Exclusive Dealer of the Lauris Online Electronic Health Records (EHR) system. Lauris Online is widely used by Mental Health, Behavioral Health, Substance Abuse, Foster Care, Case Management, and other Human Services agencies. Rick has helped organizations all over Florida and elsewhere make successful and cost effective transitions to electronic health records.

Founding Equity Partner, forming company for the purpose of developing a Passive Transderrmal Sensor Interlock system to prevent the operation of a motor vehicle by individuals under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

 Provided guidance to the Chairman and key board members. Secured consumer telephony (VoIP )product placement at a national retailer, and positioned the company to leverage this success with other major retailers and Indirect Channel Partners. Focused efforts on the re-launch of the Tralliance .travel Top Level Internet Domain business, redesigning all WEB portals and back end processes to remove obstacles to revenue realization. Developed content for WEB sites and marketing… Show more  Provided guidance to the Chairman and key board members. Secured consumer telephony (VoIP )product placement at a national retailer, and positioned the company to leverage this success with other major retailers and Indirect Channel Partners. Focused efforts on the re-launch of the Tralliance .travel Top Level Internet Domain business, redesigning all WEB portals and back end processes to remove obstacles to revenue realization. Developed content for WEB sites and marketing communications, and negotiated both on-line and off-line (television) advertising agreements. Launched sales effort to Travel Industry. Show less

 Developed and Managed Ntera’s Wholesale and Platform Services business in the Tier 1 Carrier segment, managed the Ntera Sales Agent Program in my market segment, providing leadership in product development, pricing, and the establishment of the new Ntera brand. Collaborated with Developers on feature requirements Tier 1 segment. Leveraged established relationships in the industry to personally negotiate and deliver over $ 60,000,000 in annual Wholesale Carrier Contracts with Tier 1… Show more  Developed and Managed Ntera’s Wholesale and Platform Services business in the Tier 1 Carrier segment, managed the Ntera Sales Agent Program in my market segment, providing leadership in product development, pricing, and the establishment of the new Ntera brand. Collaborated with Developers on feature requirements Tier 1 segment. Leveraged established relationships in the industry to personally negotiate and deliver over $ 60,000,000 in annual Wholesale Carrier Contracts with Tier 1 Service Providers (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, etc…) Responsible developing the environment that would support Tier 1 Carriers in both quality and reliability – Set expectations, developed and implemented specific processes, and provided direction for Network Operations to improve service delivery, which resulted in improved customer retention and higher sales revenues Created pricing structures that were unique to the industry, while managing major accounts P&L to maximize revenue and Margins Show less

 Managed all Sales channels with Tier 1 Carriers and selected Emerging Service Providers in the Eastern United States for the (Multi-Service Switch) PSAX Product House.  Provided leadership for major account teams, providing content for marketing materials, and making oral presentations to key groups both internally, and externally. This resulted in renewed commitment to sales efforts, pushing the PSAX product into major accounts like AT&T, Verizon, and other Tier 1… Show more  Managed all Sales channels with Tier 1 Carriers and selected Emerging Service Providers in the Eastern United States for the (Multi-Service Switch) PSAX Product House.  Provided leadership for major account teams, providing content for marketing materials, and making oral presentations to key groups both internally, and externally. This resulted in renewed commitment to sales efforts, pushing the PSAX product into major accounts like AT&T, Verizon, and other Tier 1 accounts. Increased penetration of Tier 1 accounts for the PSAX product at a time of severe market contraction, partnering with Product Management and Systems Development teams to prioritize feature requests to enable continued market leadership for the PSAX product Show less

 Partner in two man sales team targeting various market segments over four years including Telecom Service Provider, Military, and Enterprise customers in South and Central Florida. Achieved success in every year with quota achievement in any one year exceeding at least 200% with top year exceeding 360%.  Responsible for the technical integrity of all solutions sold by the team including, Class 4 Toll Tandem/ Prepaid Voice, VOIP, Converged Class 5 Telephony, DSL, Remote Access, ATM… Show more  Partner in two man sales team targeting various market segments over four years including Telecom Service Provider, Military, and Enterprise customers in South and Central Florida. Achieved success in every year with quota achievement in any one year exceeding at least 200% with top year exceeding 360%.  Responsible for the technical integrity of all solutions sold by the team including, Class 4 Toll Tandem/ Prepaid Voice, VOIP, Converged Class 5 Telephony, DSL, Remote Access, ATM Core, ATM Access, Router, IP Services and Policy Server  Responsible for the development of overall solutions to include all services and resources required for the success of projects delivered to the customer Show less

 Managed all Data Networking Sales in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi  Responsible to establish Lucent’s entry into the Internetworking Market in assigned geography for both Enterprise and SMB Achieved 140 percent of quota in Lucent’s first year of Internetworking product offerings

 Founding member of an Internetworking team in the South East Division that developed an Integration business based upon Novell product sales, as well as AT&T and third party internetworking products. Developed integration business, assuming responsibility for team members and all sales and services delivered in the territory. One of five Integration team leaders migrated to a new Professional Services Project Management/ Systems Integration Team during reorganization resulting from AT&T… Show more  Founding member of an Internetworking team in the South East Division that developed an Integration business based upon Novell product sales, as well as AT&T and third party internetworking products. Developed integration business, assuming responsibility for team members and all sales and services delivered in the territory. One of five Integration team leaders migrated to a new Professional Services Project Management/ Systems Integration Team during reorganization resulting from AT&T acquisition Provide presale support to sales teams in the development of Proposals for the sale of Consulting Services Engagement Manager for Select Large Corporate Accounts Significant experience in Retail POS Enironments Show less