About Ron Bane & Bane's Background

Work Experience

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Charleston, WV
2 Year, 10 Months

Magistrate, Monongalia County Division 1
July 2020 – Present

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
2.5+ years

Night Operations Manager
August 2017 – July 2020

• Managed night operations at the Mountainlair Student Union
• Supervised 11 student employees
• Worked with University Police, Nutrition and Dietetics, Student Services, Student Government, and Facilities Services

West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc.
Morgantown, WV
23+ years

Manager of Materials
January 2008 – January 2017

• Ensured compliance with local, state, and federal safety laws and regulations
• Maintained an effective hospital-wide system of surveillance to identify materials issues and proper delivery.
• Corrected conditions that presented delays to the patients, visitors, and staff
• Coordinated regulatory surveys and inspections
• Acted as a resource for all departments on materials-related issues
• Facilitated general-orientation and coordinate-training for new employees

Manager of Safety
January 1999 – January 2008

• Guaranteed, via continuous evaluation, training, and research, federal, state, and organizational conformity with environmental health and safety policies
• Developed and monitored hospital-wide programs to evaluate current safety practices, mitigate sub-par occurrences, and track daily systems’ deficiencies; Amended any hazardous practices
• Coordinated regulatory surveys and inspections
• Served as an interdepartmental liaison to ensure policy implementation and congruence
• Supervised and coordinated the activities of safety-personnel engaged in preparation of training materials, record-keeping and training of new employees

Manager of Laboratory Outreach Services
January 1997 – January 1999

• Developed, organized, and maintained a laboratory-outreach program leading to the receipt of the 1997 WVUH Innovation Award
• Handled administrative responsibilities, such as budgeting (personnel/training), quality assurance (licensing/health and safety), and outreach-marketing
• Supervised operations and management (courier services, specimen processing, ICD/CPT coding, client billing, supply management, reporting, database,s and support services)

Support Associate Coordinator
January 1995 – January 1997

• Identified learning needs of employees and communicated needs to nurse director
• Cooperated with the training and development program leaders, as well as the nursing staff, to provide continuous opportunities for employee development
• Ensured that mandatory safety in-services and competencies were completed
• Developed quality improvement plans with input from nurse director and support associates
• Identified departmental and interdepartmental issues interfering with desired patient outcomes leading to receipt of the 1996 WVUH Leadership Award

Housekeeping Services Operations Manager
January 1994 – January 1995

• Managed second and third shifts
• Provided safety training
• Conducted quality assurance audits and training
• Supervised efficient and effective preparation of patient and operating rooms
• Disciplined employees

Accomplishments & Highlights

Founder

Internal Hazardous Incident Response Team
Morgantown, WV
January 2004 – January 2008
4+ years

• Created this group through grant-funding and through matching from WVUH
• Responded to chemical and biological assaults
• Conducted disaster and triage planning and preparedness research particularly concerning the bioterrorism threats of weaponized Bacillus anthracis (anthrax), Yersinia pestis (black plague), Ricinus communis (ricin), Variola major (smallpox), and RS-Propan-2-yl-methylphosphonofluoridate (sarin)
• Created and implemented of mock-disaster scenarios
• Established victim triage and decontamination services in disaster-relief settings

Carolina Food Processors, Inc
Tar Heel, NC
1+ year

Director of Safety and Environmental Health
January 1993 – January 1994

• Directed all safety programs to ensure compliance with USDA and EPA
• Oversaw light-duty placement
• Served in an advisory role for Workers’ Compensation claims
• Designed equipment and safety-training programs
• Managed the facility medical clinic, supervising the staff doctors and nurses

Sterling Faucet Plumbing Group
Morgantown, WV
1+ year

Assistant to Safety Manager
January 1992 – January 1993

• Updated MSDS catalog and provided employee safety-training
• Performed inspections and created fire and disaster plans
• Conducted lead and noise-level surveys

West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc.
Morgantown, WV
1+ year

Relief Supervisor/Nutrition Care Assistant
January 1991 – January 1992

• Ensured security and environmental safety controls were met
• Supervised tray-line and patient services
• Ensured prescribed diets were correctly prepared and delivered to patients
• Assisted dietitians with patient requests