A native of Spokane, WA, Rick attended Brigham Young University and then went on to earn his MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management. At the Vice President of Sales level, Rick has over 30 years of experience driving revenue growth, account management, and product development. His first entry into the medical device market was with Merit Medical, where he was Director of International Sales. He has sold medical devices in domestic and international markets and was responsible for all facets of the market development in more than 70 countries.