About Me

Ron Marshall, born in San Francisco, attended San Mateo College, San Francisco City College, and San Jose College majoring in Engineering and Math. While pursuing his academic goals
he worked as a journeyman/master carpenter
for five years and was a member of Carpenter's Local Union 29 for over 16 years.

In 1977, Ron held the position of Project Superintendent for Cal Acoustics, directing interior design projects in high rise and residential
construction. Moving to Wichita Falls, Texas in 1978, he accepted the title of Chief Estimator and Designer for John Moore Homes. With this rank, Ron worked on new construction, and remodeling residential and commercial build out projects. He was part of a rebuilding team after a tornado
hit the city in April of 1979, destroying over 28,000 homes. This was an extensive planning and zoning process.

Ron returned to California in 1980 and obtained a California Contractor's License. His projects included road drainage systems (infrastructure), residential
and commercial renovation and maintainenance of planning and zoning compliances.

After three years of contracting, Ron established a general contracting company
named Home Hero Inc. This endeavor involved computer design of custom homes, single and multi family residential development, commercial
remodeling and steel frame construction. He worked closely with planning and zoning, consultations and home and building inspections. In 1989 he was involved in another rebuilding project after the San Francisco Bay Area earthquake.

In 1991 he migrated to Georgia to build a home in Americus . Two years later he added Construction Management and Land Development and changed
Home Hero Inc.'s name to RGM Management & Development. Ron once again assisted in a rebuilding project after the 1994 flood in Albany Georgia.

As Chairman of the Board for 'Heirs Orbiting Community Development Corporation USA, Inc.' (Heirs Orbiting CDC USA, Inc.), a 501c(3) HUD & Fannie
Mae certified non-profit organization he founded with the purpose to educate and
facilitate homeownership, Ron works with the NAACP and DeKalb County on Community Development. For a span of 12 years he has been involved with
home buyer seminars and workshops sponsored by the NAACP, Bank of America, Home Banc, CCCS, HBAF, Atlanta Center for Homeownership, Gwinnett Housing Resource Partnership, Metro Fair Housing, and the Urban
League.

Ron is also Chairman of both the New Grady Coalition and GOG
(Georgians for Open Government). Both are non profit organizations, of which the former is focused on patient care at Grady and all public hospitals, while GOG is raises awareness on open and transparent government.

Ron Marshall is a Certified and Registered residential & commercial inspector with the National Association of Home Inspectors, Housing Inspectors
Foundation, Association of Construction Inspectors, Certified Construction Inspector, Certified Construction Project Manager, ICC, National Association of Real Estate Appraisers & Mortgage Underwriter and a HUD Compliance Inspector for the State of Georgia. Ron is also a 203K consultant and has
partnered with Wells Fargo Bank to give more opportunities to home buyers and investors.

Heirs Orbiting Community Development Corp USA, Inc. is in partnership with Dekalb County, offering assistance with the Predatory Lending Campaign "Don't Borrow
Trouble" , in a program with Freddie Mac to educate future home owners throughout the State of Georgia.

As a passionate advocate dedicated to improve quality of life for DeKalb County citizens, Ron
has participated on County Subdivision, Code Enforcement, Transportation, Zoning and Building Code revision committees that write new housing codes,
subdivision and zoning ordinance revisions. He advocates Development of Impact Fees.

He is consultant to the Fairway Green and Miller Oaks subdivision, Former Head Inspector for the City of Mountain Park, and a member of neighborhood coalitions, NAACP and the Community Council.

Ron's motto is, 'Say what you mean and mean what you say'.