Bio of Ralph Sees
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Ralph Sees |
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Instructor of Supply Chain and Information Systems |
Introduction
Dr. Sees joins the faculty of the Supply Chain and Information Systems Department after a career as a medical logistician spanning 29 years. Before coming to the Smeal College, Ralph worked for a major defense contractor as the principal consultant assisting the Department of Defense (Health Affairs) in the development and adoption of a SAP-based Enterprise Resource Planning software application designed to support intermediate-level medical logistics operations. A retired Army colonel, Ralph has 27 years of active duty experience in medical supply chain management and healthcare operations within the Department of Defense, in assignments ranging from tactical unit and installation-level hospital operations, to major command and control headquarters, to strategic medical supply chain oversight in support of recent military operations. He previously managed the deployment of the first microcomputer-based medical logistics system within the U.S. Army Medical Department, and more recently led the effort to develop and field an integrated automated medical logistics system managing supply, maintenance, equipment and technology, and facilities operations throughout the Department. This automated system is currently used in over 170 medical treatment facilities world-wide. Dr. Sees is a past recipient of the Military Health System Program Executive Officer’s Information Technology Professional of the Year, and was recognized by the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States with its 2004 Paul F. Truran Medical Materiel and Logistics Management Award for his contributions to Department of Defense medical supply chain automation.