Rick is a proven executive with demonstrated results in sales, business development, marketing and general management and a strong record of revenue and margin growth with a direct impact to the bottom line. Rick has had leadership roles spanning life science, health and wellness, water technology, innovative consumer products, retail, durable goods, technology licensing and integration, e-commerce, smart machine learning manufacturing systems, and field sales and services. Known as a versatile and entrepreneurial leader and deal maker focused on driving growth in markets, clients and teams, Rick is a creative business thinker who enjoys building relationships and successful organizations; thriving in the use of data and analytics to drive decision making. Rick has deep experience in partnering and manufacturing in a variety of domestic and international markets, CPG, licensing, distribution, partnering, water treatment products, mass retail, specialty retail, third party marketplace and B2B e-commerce (Amazon, Walmart, Target, Wayfair+) and direct to consumer web sales.Rick has over ten years strategic experience leading science, engineering and regulatory initiatives. Strategically guiding elite science and engineering teams he has overseen research, intellectual property activities and strategy, development projects, and the commercialization of end products, gaining approvals in multiple countries on biocides, pesticides, and medical devices, and launching products successfully.Rick has been a key part of and led teams creating significant value for all stakeholders from shareholders to the team. Successes include founding and exiting an e-commerce company, an $80 IPO raise in London on the AIM/ LSE oversubscribed to $130 million, and leading the targeting and execution of several M&A transactions.