![]() Jim Alperin Owner / Chief Executive Officer, ASTRO Apparel As the CEO and owner of Astro Apparel, Inc. and majority owner and Managing Member of Astro's affiliates Jim is responsible for setting the strategic direction and overseeing the operation of the organization. Email: jalperin@astroapparel.com ![]() Ron Daniels Chief Financial Officer, ASTRO Apparel As Chief Financial Officer, Ron is responsible to direct the organization's administrative financial and accounting practices as well as it's relationship with lending institutions, shareholders, and the financial community. He also oversees the Human Resources, Information Systems, and Accounting departments. Email: rdaniels@astroapparel.com ![]() David Reif President, RK Uniforms LLC. As President of RK Uniforms, David is responsible for the development of sales initiatives, marketing plans, marketing, merchandising, and fostering excellent customer service relationships for the RK Uniforms business. Email: dreif@rkuniform.com ![]() Steve Rittersporn President, Bensol Division As Divisional President of the Bensol Division, Steve is responsible to develop and oversee the sales, marketing, and manufacturing activities of the Bensol Division. Steve maintains close contact with key accounts in order to maximize divisional sales and maintains the highest possible levels of service to the existing customer base. Email: srittersporn@thebensolgroup.com ![]() James Pusateri Vice President of Operations, ASTRO Apparel As Vice President of Operations, Jim is responsible to supervise and coordinate the activities of distribution, production, purchasing and inventory control. Email: jpusateri@astroapparel.com ![]() Lester Reif Vice-President, RK Uniforms LLC. As Vice-President of RK Uniforms, Lester is responsible for the sales and merchandising of RK Uniforms. Email: lreif@rkuniform.com ![]() Mike Hertz Cheif Merchandising Officer, RK Uniforms LLC As Chief Merchandising Officer of RK Uniforms, Mike is responsible to develop and oversee the merchandising and manufacturing activities of the School product lines. Mike develops expanded merchandising initiatives and introduces new products and sourcing opportunities while maintaining the highest possible levels of service to the existing customer base. Email: mhertz@rkuniform.com ![]() Steven Royal National Sales Manager, RK Uniforms LLC As National Sales Manager, Steve maintains key account relationships and works closely with the entire RK Sales team. He travels to many states selling RK Uniforms' products and developing new customer relationships and marketing initiatives. Email: sroyal@rkuniform.com ![]() Christian Brandonisio Vice-President of Menswear, GiCapri USA Division As Vice-President of Menswear, Christian maintains key account relationships and works closely with our manufacturing team. He travels to many key accounts and runs seminars and made to measure trunk shows. He is instrumental in serving existing customers and developing new customer relationships and marketing initiatives. Email: cbrandonisio@gicapriusa.com ![]() Phylis Regan Information Systems Manager As Manager of the Management Information Systems department, Phylis is responsible for maintaining the operations of all computer hardware and networks as well as plan, schedule, and direct the maintenance of software systems for Astro Apparel, Inc. and its affiliates. Email: ![]() Gene Baronski ISO Manager, ASTRO Apparel As ISO manager, Gene is responsible for the internal quality systems audits and product inspection. He oversees the overall quality management system documentation for the ISO9001:2008 quality management systems and ISO14001: 2004 Environment management systems. Email: gbaronski@astroapparel.com Pat Laskowski Director of Human Resources, ASTRO Apparel As Human Resources Director, Pat is responsible to direct and coordinate human resources activities such as employment, labor relations, employee services, employment contracts, recruitment, terminations, and compliance with employee benefit and workers compensation programs. Email: plaskowski@astroapparel.com ![]() Victor Lieberman Vice President, Bensol Division As Vice President of Sales for the Bensol Division, Victor is responsible for the development and implementation of the sales and marketing plan for the Bensol Division. He uses market information from sales force, customers, and personal knowledge of the market to develop, recommend and oversee the implementation of product, sales, and corporate strategies to attain these goals. Email: vlieberman@thebensolgroup.com ![]() Ellie McCauley Assistant to Chief Financial Officer As the Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer, Ellie is responsible for various accounting functions and special projects, processing payroll, and administering company insurance policies and the corporate 401k plan. Email: emccauley@astroapparel.com ![]() Bobbie Kromko Divisional Controller As the Divisional Controller, Bobbie is responsible for assisting management in analyzing and coordinating the preparation of accounting records and budgets. She is also responsible for compliance with company policies related to accounting and budget control and oversees and approves all expenditures to insure proper procedures are followed in purchasing and invoice processing including budget compliance. Bobbie also oversees the Accounting and Order Processing departments. Email: bkromko@astroapparel.com ![]() Barry Taroli Shipping Supervisor, RK Uniforms, LLC As Shipping Supervisor for the RK Uniforms Division, Barry is responsible for supervising and coordinating the activities of associates engaged in the record keeping and tracking of incoming and outgoing RK division receivings and insuring satisfactory fulfilment. Email: btaroli@astroapparel.com ![]() Jack Kennedy Shipping Supervisor, RK Uniforms/Concorde Divisions As Shipping Supervisor for the RK Uniforms and Concorde Divisions, Jack is responsible for supervising and coordinating the activities of associates engaged in the record keeping and tracking of incoming and outgoing divisional receivings and insuring satisfactory fulfilment. Email: jkennedy@astroapparel.com |