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.
 

Denise Demkowicz has many years of supply chain management experience in progressively more responsible positions within the transportation, power generation, environmental and pharmaceuticals industries. Currently she works for GeneraMedix Inc., a privately held virtual generic injectable pharmaceutical company. Virtual in that manufacturing for all products takes place with partners or contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) located in North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia. She is responsible for the demand forecasting and purchase of finished products and active pharmaceutical ingredients; and acts as the liaison between internal and external teams for new product introductions and subsequent commercial supply. In addition, she works closely with freight forwarders and customs brokers to ensure all necessary documents for the USFDA, USDA and US Customs are provided for the timely release of ambient and cold chain shipments which travel via air and sea modes into the US. She also manages the inventory and end-of-life destruction for commercial products that reside at a third party logistics provider.

Denise’s educational background includes a BS in Business Administration from Centenary College and she is certified in Multi-Modal Dangerous Goods Transportation, Certified Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) and Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP).

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. 

Mike is in his 20^th year with Novartis Pharmaceuticals, having also worked at the former Ciba-Geigy Pharmaceuticals.  He has held a number of supply chain roles throughout his career, both at headquarters and production facilities.  Mike has experience in both raw material and finished goods Planning, Purchasing, and Warehouse supervision.  In addition, he spent eight years in pharmaceutical Production, including Head of Novartis US Packaging Operations.

In his current role as a Senior Project Manager in the Supply Chain Management group, he is responsible for a wide variety of supply chain projects, including new product launches, transfers, in-licensing, divestitures and life-cycle management. 

Academically, Mike is a graduate of the Penn State University Smeal College of Business, with a major in Supply Chain Management.  In addition, he holds a Management MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University.