Richard G. Runyon Senior Analyst (Retired) Food and Drug Administration Seattle, WA https://milestones.marquiswhoswho.com/ milestone/richard-runyon/ RichardG. Runyon served as an adjunct assistant professor at Chapman University from 1979 to 1989, where he taught classes in environmental health, drugs and genetics. During this period, he conducted classroom instruction at Vandenberg Air Force Base, now Vandenberg Space Force Base, and the United States Penitentiary in Lompoc, California. His published research on Poinsettia toxicity has generated worldwide interest. After serving as an environmental health specialist for Santa Barbara County from 1979 to 1984, where Mr. Runyon assisted in regulating swimming pool construction and operation, water wells and water system design and construction, he excelled as a facilities coordinator for the Lockheed Space Operations Command at Vandenberg from 1984 to 1985. In this capacity, he managed a plant that treated the space shuttle launch suppression water, which would become acidic and contaminated with heavy metals during launches. In addition, Mr. Runyon expertly managed the hazardous materials program for Santa Barbara County from 1986 to 1989. From1989 to2000,Mr. Runyonwasasenior scientist forNUS/ Scientech Inc., serving as a global provider of consulting services aimed at improving safety, plant performance and reliability. He aided in risk assessment, risk reduction, and emergency management in diverse locations, including with Taiwan’s EPA, refineries in Mexico, petrochemical plants and pipelines in Trinidad, petrochemical and heavy industries in Saudi Arabia, and conventional power plants in Nevis. He also critiqued emergency plans and full scale exercises at nuclear plants in Yugoslavia and Japan. From 2000 to 2014, Mr. Runyon excelled as a supervisor, investigator and senior program analyst for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), working in the office of the Associate Commissioner of Regulatory Affairs, ACRA. Furthermore, he has proved to be an invaluable resource as an independent consultant in environmental health for Santa Barbara County.
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