Rick’s prior business experience includes financial advisor, real estate consultant, and government liaison in Florida, New Mexico, and Texas. Rick’s experience with government included downsizing ...view moreRick’s prior business experience includes financial advisor, real estate consultant, and government liaison in Florida, New Mexico, and Texas. Rick’s experience with government included downsizing initiatives at both the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Energy. During his capacity as executive director in Santa Fe, he became immersed in the multicultural aspects, history, and politics of northern New Mexico. His organization’s mission was to manage a U.S. Department of Energy grant to promote economic diversification. During a visit to the Los Alamos Lab, he met an individual who made some dramatic claims regarding artificial intelligence. That meeting was the genesis of West Texas Crude.
Rick holds a bachelor’s degree in banking and finance from Texas Tech University. Rick and his wife, Johnene, reside in Panama City, Florida, and travel extensively throughout the world, especially in South America. Rick’s first novel, Message of the Locust, was published in 1988 and is available online at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.view less