Third generation on the family homestead near Gig Harbor, Ron grew up exploring Puget Sound in wooden boats built by his dad. College brought him to California, and a 30-year engineering career at Apple kept him there. Retirement in 2017 allowed Ron and wife Elizabeth to become full-time residents of Port Townsend.
Apple vendor and manufacturing interactions brought extensive international travel, with opportunity to learn from different cultures and work styles. Decades of collaborative engineering experience shaped an ability to bring people of varied backgrounds together in creative problem-solving.
Northwest Maritime Center and all it represents are major factors in Ron’s choice to live in Port Townsend; serving on the Board provides an opportunity to contribute to that enterprise and its future.