Ron is the Director of Procurement Services at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Ron has been in Higher Education since 2012 and has over 20 years of Supply Chain Management experience. Ron earned his B.S. in Business Management Studies at Boston University in 1994.
In his role at Rensselaer, he oversees the Procurement Services Department as well as the Institute’s Stockroom for critical maintenance, repair and operations related items. He assumed responsibility for Procurement Services at a key time during the department’s transformation from transactional purchasing to strategic procurement.
Prior to joining Rensselaer, Ron’s nearly 20 years of experience has been in Supply Chain Management with 3 major retailers. He has had responsibility for Inventory Management, Planning and Allocation, Policy and Procedure, as well as negotiating and coordinating several world-wide systems implementations. Ron is also currently serving on the Board of Directors at E&I Cooperative Services.