CURRICULUM VITAE
RONALD HARRY STRONG, B.A.Sc., M.E., P. ENG.
Education
University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Applied Science
Mechanical Engineering.
Work History
Present – R. H. Strong Refrigeration Design, Inc.
– Strong Refrigeration Consultants Inc.
– R.H. Strong & Associates Inc.
– Startec Engineering Ltd.
– Cimco Limited
Instructor
Refrigeration Theory for Recreation Facilities Association of B.C. (RFABC).
Certificate of Competency for Refrigeration Operators
Open Learning Institute, Distance Education Program
Guest Lecturer, Kansas State University, International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration.
Industrial Refrigeration Workshop.
Author
Course Manual for POWER 120 Certificate of Competency for Refrigeration Operators, through the Open Learning Institute Commissioned by the Provincial Government. Guides to Energy Management, Efficient Refrigeration in Frozen Food Warehouse. Commissioned by B.C. Hydro.
Co-author, Guides to Energy Management. Energy-Saving Techniques for Industrial Refrigeration Systems. Commissioned by B.C. Hydro.
Refrigeration News. Monthly periodical.
Responsible for Re-Writing ASHRAE 2002 Refrigeration Handbook, Section 34, Ice Rinks.
Professional Registration
Registered Professional Engineer currently in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland/Labrador.
Past registrations in Manitoba, Nova Scotia and N.W.T.
Resource Person
Advisor to B.C. Hydro on Industrial Refrigeration Technology, Energy Saving Techniques, Evaluations.
Canadian Initiative for Industrial Competitiveness (CIIC). Providing Technical Advice and Assistance in Designing Refrigeration Systems for Under-Developed Countries.
Recipient
ASHRAE Student Scholarship.
The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C., Community Service Award.
ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award
ASHRAE Fellowship
Memberships
ASHRAE Fellow, Society Member, Past President of the B.C. Chapter, Past Chairman of the B.C. Refrigeration Committee. Past Society Regional Vice-Chairman, Refrigeration Committee, Past Society Chair, Refrigeration Committee, ASHRAE. Member ASHRAE TC 10.1 Custom Designed Refrigeration Equipment, Member ASHRAE TC10.2 Ice Making Plants and Skating Rinks, Past Chair ASHRAE Handbook Review Subcommittee, Artificial Ice Plants.
International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration, (IIAR) Society Member, Past Member IIAR Code Committee. Director IIAR, 1999 to 2005.
Past Member of the Power Engineers & Boiler & Pressure Vessel Advisory Committee, Appointed by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Chair of the Refrigeration Subcommittee.
ASHRAE Presidential Appointee 2000 to 2003, Chair Refrigeration Standing Committee Struck to Promote a Worldwide Knowledge and Interest in Refrigeration Engineering.
Biography
Mr. Strong attended the University of British Columbia graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
While attending UBC he began to specialize in industrial refrigeration and was the recipient of the ASHRAE scholarship.
He worked with a refrigeration contracting firm before starting consulting.
Mr. Strong wrote the course manual and tutored the Provincial Government certification program for refrigeration plant operators and sat on the provincial government Safety Advisory Committee. He is a member of various ASHRAE committees and is currently the president of R. H. Strong Refrigeration Design, Inc.