Ron Shanks is the senior Building Inspector in the Facilities Planning, Design & Construction Department at Caltech. Ron is a Certified Building Official. He comes from 14 years of building and safety as an employee with the City of Pasadena. Ron has a bachelor's degree in Public Administration from University of Phoenix. Ron was also a general contractor for 20 years prior to working in city government and has held various positions in the construction industry over the past 42 years.