Ronald Menich

Ronald Menich has a strong background in advanced analytics, data science, and operations research. Ronald started their career as a Reliability Engineer/Statistician at Failure Analysis Associates, Inc. and then worked as an Operations Research Analyst at Aeronomics and Talus Solutions. Ronald later joined Manugistics as a Senior Consultant in Operations Research. Menich then transitioned to JDA Software (JDAS) where they held roles as Manager and Manager of Operations Research. At SpaceWorks Engineering, Inc., they worked as a Space Scenario Analyst. Menich then joined JDA Software Group as the Chief Scientist in the Pricing and Revenue Management business unit. Ronald was responsible for conceptual design, management of the Operations Research team, and providing creative solutions for forecasting and optimization. Menich continued their career as EVP & Chief Scientist at Predictix before becoming Chief Data Scientist for Infor Retail and later the VP of Advanced Analytics and Data Science at Catalina USA.

Ronald Menich completed their education with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1984. Ronald then pursued a Master of Science degree in Operations Research from the Georgia Institute of Technology, which they completed in 1985. Later, they earned their Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Industrial & Systems Engineering from the same institution in 1991.