Rick is the Vice President of Federal Services for Endgame and has over 16 years experience with the Department of Defense (DoD) and the United States Intelligence Community. Most recently, Rick led a US Air Force capability development effort to support offensive and defensive cyber operations (OCO/DCO). During his tenure as a US Air Force civilian, Rick was also a Navy Reserve Cryptologic Officer. He activated in the mid-2000s and helped establish one of the first cyber threat operations centers for a major DoD organization’s extended enterprise. Rick received his BS in Commerce from the University of Virginia and his MS in Information Security from the University of North Carolina – Charlotte, and has received numerous Joint and DoD military and civilian service medals.