Ronald Neil Goldman is a Professor of Computer Science at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
[1] Goldman's current research interests lie in the mathematical representation, manipulation, and analysis of shape using computers.
His work includes research in computer-aided geometric design, solid modeling, computer graphics, and splines.
From Ford he moved on to Control Data Corporation, where he was a principal consultant for the development group devoted to computer-aided design and manufacture.
Goldman left Control Data Corporation in 1987 to become an associate professor of computer science at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.