Background
II, Ralph Wallis Kettell, was born on July 17, 1959 in Baltimore.
mining engineer mining executive
II, Ralph Wallis Kettell, was born on July 17, 1959 in Baltimore.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Lehigh University, 1980. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Lehigh University, 1981.
Freelance engineering consultant, Burtonsville, Maryland, 1986—1994. Vice president LARK Enterprises Ltd., 1994—2004. President, Chief Executive Officer Concentric Energy Corporation, Reno, since 2001.
President Nevada Fluorspar Inc., Grand Junction, Colorado, since 2004, Chief Executive Officer, since 2004. Co-founder, director AuEx Ventures Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, since 2003. Board directors Piedmont Mining Company, Reno, eExchange Ltd., Lexington, Virginia, eVat Inc., Grand Junction, Colorado.
Senior warden St. Luke's Parish, Bladensburg, Maryland, 2003—2005. Member of Society Mining, Metalurgy, and Exploration (associate), Tau Beta Pi (life).
Son of Joseph Harris Morton and Nadine Barrett Kettell-Osborn, Richard Warren Osborn (Stepfather). Married Laura Ollinger Kettell, November 23, 1984. Children: Ralph Wallis III, Collin Sloan, Chloe Marguerite.