About me
Rich is the trade association executive for the leading testing, inspection, and certification companies in the Americas. He draws from a diverse government and private sector background as he represents the TIC industry to government and public stakeholders.
Immediately prior to joining TIC Council, Rich led the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s international activities. He is also a retired career U.S. Foreign Service Officer. Before joining the Foreign Service, he worked in trade promotion at the Commerce Department's International Trade Administration and earlier, at the Agriculture Department’s Foreign Agricultural Service, the department’s export agency.
Prior to entering federal service, Rich held a variety of positions in the public relations and marketing field, including agency account executive, consultant, and regional public relations director for The Salvation Army. He is veteran of both the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, and has lived and worked in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Germany, and Switzerland.
