Background
Bietz, Ralph L. R. was born on October 5, 1953 in Burr Oak, Michigan, United States. Son of Ralph Emerson and Melba Cora (Borgert) Bietz.
Bietz, Ralph L. R. was born on October 5, 1953 in Burr Oak, Michigan, United States. Son of Ralph Emerson and Melba Cora (Borgert) Bietz.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Tri State University, 1976. Master of Business Administration, Emory University, 1991.
Production shift engineer J. E. Seagrams & Sons, Lawrenceburg, Indiana, 1976-1977. Project engineer Nov Bio-chemical Indiana, Franklinton, North Carolina, 1978-1979, fermentation-recovery coordinator, 1979-1980, production manager, 1980-1981. Manager enzyme production and pilot plants Behring Diagnostics, La Jolla, California, 1981-1984.
Plant manager, site officer NutraSweet Company, Augusta, Georgia, since 1986. Consultant biotechnology, since 1978.
Member American Management Association, American Chemical Society, American Microbiol. Society, Georgia Society Professional Engineers, Augusta Chamber of Commerce, Business Council of Georgia Clubs: Jones Creek Country (Augusta).
Married Deborah Diane Reed, June 23, 1973. Children: Gabriel, Joshua, Aaron, Daniel.