Rick has over 20 years of experience with the Toyota Production System methodologies serving in both operations management and consulting roles.

Rick has deep leadership experience in the Defense, Automotive, and Medical industries. Rick has a demonstrated track record of leading and delivering continuous improvement in high value companies such as Danaher, Kollmorgen and IDEX. Rick was also a commissioned officer in the US Navy serving in both Aviation and R&D roles.

Leadership Roles
General Manager – 2 years Director of Operations – 8 years Program Manager – 11 years Operations Manager – 2 years Consulting Experience – 7 years

Education
Bachelor’s degree in Applied Mechanical Engineering, US Naval Academy
Master’s degree in engineering administration from Virginia Tech.