Background
Ptashkin, Barry Irwin was born on May 6, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Fred and Pearl Ptashkin.
Ptashkin, Barry Irwin was born on May 6, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Fred and Pearl Ptashkin.
Bachelor in History, University of Illinois, Champaign, 1966; Master of Business Administration, Loyola University, Chicago, 1969.
Teacher, Chicago Board Education, 1967-1968; staff officer labor relations, Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company, 1968-1970; district supervisor labor relations, Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company, Minneapolis, 1970-1972; trainmaster, Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company, Chicago, 1972-1973; manager cost effectiveness, Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Company, Chicago, 1973-1974; consultant operations improvement, Coopers & Lybrand, Chicago, 1974-1976; manager transportation consultant group, Coopers & Lybrand, Philadelphia, 1976-1977; human resources national director management consultant services, Coopers & Lybrand, Philadelphia, 1977-1979; national director transportation consultant group, Coopers & Lybrand, Philadelphia, 1979-1981; group director profit imprvement consultant services, Coopers & Lybrand, Chicago, 1981-1983; regional director management consultant services, KMG, Chicago, 1983-1984; partner-in-charge management advisory services, FER&S, Chicago, 1984-1987; partner-in-charge management consultant services, BDO International Seidman, Milwaukee and Chicago, 1987-1990; managing partner, RPB Associations, Chicago, 1990-1992; managing associate performance improvement services and director transportation consultant, Coopers & Lybrand, Chicago, 1992-1995; managing partner, RPB Associations, Chicago, 1995-1996; principal, International Business Machines Corporation Consulting Travel and Transps.Industry Group, Chicago, since 1996. Principal International Business Machines Corporation Cons. Group, Chicago, since 1996.
Member Institute Management Consultant (vice president 1980-1986, 89-92, board directors 1988-1995, president Chicago chapter 1992-1995), Institute Industrial Engineers (senior member), Society for Human Resources Management.
Married Roxanne Schwartz, August 21, 1966. Children: Jill Sheri, Joy Sandra.