Ron grew uin the bustling city of New York, moved as a teenager to the open skies of Tucson, and then studied architectural engineering at California Polytechnic State University on the secluded Central Coast of California. He joined a large firm as a structural engineer and worked on projects throughout the United States, Taiwan and Thailand. He opened his own firm in Tucson in 1999, expanding to Anchorage in 2003 and Phoenix in 2007. During the economic downturn in the industry in the late 1990s, Ron decided to take a chance and venture out on his own. He knew the industry was about to rebound. With his entrepreneurial spirit, ten years of AE experience, a solid portfolio, and a circle of professional friends that could helhim build a solid corporate infrastructure, Schneider Associates was launched.