Rick has taught about 800 computer class days and
thousands of students for the USDA
Graduate School since teaching a MultiMate class in 06/03/1987.
Since then he has taught such courses as Novell Netware certification, Access
and FoxPro programming, Excel, Visual Basic, Lotus, and Windows. See
Online Resume
He shares his real world experience from consulting and training for such clients as the
staff of Senator Phil Gramm, British Embassy, Canadian Embassy,
Honduras Embassy, U.S. Army - Air Force - Marines - Navy, General Barry McCaffrey
(White House Drug
Policy "Czar"), Dr. Larry Farwell,
and the Tour Manager of the Rolling Stones.
The World Bank has sent him to teach
computer courses in locations such as El Salvador and Armenia.
Rick co-founded Computer Instructors
Corporation in 1984
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Colgate (Hamilton NY) 1978
Senior project in "Computers in Cryptanalysis and Cryptology"
Master of Arts degree in Education is from Maharishi
University of Management (Fairfield IA)
1981
Thesis in "Correlation between Logical Reasoning Ability and EEG Brain Wave
Coherence"
Rick's corporate certifications include:
CompTIA A+ certification
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in
Visual FoxPro (MS Visual Studio), 1996
Oracle Small Business Certified Consultant,
NetSuite.com specialist, 2001
Crystal Reports Solutions Partner
GoldMine Solutions Partner, 1997 - 2000
Symantec Corporation: ACT! Certified Consultant (ACC), 1993
Salesforce.com Business Partner, 2001
Rick is also active as a volunteer with the Capital PC User
Group, serving on the Board of Directors
Member, National Association of Government Contractors
Founder: Access special interest division
Co-Founder: FoxPro special interest division
Chairman, ACT! special interest division
Founder: Meditation special interest group of Mensa
Certified Instructor, Relaxation Response (stress management technique),
Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing
Education, 2002
United States Marine Corps, Honorable Discharge,
3/24/1976
Rick's company ColumbiaInternet.Com hosts over
500
web site domains, including:
CrystalCity.com, BrainWaveScience.com, CHGourmetImports.com,
Oksana.org, FirstGeorgetown.com
Rick is a part time instructor at
Howard Community College,
Columbia, MD
