About Ronald A. Newcomb

From 2006 to late 2009 I was one of six Adj. Professors who worked directly with the College of Sciences Adjunct Faculty at San Diego State University where I tested and evaluated technologies. I also served as an assistant to the director of the Homeland Security Masters degree program at SDSU so, was on the Faculty of the College of Interdisciplinary at SDSU. I left the university to pursue commercial developments.

I am the Chairman and major member of World Wide Assets LLC, and the creator of the Laguna Salada development project currently in pre-start-up phases in Mexicali. I have been creating a series ofbusiness plans to help with those developments and the project will pull the Cucapah Indians out of poverty and help return tourism to Baja California.

I have recently designed and applied for patents on a new vertical axle fluid generator which can be used as a wind generators or water generator.

I was an analyst for the United States Civilian Research and Development Foundation for the Former Independent States of the Soviet Union which is a U.S. State Department foundation to created by the United States Government as an American response to the declining state of science and engineering in the former Soviet Union (FSU).  The CRDF seeks to address this issue by fostering opportunities for collaborative projects between FSU and US researchers. I analyzed project 5009 submitted by the Science & Technology Center of the Ukraine.

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Past: Adjunct Professor, San Diego State University College of Sciences 2006-2009

At the College I worked under Professor Eric Frost and Bob Welty at the Center for Information Technology and Infrastructure (CITI) and am the Director of Operations for the International Consortium of Advanced Technologies and Security (ICATS), and was the Principle Investigator at ICATS for all of their various projects, and Assistant to Director, Interdisciplinary Studies Masters Degree Program in Homeland Security focusing on Curriculum and Program Enhancement.

At ICATS with Professor Frost we started a new chapter in geothermal energy by looking for tectonics to determine where shallow geothermal resources might be found as opposed to looking only at thermal anomalies to identify near surface geothermal energy. This concept will continue once Laguna Salada is underway and we look to commercialize other desalination systems in other locations.

I am Chairman of the Board, Majority member of World Wide Assets LLC, and Strident Ltd. a subsidiary of WWA and Autek LLC. I was part of the MSC inspection team for the SBX-1 in January of 2008, just before it helped track and shoot down that "dangerous" satellite reentering the atmosphere (sorry, this was a dog and pony show for North Korea, the Chinese, and Russia) then after the turkey shoot, was on the inspection team for the Observation Island, which was also part of the exercise.

Current: Chairman of the Board, Director, Managing Member, World Wide Assets LLC, and Strident Ltd.
Adj. Professor Newcomb is the author of the company business plans including the plans to develop Laguna Salada in Baja California. It is his design of the geothermal desalination device that is the enabling technology for that development project. Strident has received a license for that technology for the State of Baja California, Mexico.
2003-2007, CEO Aqua Genesis Ltd.
Company Liaison to San Diego State University where he directed 3 prototypes with the Company Chief Engineer.
Writer, company brochures, papers, PPM, business plan, strategic planner, artwork, web site management, government interface, contact manager.
Adj. Professor Newcomb conceived of the Salton Sea remediation plan and is responsible for its development including proposed developments surrounding the Sea once it is/was remediated.
As CEO he was charged with coordinating all company functions outside of manufacturing itself, including seeing that the materials for manufacturing are delivered on time and in budget. He left Aqua Genesis when the controlling member refused to accept design changes indicated as necessary as implied by the test data, and ignored advice concerning the adility of the desalination units to function with Salton Sea water.
2000-2003 CEO Autek LLC, Defense Contractor, Electronics R&D:
Contract Administrator for Boeing FIRST program (Suppliers to the F/A-18 Super Hornet)
Contract Administrator Boeing F/A-18 Flaps Indicator and Stores Panel
Contractor, USAF MilStar Repairs
Contractor, Technical Writer, FLAPS panel Technical Manual, 2001 and 2002
Contractor, US Army Redstone Arsenal Autek Model 620 Time & Frequency Standard Calibrator
Contractor, Design Engineer, U.S. Navy Autek Model 14 D-DIP High Speed R.F. Switch
Contractor, Design Engineer, U.S. Navy Autek Model 18 D-DIP and 18 D-Dip-HV-A High Speed R.F. Switches
Contractor, Design Engineer, U.S. Navy Autek Model 21 AM High Speed R.F. Switch
Contractor, Design Engineer, U.S. Navy Autek Model 22 D-DIP SMC High Speed R.F. Switch
Contractor, Design Engineer, U.S. Navy Autek Model 23 AM and D-AM, and D-DI SMC, and D-DIP High Speed R.F. Switch Series
Contractor, Design Engineer, U.S. Navy Autek Model 24 D-Dip and D-Dip-SMC High Speed R.F. Switch Series.
Contractor, Design Engineer, U.S. Navy Autek Model 31 AM and  D-Dip High Speed R.F. Switch's
Contractor, Design Engineer, U.S. Navy Autek Model 33 D-Dip High Speed R.F. Switch
Contractor, Design Engineer, U.S. Navy Autek Model 34 AM and D-Dip High Speed R.F. Switch
Contractor, Design Engineer, U.S. Navy Autek Model 36 D-AM High Speed R.F. Switch
Contractor, Raytheon repair for Milstar and 505 Waveform Analyzer.
Design Engineer, Lanturn, MilStar Signal Pin Assembly
Technical Consultant, Design Engineer, Autek’s Delta T Geothermal Desalination Device
Team Leader (GS-13) on multiple contracts with Systems Energy Audit Corp, Advanced Thermographic (Systems Energy Audit) analysis of steam and electrical systems for the U.S. Navy: USS Abraham Lincoln, USS George Washington, USS Constellation, USS Kitty Hawk, USS Independence, USS Midway, USS Nimitz, USS Dwight D Eisenhower, SBX-1 for Military Sealift Command and Raytheon.
1998-2000 COO, Board of Directors, Smith Technology Development LLC
Director of Technology Development, Board of Directors.
COO oversight of numerous technologies under R&D including proprietary RF systems, and high efficiency electric motor/generator and other projects.
1998-2001 Chairman, Board of Directors, OCTuS, publicly traded company.
Wrote Q’s and Annual reports, coordinated the sale of the company.
1996-1998 Owner and Manager KLVW 100.1FM radio station
Purchased KBNN 100.1FM Julian, conversion to KLVW, as Station Manager, changed format and increased ARBITRON rating before joining the K-Love Network, negotiated the no-profit sale of the station to K-Love.
1988-1998 President, MAC Asset Management LLC (consultancy)
Valuation Expert, Government Interface. Advised and consulted on Property Tax issues, managed taxes on more than $2,500,000,000 in properties annually (2nd largest consultancy in the state), reduced taxes by millions of dollars, worked in five western states. Argued valuation issues before Assessment Appeals Boards, purchased and sold many tax delinquent properties. Hourly fee $200 in 1980 dollars.
I developed, with the help of the Regents Group, the organization and original plans for Anaheim Garden Walk, a 29.1 acre $600,000,000 multi use development which includes a combination of well known retailers (634,700 sq.ft. retail), numerous restaurants, and four hotels with >1500 rooms, the large development in Anaheim across the street from Disneyland, currently under development and leasing up. The plans include a transportation center for Anaheim (10,200sq.ft. bus terminal and shuttle port). MAC created several LLC’s which owned and managed the early stages of the development.
At the same time I developed similar multi-use plans for a 3000 acre parcel of property on the island of Hawaii. The investors pulled out of the plans I helped investors purchase, hold, and sell commercial, residential, and multi-family properties in Texas, California, and Idaho.
1983-1988 Vice President, Perfect Foods Corp. Lecturer
Developed a successful line of food supplements, training materials, developed manuals, brochures, operated the Clinic, trained instructors, worked with various Mr. Americas, Universe, and other title holders, lecturer, writer.
1978-1983 Partner, One Way Companies, Food Supplement Manufacturer
Developed food supplements and consulted on cosmetic line, lectured at spas and gyms, wrote company materials, etc.

 OTHER ACTIVITIES:
Wife of 31 years and three kids
Mensa (high I.Q. society), Intertel (higher I.Q. society~99th percentile required)
Philosophy, CEO Club of San Diego, Adam Smith Institute, Classical Music, International Music, Painting, Glass working, Fishing, Skin Diving, Scuba, Hunting, Shooting, Exotic Fish, Botany, Biology, Aquariums.