RONALD J. GEROLA

Instructor, Engineering and Computer Science

Campus Phone:  408-741-2045 x-GEROLA

Email:  gerola+wvc@gmail.com

LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/in/ronniegerola


Quick Links to Class Web Pages

  Engineering 21 Computing Fundamentals

  Engineering 99 Statics/Vector Mechanics



Background and Experience

Ronald J. Gerola (Ronnie) has been with West Valley's Associate Faculty since the late 1980's, teaching engineering and computer science courses along with his career in industry. In addition, he has guest-lectured other classes, mentored aspiring students on technology career paths, and has received student-sponsored teaching awards. He holds BS, MS, and Doctorate degrees, is a Licensed Professional Engineer in multiple states, is a Certified Project Management Professional, a Certified CSM for Agile software development, and carries additional technical and academic credentials. Cultivating new talent for Silicon Valley's workplace and improving our nation's global competitiveness has always been one of his primary passions.

Dr. Gerola brings a career of leadership and innovation to West Valley from his 33 years of professional experience in over twenty countries on four continents. He has held key roles across diverse industries on major technical projects at Exxon-Mobil, Lockheed-Martin, and IBM, including the Alaska pipeline, alternative energy systems, space shuttle payloads, and enterprise information architecture. His academic research has focused on ways in which humans process semantic concepts as they solve technical problems, and he has been an elected Board Member of the Silicon Valley Chapter of the International Society for Performance Improvement, a network of professionals focused on results-oriented execution in the workplace.

Currently, Ronnie serves as an IT Project Manager with Cognizant on projects which transform an organization's technology environment through virtualization and cloud technologies. He is also an instructor at University of California Berkeley Extension in the Project Management Certificate Program. In his free time, Ronnie can be found mountain biking or hiking with his wife Andrea and sons Jesse and Josh. A list of semester-length classes he has instructed within West Valley's Engineering Department appears below.


Semester Class SectionUnits
1989 Fall ENGR 023 Vector Mech 0468 3
1990 SpringENGR 023 Vector Mech 4423 3
1991 SpringENGR 022 Descripive Geo 4434 3
1991 SpringENGR 023 Vector Mech 4435 3
1991 Fall ENGR 022 Descripive Geo 2172 3
1991 Fall ENGR 023 Vector Mech 2171 3
1992 SpringENGR 022 Descripive Geo 6155 3
1992 SpringENGR 023 Vector Mech 6156 3
1992 Fall ENGR 023 Vector Mech 0417 3
1993 SpringENGR 023 Vector Mech 6157 3
1993 Fall ENGR 023 Vector Mech 2153 3
1994 SpringENGR 023 Vector Mech 6147 3
1994 Fall ENGR 021 Comp Fund (Pas)2149 3
1994 Fall ENGR 023 Vector Mech 2153 3
1995 SpringENGR 021 Comp Fund (Pas)6154 3
1995 SpringENGR 023 Vector Mech 6155 3
1995 Fall ENGR 021 Comp Fund (Pas)2146 3
1995 Fall ENGR 023 Vector Mech 2147 3
1996 SpringENGR 021 Comp Fund (Pas)6147 3
1996 SpringENGR 023 Vector Mech 6148 3
1996 Fall ENGR 021 Comp Fund (Pas)2185 3
1996 Fall ENGR 023 Vector Mech 2186 3
1997 SpringENGR 023 Vector Mech 6212 3
1997 Fall ENGR 023 Vector Mech 2205 3
1998 SpringENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)6198 3
1998 SpringENGR 023 Vector Mech 6199 3
1998 Fall ENGR 023 Vector Mech 2194 3
1999 SpringENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)6217 3
1999 SpringENGR 023 Vector Mech 6218 3
1999 Fall ENGR 023 Vector Mech 2219 3
2000 SpringENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)6207 3
2000 Fall ENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)0457 3
2001 SpringENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)4462 3
2001 SpringENGR 023 Vector Mech 6213 3
2001 Fall ENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)1271 3
2001 Fall ENGR 023 Vector Mech 1280 3
2002 SpringENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)6369 3
2002 Fall ENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)12422 3
2003 SpringENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)18501 3
2003 SpringENGR 021 Vector Mech 18505 3
2003 Fall ENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)21845 3
2004 SpringENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)24098 3
2004 Fall ENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)28952 3
2005 SpringENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)34124 3
2005 Fall ENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)39412 3
2006 SpringENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)41218 3
2006 Fall ENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)47423 3
2007 SpringENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)51431 3
2007 Fall ENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)55991 3
2008 SpringENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)60153 3
2008 Fall ENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)63537 3
2009 SpringENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)69923 3
2009 Fall ENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)79649 3
2010 SpringENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)84819 3
2010 SpringENGR 023 Vector Mech 87597 3
2010 Fall ENGR 021 Comp Fund (C++)89083 3
2011 SpringENGR 030 Comp Fund (C++)93331 3
2011 Fall ENGR 030 Comp Fund (C++)10837 3




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