Ron is a San Diego native, joined the San Diego County Basketball Officials Assocation in 1979 and served on the board for 15 years. Four of those years as the association's President.
Ron moved up to officiating at the collegiate level with the Pacific Coast Conference in San Diego. From there, he progressed to various conferences and independent colleges at the Division III and NAIA levels.
In 1985, Ron joined the officiating staff at the Division II California Collegiate Athletic Association where he was selected to work the 1997 Division II National Championship's final game. Then in 1984