Raymond K. Van Ness

Two careers:

• Business - 20 years

Experience in Manufacturing, Retail, Wholesale, and Service.

Internal Auditor for Endicott Johnson Corporation, an international shoe manufacturing company.

Manager of Finance for a wire manufacturing business.

Progressive positions in a manufacturing, wholesaling, and retailing corporation.  [Controller, Vice President for finance, Elected to Board of Directors, and President]

Entrepreneur (President & CEO): Cambridge Progressive Industries, Inc. a holding company for a chain of retail stores, several mail order companies, and a wholesale film-processing lab.

•  Education - 20+ years

Coordinator for undergraduate courses in Strategic Management (MGT 481).  University at Albany

Executive training: Strategic and Financial Planning, Management Forum division of the Empire State College

Professor and coordinator of Entrepreneurial and Accounting programs for SUNY Broome in Binghamton, NY.

Administrative/curriculum faculty, Excelsior College.

Academic Subfields

Influence of Educational Experiences on Ethical Decision-making

Applied Interests

Entrepreneurship, Identifying unique behaviors and personal characteristics

Work Ethic: Generational Perceptions Differences

International Business and the Impact of Culture

Boards of Directors & Financial Performance

Corporate Boards and Firm Social Behavior

Courses

MGT 481: Strategic Management (Undergraduate)

MGT 682: Strategic Management (Graduate)