Rick Tufty is a Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer at Liquidcool Solutions. He possess expertise in product development, engineering management, mechanical engineering, cross functional team leadership, design for manufacturing and 35 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I have been associated with Rick since 2006 when he began his tenure at Dell in the Enterprise Server Products Group and have worked with him in multiple roles. Rick is a intellectual executive who has a well rounded knowledge/experience base which allows him to dive deep into the detail if needed, yet does not micro-manage his technical teams unnecessarily. Rick is a supportive manager/mentor that gives his direct reports the freedom to excel at their task at hand. He is highly approachable and is receptive to the inputs of others, whether of a technical or non-technical nature. He often sees the "big picture" ahead of others and understands potential product development challanges well in advance so that proper strategic planning and contingencies can be developed."