Background
Droms, Ralph Edward was born on March 25, 1952 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Son of Clarence Ralph and Joyce Dolores (Snyder) Droms.
Droms, Ralph Edward was born on March 25, 1952 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Son of Clarence Ralph and Joyce Dolores (Snyder) Droms.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics, Pennsylvania State University, 1972. Master of Science in Computer Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, Purdue University, 1986.
Research programmer Burroughs Corporation, Paoli, Pennsylvania, 1974-1976. Programmer Health Research Board Singer, State College, 1976-1977. Instructor Pennsylvania State University, 1977-1984.
Research assistant Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1984-1986. Member research staff International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1986-1987. Assoc professor computer science Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 1987-2000.
Technical leader Cisco Systems, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, since 2000. Tutorial instructor Softbank Exposition and Conference Company, Foster City, California, since 1989. Co-director communications & computer services Bucknell University, 1993-1995.
Research consultant Corporation for National Research Initiatives, Reston, Virginia, 1989-1994.
Member Internet Society, Association for Computing Machinery.
Married Janet Ellen Bjorenson, August 11, 1984. Children: Stacey Lynn, Rebecca Jean.