Ron started in the film business in 1974 working his way up through Allied Film Laboratory in Detroit as a film animation-stand operator, film timer, and Telecine colorist. He then worked for CBS/Fox transferring many feature films for the home video market, including the James Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me, and The Man With The Golden Gun. Ron has worked as senior colorist for Grace; Wild Studios and Editel in Chicago where his commercial clients included GM, Ford, McDonalds, AT&T, Marlboro and others. Ron has worked as a national consultant for both Philips Quadra and DaVinci Systems and premiered the first Spirit Datacine in Los Angeles and abroad. In 1995 Ron joined CineFilm where he helped design and build two fully digital Telecine suites. His personal interests include jazz (he played saxophone professionally in Detroit), sailing, and Marilyn, his wife of 32 years.