A consummate professional with over two decades of results-driven leadership experience at the highest executive levels. A highly effective and charismatic visionary that strives in the fast paced technology and advanced manufacturing sectors. Starting, managing and rapidly growing highly functional teams of advanced designers, engineers and manufactures to tackle seemingly impossible programs is just one of Rick's specialties. Creative, resourceful, and relentless in identifying the best strategies to find solutions and get results.Core Competencies:Global Business Leadership P&L Management & ResultsStrategic Planning & ExecutionTechnology Development & RoadmapSales, Business Development & Growth StrategyAdvanced Composites, Manufacturing & IntegrationUnmanned Systems & RoboticsData acceleration & Actionable IntelligenceGovernment & Tier 1 A&D ContractingMulti-Cultural Team LeadershipCapital Raise, Acquisitions & IntegrationsContract NegotiationsTalent Acquisition & RetentionLeadership, Coaching & MentoringCultural Change & TransformationCustomer Relationships & SatisfactionProduct Innovation & DevelopmentCorporate & Public SpeakingSpeed to Market & Aggressive SchedulesCompany TurnaroundsMarketing & BrandThought Leadership Markets & Experience:Aerospace & Defense (A&D)Unmanned Systems (Air, Ground, Sea)Robotics, Machine Learning, AR, VR & AIAdvanced CompositesSpaceUrban MobilityAviationAutomotiveMotorsportsManufacturingPrivate & Venture CapitalTechnology Start-upsInternational Business