Ralph is currently serving as the chapter VP of Education.  He retired from Lucent Technologies following a career of over thirty years in various disciplines within the Bell System (Western Electric, AT&T and Lucent).  In the last 10 years of his career he was in the Consumer Products Division (design, manufacture and marketing of cellular, corded & cordless telephones, answering systems and telephone accessories).  In Consumer Products he held a variety of positions which gave him a broad perspective of the consumer products industry.  Most recently he was the Director of Inventory and was integrally involved in the implementation of SAP and Manugistics.  Since retirement, Ralph did consulting work for Philips Consumer Communications and Lucent Technologies Consumer Products.  He has been teaching APICS courseware for over ten years.
 

Terri is one of our certification course instructors and a former Vice President of Education for our chapter.  She has extensive and in-depth experience in all areas of operations management, including manufacturing operations and demand management.  Committed to excellence in operations, she has led supply chain process reengineerings throughout her career, having worked for Warner-Lambert/Pfizer, Toys R Us, and Sanofi-Aventis.  She is currently employed by Watson Pharma, Inc. managing their forecasting process.  Terri is a firm believer in life-long learning; in addition to instructing CPIM courses, she is also an adjunct professor at Centenary College, specializing in Marketing and Quantitative Analysis.  She has a BS in Business Management from Centenary and an MBA from Rutgers University.

Ron has 40 years of management and supply chain experience.  He is currently the Director of Education for the National Kitchen & Bath Association and an adjunct professor for Fox Valley Technical College, teaching APICS courses on-line.   He began as a Systems Engineer and Marketing Representative for IBM, became a Data Processing Manager, MIS Manager, and MIS Director for different manufacturing companies, VP of a consulting firm, President of his own consulting firm for more than 12 years, Regional Services Director for an ERP vendor, and Faculty Coordinator and adjunct professor at Centenary College.  Concurrent with much of his civilian career, Ron served for over 20 years as an officer in the active and reserve components of the US Army, retiring at the rank of colonel.

Ron’s educational background includes a BS and MA in Education from Seton Hall University and diplomas from the Command and General Staff College and the National Defense University.  He’s a Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management (CFPIM), Certified in Integrated Resource Management (CIRM), Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), and certified Facilitator for APICS’ Train the Trainer (TTT) and Learning Dynamics (LDI) courses.  He has a New Jersey Secondary Education Teaching Certificate and a teaching certificate to teach APICS courses on-line from Wisconsin. 

Joe is a Senior Management Consultant for Aiello-Woodstock Associates, a firm specializing in manufacturing & distribution consulting, project management and education.   

He is a nationally recognized lecturer, consultant and educator on various manufacturing distribution techniques and technologies; speaking at universities, colleges, professional societies and manufacturing & distribution companies across the United States.  Joe has spoken at over a dozen APICS International Conferences, spanning four decades, including the 2007 International Conference in Denver.

Joe is the recipient of the 1994 “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Northern New Jersey Chapter of APICS.  He is a certified APICS instructor and is recognized as a Certified Fellow (CFPIM) and also holds a certification in Integrated Resource Management (CIRM).  Must recently he achieved certification as a Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP).

Academically, Joe is a graduate of the New York Fashion Institute of Technology, with a major in Engineering Technology, as well as a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he majored in Business Management.  He is the author of “Rightsizing Inventory” a book being sold Worldwide by Auerbach Publications; released in August 2007.