Building on a successful career in technical and management roles in corporate industry, in 2008 Ron J. Epperson founded Intellectual Energy LLC, a consulting firm in the energy industry. Ron gained experience in the technology licensing business at Arthur Andersen LLP and Ernst & Young LLP after first establishing his career in the chemical industry.

During nearly 20 years at Shell in Louisiana and later in Houston, Ron worked in operations and planning, most recently as Venture Manager in the Chemicals New Business Development Group which analyzes commercialization opportunities for products and processes from R&D. He built an international technology licensing organization, establishing partnerships with SK Chemical in South Korea, Lurgi AG in Germany, and Hoescht-Celanese in the US and Mexico. Prior to that, in Shell Oil Company’s Corporate Planning Group, Ron supported the President of Shell Oil in analyzing investment opportunities for the Refining, Pipeline and Chemicals businesses. Ron had progressed to Shell Oil Corporate Planning from his earlier position as Planning & Scheduling Manager at Shell Chemical headquarters where he managed supply chain strategies for the Ethylene Oxide/Ethylene Glycol Business Unit and assisted with trade arbitration, partnerships and strategic raw materials. Earlier, at Shell Chemical’s Geismar, LA plant, as Economics & Scheduling Team Leader and then as Process Manager, Ron was responsible for logistics, leading the budget process, performance tracking and automation of process controls. Prior to Shell Ron began his career as Process Contact Engineer for Hydrocracking, Hydrotreating and Hydrogen Compression at the Exxon Baton Rouge Refinery.

Ron earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, summa cum laude, from Virginia Tech. He is a Certified Licensing Professional and a Certified Patent Valuation Analyst.