Ronell Auld is a Senior Project Analyst at IPA, where he focuses on evaluating the capital effectiveness of industrial projects in the petroleum, chemical, and energy sectors. He has Bachelor of Science degrees in Civil Engineering and Engineering Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University, and he has a Master of Regional Planning Degree from Cornell University. Ron has worked in the projects industry for a decade, where he has led multiple research studies to investigate best practices for planning and executing large (e.g., up to $7 billion) and small (e.g., below $10 million) projects. He has also published several articles sharing research on how to successfully stop and restart projects during and after the Covid-19 lockdown.