Ray earned his Bachelor’s degree (B.A) from the University of Massachusetts, where he majored in Communications and Management. He also holds a Master’s Degree, which he recently completed May 2004, in Information Systems Engineering (I.S.E.) at The Polytechnic University, in New York City (formally known as Brooklyn Poly).

In 1991 after working as a free-lance graphic designer in NY for four years he retired at the age of 30 to the Caribbean island of the Dominican Republic, where is grandparents once lived and worked. During that summer he became enchanted with the warm weather and friendly smiles of his people, and quickly decided to stay awhile.

Prior to returning to the U.S. to work on his Master’s degree, Ray has lived and worked in the Dominican Republic for over 15 years as a web developer and professor of computer graphics. He was responsible for bringing in the first computer graphics labs to the award winning design school Altos de Chavon, The School of Design in La Romana, which is affiliated with Parsons School of Design in New York.

Currently Ray teaches with the College of Westchester offering computer and technology related courses including, Intro to Computers and Technology, Advanced MS Word, Excel, Microsoft XP Professional Client and server, and FrontPage, and in his spare time he serves as part time systems analyst to international corporations operating abroad.

Ray’s hobby is web design and information systems development.

“I am continually surprised to see new learning take place and challenging ideas realized through technology being applied with today’s new generation of student. I enjoy watching the students grow and believe that learning takes place from exposure on a daily basis.

I believe learning should be fun and related to everyday life. And by bringing ‘real-world’ work experiences to the classroom my students get a well rounded insight to current and developing technologies” ~ Raymond H. Giles III

Ray owns his own web portal in The Dominican Republic in his home city of La Romana in the Dominican Republic www.laromana.com. The project has been in operation for over ten years and receives today around six thousand unique visitors monthly.

When Ray is not teaching class, he is CIO, supervisor, manager, business owner, executive, and professional. He knows what it takes to manage a staff, develop a product, market a company, and make a profit. Ray does more than just guide you through the curriculum. He also shares the type of practical experience that can give you a competitive edge.

If you wish to know more about the Caribbean and opportunities to study abroad visit www.studyabroadierc.com.