Director of County Facilities

Ralph William Linne

Career

Ralph was started to work as Director of County Facilities in January 2001. He began his public service career in 1997, with the Board of County Commissioners in Cuyahoga County, Ohio as Manager of Facilities Services. Prior to working in the public sector Ralph held several positions in the private sector in the areas of facilities management and construction management. These include Project Manager of Construction for Northeast Ohio with Tynann Group; Senior Cost Engineer at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Contract Manager at the Eastlake Fossil Plant, and Facilities Manager at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant with Centerior Energy; Supervisor of Operational Audits, Senior Scheduler, and Administrative Engineer at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, and Office Engineer and Field Engineer at the Zimmer Power Station with Kaiser Engineers; and Designer with George Roth and Partners, AIA.

Professional Associations

Ralph's professional associations include ACA, BOMA, IFMA, OPFMA and OFMA. He currently serves as the President for the Ohio Facilities Management Association (OFMA) and trustee for Ohio Public Facilities Maintenance Association (OPFMA).

Education

Ralph earned an Associate of Applied Science in Architectural Technology in 1971 and a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management in 1974 from University of Cincinnati and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Lake Erie College in 1989

Personal

Ralph was born November 16, 1951 in Covington, Ky. Ralph is married to Carmen Maria, and lives in Newtown, Ohio.