Born and raised on the island of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Ralph earned MBA and B.S. in Aviation Management from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. He began his professional aviation/airport management career at the age of 25 quickly earned the status of Accredited Airport Executive.

He has since amassed an extensive base of executive management experience that has spanned over forty (45) years in domestic and international airport/aviation assignments in both privatized and government-controlled airports, airline and ATC organizations. A lifelong aviation enthusiast, he is also a Commercial Pilot with Single and Multi-Engine Ratings for Land and Sea Aircraft, is Instrument Rated, and enjoys aerobatics, and flying gliders.

Ralph is well-versed in general and advanced business practices and has been able to effectively apply his knowledge, experience, communications, and organizational skills to achieve positive results for the public or private organizations he has directed. His communications and relationship-building skills are strong and successfully tested in sensitive environments worldwide. In combination with an entrepreneurial spirit he is able to look for solutions that are creative and innovative, yet compatible with the general parameters within which organizations must sometimes operate in order to satisfy user, stakeholder, or governance requirements.

Ralph has extensively engaged with domestic and foreign government entities to discuss and resolve specific organizational or project issues, and to cooperatively formulate managerial and operational policies that facilitate and enhance the confidence and success of partnering stakeholders.