Ron Cook

Experience

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  IBEW

  Nov 1982 - Dec 2006

  State Licensed Union Journeyman Electrician

  Performed all phases of Electrical work, from switch yard High Voltage Armored Cable power entry, hydrogen cooled Iso-phase tie in to BBC 500 mega watt generator, Westinghouse 500 mega watt co-generation, to common lighting installations, to data highway, designing, and installing Program Logic Controls for Boeing Engineering in Seattle, McDonald Douglas Tulsa, American Airlines Tulsa, Newark International Airport, Newark New Jersey, Minnesota Power and Light, Control Data Cybernetics, Kansas City, Mobay Chemical, Kansas, Brush-Wellman, Pennsylvania, GM, Fairfax Facility, Kansas, GRDA Power House, Chouteau, Oklahoma, Shady Point Power House, Panama, Algona Pacific Aircraft Washington, Pacific Rim Diesel, Boeing Satellite Tracking Division, Boeing Aerospace and Defense, DX Refinery, Sunoco, Tulsa, numerous paper mills, and smaller instalations at a number of Universities. Show less

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  Dry Creek Musings

  Jan 1992 - now

  Book Author

  Author of the Children's Book Series, "Little Cleo" Cleo and the Vanderbilt Jewelry Heist, Cleo Meets Uncle Sam, Nothing's Butter than a rip to the Farm, Cleo's High Adventure, Cleo Steps Out in Style, Cleo Goes Out on a Limb, Cleo's Cookie Caper, and others.

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  Oklahoma Department of Corrections

  Jan 1994 - Sept 1998

  Construction/Maintenance Superintendent

  Payroll, Hiring-Firing, Work Evaluations, Requisitions, Transportation of Inmates, Building Inspections, Civil Engineer, Architect, System Analysis of PBX Phone Recording Equipment, Video Surveillance, and Supervised 75 Construction Employees.

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  Northeastern Oklahoma Correctional Center

  Jan 1996 - Dec 1997

  Construction Maintenance Administrator III

  Supervising all phases of electrical work done in the Northeast region for the Oklahoma State Department of Corrections

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  Oklahoma Public schools

  Aug 1999 - May 2005

  Licensed & Certified Teacher

  Taught Reading, Science, Mathematics, English, History, Social Studies, and Careers. Kept Grades, Wrote Weekly Lesson Plans, Wrote IEPs, Scheduled Evaluations with Psychometrist, held Parent Teacher Conferences, and delivered discipline when necessary.

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  Dry Creek Farm

  Jul 2004 - now

  Director of Sustainable Living

  Public Speaker, Master Gardener, Host of educational farm tours, Field Trial Specialist, host of field trials for Marrone Bio-Innovations, and others, Researcher & Developer of advanced agricultural techniques. Developer and owner, of a new strain of certified organic okra called, "Heavy Hitter" (This is a World Class producer) now growing on four Continents, including 30 of our 50 United States. Sole Proprietor of Dry Creek Farm, a family owned and family operated agriculture business, purveyor of fine certified organic produce, providing a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, nuts, berries, and morel mushrooms to a diversified group of gourmet connoisseurs. Show less