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Biography

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Curriculum Vitae

Background

Ron’s Background

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Education

University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy, 2011

PhD in Evolutionary & Environmental Biology

Curriculum in Genetics; PhD title: On the Study of Genetic Structure in Human Populations and the Effects of Demographic History, Consanguinity, and Study Design on Detection, with Investigations of Human Evolutionary Models, Archaic Introgression, and Natural Selection

The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2010

Master of Science in Human Genetics

Graduate Program in Molecular Biology

Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, 2001

Master of Science in Biology

Coursework in advanced statistics

Northland College, Ashland, WI, 1998

Bachelor of Science in Bioloy

Magna cum laude

Freelance Work Experience

Nichilismo in Fotografia (Ronald R. Ferrucci Photography)

Freelance/Fine Art Photographer

September 2016 to present:

Develop workflow incorporating Adobe Camera Raw, LightRoom, and PhotoShop
Manage and edit photographs
Photograph using a variety of lenses and other technical equipment
Post-process photographs using aforementioned software with toning and luminosity masking
Prepare photographs for sales, including re-sizing and cropping. mat photographs, sell at markets
Red Tooth & Claw

Freelance Web Developer

September 2011 to present

Design, develop, and build websites using Adobe Dreamweaver, HTML & CSS, JavaScript/JQuery, PHP, mySQL, WordPress, and Drupal
Develop, customize, and modify WordPress sites and plugins; design Android apps,
Setup and maintain MySQL-based databases

Research Experience

Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT

Seasonal Research Assistant

May to July 2022; May to October 2021; August to October 2019; 1997 to 2004 (May to October)

Sample mosquitoes for Eastern Equine and West Nile Encephalitis monitoring
Sample ticks for Lyme Disease monitoring
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Research Scientist/Visiting Scholar

February to August 2011 (Research Scientist, ), April 2010 to April 2012 (Visiting Scholar)

Test models of human evolution using Bayesian coalescent simulations, measures of genetic differentiation, and classical statistical analysis though application of custom and publicly available software and scripts
Write manuscripts
Supervise undergraduate research projects

Teaching Experience

South College, Knoxville, TN

Adjunct Instructor of Biology

January 2023 to May 2024: Teach online Human Genetics & Genomics course

Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, UT

Adjunct Instructor of Biology

August to December 2018: Teach Introductory Biology and Physiology courses in SLCC’s Prison Education Program

Delgado Community College, New Orleans, LA

Adjunct Instructor of Biology

August 2013 to May 2015: Teach introductory biology and microbiology courses

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Graduate Teaching Assistant

January to May 2007: Teach Biological Chemistry Lab

Multiple Organizations

LCI (League Cycling Instructor)

Teach League of American Bicyclists road safety and skills classes, assist in training new LCIs, run Bike Rodeos, teach bicycle mechanic skills

Metropolitan Bike Coalition of New Orleans (Bike Easy), New Orleans, LA, 2012 to 2016
Salt Lake City Bike Collective, Salt Lake City, UT, 2007

Bicycle Experience

LCI (League Cycling Instructor)

Teach League of American Bicyclists road safety and skills classes, assist in training new LCIs, run Bike Rodeos, teach bicycle mechanic skills

Metropolitan Bike Coalition of New Orleans (Bike Easy), New Orleans, LA, 2012 to 2016
Salt Lake City Bike Collective, Salt Lake City, UT, 2007

Bicycle Shop Mechanic

Open & close shop, working behind counter to help clients, work in bicycles, assist clients in working on bicycles, teach bicycle mechanic classes

New Orleans Community Bike Shop, New Orleans, LA, 2012-2014
Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective, Salt Lake City, UT, 2004-2007

Bicycle Tour Guide

Lead tours of French Quarter (Bullfrog Bike Tours and Buzz NOLA Bike Tours & Rentals) and Minneapolis (Minneapolis by Bike), maintain shop bikes, rent bicycles

Personal Bike Tours (& for hire), New Orleans, LA, 2014-2019
Minneapolis by Bike, Minneapolis, MN, 2016
Buzz NOLA Bike Tours & Rentals, New Orleans, LA, 2015-2016
Bullfrog Bike Tours, New Orleans, LA, 2014-2015

Wildlife/Field Biology

Wildlife Intern

January to March 2003, MN Department of Natural Resources, Grand Rapids, MN

Research Assistant

Wolf Research Team, Northland College, Ashland, WI