Dr. Ralph M. Paroli is RCMA's Technical Director. His year's of experience in the roofing/waterproofing and standards fields make him the perfect fit to oversee the Government Advisory Committee and Technical Advisory Committee for RCMA.   

Paroli is a Director at Parnassa-Building Envelope Standards and Technology (Parnassa-BEST) as well as an NRC-Alum with the National Research Council – Metrology. Prior to this, he was the NRC-Metrology DG (acting) from Sept. 2020 to June 2021 and Director R&D 2013-2020, where he was responsible for metrology-related projects in chemistry, physics and engineering.  Dr. Paroli previously served as the Director for Building Envelope Engineering and Materials (1998-2012) as well as Director of Market Access for Building Products (2012) in the NRC Construction as well as a researcher from 1988 - 1998. These programs helped industry bring innovative products to market and research the areas of the building envelope/enclosure. They were responsible for research in the areas of concrete durability and repair, wall and window systems performance, thermal and moisture performance of materials and roofing systems. He was also the Director (acting), Urban Infrastructure (from 2006 - 2009) which focused its research and technology transfer efforts on sustainable infrastructure, cost-effective technologies to increase the durability of urban lifelines and to improve municipal asset management practices. His main area of research is roofing materials and advancing standards to help innovation. He has over 100 publications, including invited contributions, refereed journals, conference presentations and a co-authored book on thermal analysis in construction. 

Paroli was a member of ASTM International Board of Directors (Chairman of the Board, 2016) from 2011 until 2018. He is the inaugural Chairman of ASTM Committee D37 on Cannabis (2017-2021) – now past-Chairman. He also serves as past-Chairman of ASTM Committee D08 on Roofing and Waterproofing (2008-2013). He also chaired the NSF International Public Health Council in 2022. 

Dr. Paroli is a member of the ASTM International Advisory Board for Personal Protective Equipment, ASTM D08 on Roofing and Waterproofing, ASTM D11 on Rubber and Rubber-like Materials, ASTM D13 on Textiles, ASTM D37 on Cannabis, ASTM E54 on Homeland Security Applications and ASTM E60 on Sustainability as well as the NSF International Public Health Council. In 2024, he was appointed to the Governing Council of the Standards Council of Canada.