RONALD PIFER

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

•  Project Manager
•  Aquatic Ecologist     
•  Environmental Research & Development

EDUCATION

•  B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 1966, Duke University, Durham, NC
•  M.A. Environmental Biology (Ecology), with majors in Aquatic Ecology and Plant Ecology, 1973, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO          
•  Teaching Certificate, 1989, State of California
•  Teaching Certificate, 1992, State of Montana

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

•  Provide ecological analysis of ponds & wastewater treatment systems all over the U.S.
•  Design and provide AquaPros™ bacterial and enzyme products to clean ponds & wastewater treatment lagoons.
•  Design ponds, from an ecological perspective, and provide complete aeration systems.
•  Design and provide aerated septic systems, using aeration and beneficial microbe and enzymes, for treating septic systems all over the U.S.
•  Assist in the development and promotion of an innovative, grease pre- treatment system, called the Remediator, manufactured and sold by Jay R. Smith Co. & nominated for the U.S. Plumbing Invention of the Year by the National Association of Plumbing Engineers.
•  Produce the Remediator culture, a proprietary culture of micro-organisms, designed to digest a wide variety of fat, oil, and grease accumulating in the Remediator systems, sold all over the world.

•  Manage and assist in the development of R & D facility, featuring proprietary and patented aquaculture systems for wastewater treatment and the aquatic farming of hybrid tilapia, hybrid striped bass, sturgeon, shrimp, and spirulina algae.
•  Manage a commercial spirulina algae facility.
•  Raise over $10 million, in today’s dollars, for the company’s R & D projects.
•  Coordinate activities of attorneys, accountants, and office personnel to develop promotional materials, pro-formas, and legal documents.

•  Set up a separate division and raise over $4 million in today’s dollars.
•  Conduct ecological research for a variety of private and government clients for projects, located in over 10 states.
•  Operate as Project Manager on a variety of environmental projects, managing support personnel and consultants.
•  Act as Senior Editor on all reports that were generated by the company.

•  Perform nutritional research on rainbow trout, and conduct surveys on fish populations, aquatic macro-invertebrates, water quality, and ecological conditions of various aquatic environments throughout the U.S.

•  Perform cost estimation for duties for Pifer Industries, Inc. in North Carolina and design heating-and-air-conditioning systems for institutional buildings for Buonaccorsi and Associates.

INVENTIONS

•  Co-developed a proprietary bacterial formula for digesting fats, oils, and grease, used by Jay R. Smith Co. in their patented device for pre-treating drainage from restaurants and food processing facilities.

PUBLICATIONS

Notes on the Complementary Effects of Using Fish and Beneficial Microorganisms for Controlling Pond Algae. By Ronald J. Pifer. Peaks and Prairies Golf Course Superintendents Association, Shelby, Montana. May 1999.

Ecological Controls for Healthy Ponds. By Ronald J. Pifer. Peaks and Prairies Golf Course Superintendents Association, Shelby, Montana. August 1998

Feasibility Report of a Costa Rican Marine Shrimp Farm.  By Ronald J. Pifer. Seafood Farmers, Sun City, California, 1989.

Seafood Farmers Handbook. Ronald J. Pifer. Seafood Farmers, Sun City, California, 1989.

Economic and Social Assessment of the Central Valley Project. Done for BLM, by Omniplan Corporation, Santa Monica, California, June 1980.

Potential Impacts of Selected Energy and Mineral Scenarios within the California Desert Conservation Area. Done for U.S. BLM, by Omniplan Corporation, Santa Monica, California, June 1980.

Step 1 facilities Plan, To: Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority, For: Apple Valley, Hesperia, and Adelanto. Omniplan Corporation, Santa Monica, California, May 1980.

An Environmental Assessment of Increasing Lake Michigan Diversions in the Illinois Waterway. Done for State of Illinois, by International Environmental Consultants, Golden, Colorado, October 1979.

Market Assessment Report, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, Step 1 Facility Plan, Reclaimed Water Distribution System. Omniplan Corporation, Santa Monica, California, April 1979.

Draft Environmental Impact Report, Draft 208 Plan of the Southern California Association of Governments. Daniel, Mann, Johnson, & Mendenhall, Los Angeles, California, October, 1978.

Environmental Impact Report, Navy POL System, San Diego, California. Daniel, Mann, Johnson, & Mendenhall, Los Angeles, California, August, 1978.

Environmental Assessment Report for Santa Clara Valley Corridor Evaluation, Phase IV.  Done for the Association of Bay Area Governments by Daniel, Mann, Johnson, & Mendenhall, Los Angeles, California, August, 1978.

Ecological Considerations for Reservoir Operations with Special Attention on Anderson Ranch Reservoir near Boise, Idaho. Done for BLM, by Pifer Environmental Services, Los Angeles, California, 1978.

Environmental Impact Assessment, Avon STOL Airport, Eagle County, Colorado. Isbill Associates, Inc., Denver, Colorado, 1977.

Nutrient Analysis of Selected Lakes and Reservoirs in the Western United States. Done for U.S. EPA, Region VIII, Denver, Colorado. Ronald Pifer, Pifer Environmental Services, Denver, Colorado, 1977.

Final Environmental Impact Statement, Steamboat Springs Regional Services Authority, 201 Wastewater Facilities Plan. Done for U.S. EPA, by Weiner and Associates, Denver, Colorado, 1977.

Crosson Field, City of Sterling and Loan County, Environmental Assessment of Proposed Airport Improvements. Isbill Associates, Inc., Denver, Colorado, 1977.

Macro-Invertebrates of the Yampa River Below Proposed Lake Catamount. Done on the proposed Lake Catamount Dam and Reservoir on the Yampa River for Woodward-Clyde Consultants, by Ronald Pifer, Pifer Environmental Services, Denver, Colorado, 1977.

Lamar Municipal Airport, Prowers County, Colorado; Proposed Airport Expansion, Environmental Assessment. Isbill Associates, Inc., Denver, Colorado, 1977.

Supplemental Report to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Lake Catamount Dam and Reservoir. Woodward-Clyde Consultants, by Pifer Environmental Services, Denver, Colorado, 1977.

Environmental Impact Assessment, 201 Wastewater Facilities Plan, Silverthorne-Dillon, Colorado. Pifer Environmental Services, Denver, Colorado, 1976.

Environmental Impact Assessment, 201 Wastewater Facilities Plan, Frisco, Colorado. Pifer Environmental Services, Denver, Colorado, 1976.

Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Aspen/Snowmass, 201 Wastewater Facilities Plan. Done for U.S. EPA, by Weiner and Associates, Denver, Colorado, 1976.

Present and Future Socio-Economic Status of Rifle, Colorado. Pifer Environmental Services, Denver, Colorado, 1976.

Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Steamboat Springs Regional Service authority, 201 Wastewater Facilities Plan. Weiner and Associates, Denver, Colorado, 1976.

Preliminary Environmental Impact Analysis of the Proposed Pitkin County Light Rail Transit System. Weiner and Associates, Denver, Colorado, 1976.

Surface Water Quality Study for Two Proposed Gasification Sites in Converse County, Wyoming. Metronics Associates, Inc., Palo Alto, California, 1975.

Applicants’ Environmental Assessment for Proposed Coal Gasification Project. Done in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming for Peabody Coal and Panhandle Eastern Pipeline, by SERNCO/ Metronics Associates, Denver Colorado and Palo Alto, California, 1974.

Biological Assessment of a Proposed Gas Well In Garfield County, Colorado. SERNCO/ Metronics Associates, Denver Colorado and Palo Alto, California, 1974.

A Growth Comparison of Rainbow Trout, Fed Amphipods or fish Pellets. Journal of the Colorado-Wyoming Academy of Sciences, Abstract, 1974.

Fatty Acid Analysis of Rainbow Trout Diets. Journal of the Colorado-Wyoming Academy of Sciences, Abstract, 1974.

Effect of Two Invertebrate Food sources on Body Composition of Rainbow Trout, Salmo Gairdneri. Journal of the Colorado-Wyoming Academy of Sciences, Abstract, 1974.

Plant Ecology of Selected Pipeline Corridors in Western Colorado and Eastern Utah. Done for the Oil Shale Company (TOSCO), by John Marr & Associates, Boulder, Colorado, 1973

Plant Ecology and Reclamation Plans for a proposed Mine in Western Colorado. Done for AMEX, by John Marr & Associates, Boulder, Colorado, 1972.