Executive Summary

Randy D. Ralph, MLIS, Ph.D.


  • An energetic, entrepreneurial, innovative and service-oriented library and information science professional with proven leadership, team-building and interpersonal skills.

  • Extensive experience in library management, database design and management, document handling, on-line information retrieval, thesaurus development and vocabulary control.

  • Strong analytical and organizational skills principally employed in the assessment and application of new and emerging library and information technologies.

  • Expert in the use of high-end PC-based software for OCR, animation and presentation graphics for CAI, word processing, desktop publishing and HTML development.

  • Expert in information systems and interface design and development using BASIC, VAX/VMS DCL and BASISPlus command languages, procedures and utilities.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience in technical writing and editing.

  • A generalist with an advanced knowledge base in biomedicine, toxicology, biotechnology, plant science, chemistry and engineering.