E. Sadak and Lionel P. Ng. Group Practice Journal. April, 1998.

The Kaleidoscope Effect. A historical science fiction novel. Bookbooters.com. Stinton, CT: 2000, 75 pp. 2^nd Edition 2008

Alone? A historical science fiction novel. Bookbooters.com. Stinton, CT: 2002, 275 pp. 2^nd Edition 2009.

Warπs End. A historical novel. Booklocker.com. Self published. Houston,TX: 2005, 245 pp.

American Mole: The Vespers. A novel. Booklocker.com. Self published. Houston,TX: 2008, 399 pp.

Mesa Verde. A poem. Sold to the Educational Testing Service, in perpetuity. Princeton, NJ. 2009.

Itπs in the Water and Other Stories. A collection of ~~fifteen~~ fourteen short stories. Booklocker.com. Self published. Houston,TX: 2011, 146 pp.

Verge of Apocalypse Tales. A collection of nine short stories. Booklocker.com. Self published. Houston,TX: 2012, 212 pp.

Computer Skills

Software

Microsoft Word Excellent Desktop Publishing, Letters, Memos

Microsoft Excel Excellent Spreadsheets, Forms, Linked Calculations, Charts

MS PowerPoint Excellent Original, Color, Presentations

Helix Excellent Client/Server Data Management-Input Forms, Multiple Output Formats, including Forms, Form Letters, Notices, Lists, Queried Lists, Summaries, and other Productivity Tools --Beta Tester

MacDraw Pro Excellent Line Drawing, Coloring, Rendering

SuperPaint Excellent Scan Editing, pixel by pixel.

ClarisCad Untrained Skilled Drafter with Drafting Machines, Both Mech and Architect

PhotoShop Good Format Translation, Editing, Touch Up, Resizing, shadowing

MacProject Excellent Schedule and Resource Allocation Charts, expert on PERT and other CPM techniques

Meanπs Cost Good Estimate and check bids on construction projects

Works

Dragon Excellent Operate Windows computer and dictate documents.

NaturallySpeaking

Dragon Dictate Excellent Operate Macintoshcomputer and dictate documents.

File Sharing Good Purchased, installed, and administered a 35 computer LAN of mixed devices, two fileservers, both ethernet and WiFi

Mail Good Purchased, installed, and administered a LAN mail server.

iMovie Good Edit digital video, create movies and publish to web.

Good Used Disk First Aid, Disinfectant and Norton to restore crashed

Utilities disks, recover files, and eliminate corrupted or incompatible applications from the referenced computers 85-98

Browsers Good Good Internet access, search skills. Compose web pages (over 1000)

HTML Good Design and develop web pages. FTP and editing

Win NT 4.0 In Training Microsoft Administration and Workstation courses completed 98

TMA In Training Three day course on The Maintenance Authority 00

ArchiBus In Training Two day course on the use of Archibus with AutoCad 01

Hardware

Mac PCs Excellent Have set up and installed Mac OS systems and software on all Mac computers from SE Pluses to iMacs. Have installed RAM, accelerator boards, ethernet cards, interal and external hard drives, voice activation systems, fax modems and other accessories with physical assistance from others.

PCs Excellent Good use of Windows 98, NT, 2000, and XP. Have some difficulty with physical operation of two-button mouse.

Network Good Designed, bid, and installed a Farralon PhoneNet LAN using Starcontrollers and the existing telephone cabling in building. Added an ethernet controller using InterNet Router software to join ethernet and LocalTalk

Printers Good Installed dot matrix and laser printers in strategic locations on the network to provide excellent access to printers. Added one scanner, one thermal color printer, and one plotter, to provide for most needs