Rick most recently served as Vice President and Executive Producer for Electronic Arts responsible for intellectual property development. Rick is the creative force behind one of the game industry's most successful game franchises, Medal of Honor, having sold more than 10 million units since 2002.
Rick was responsible for the day-to-day creative leadership of EA's Los Angeles based studio, managing teams of over two hundred and fifty developers in every discipline. With 14 years of experience building cohesive teams in multiple genres, Rick brings his wide range of talents and abilities to bear developing games for the studio. Rick has been credited with roles in game design, art direction, sound, graphics and production.
He is the winner of five Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences awards including Sports Game of the Year (Knockout Kings) and First Person shooter Game of the Year (Medal of Honor). Rick is responsible for driving over one billion dollars of revenue in his tenure at Electronic Arts. Entrepreneurial in spirit, Rick created his own highly successful studio in Burbank, California, prior to joining Electronic Arts. He is responsible for creating such hits as the Madeline series of products for Electronic Arts, the Tonka series of products for Hasbro interactive as well as the first game based on the venerable Simpsons franchise: The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield for Fox Interactive.