Rich is a Co-Founder and serves as the Chief Engineer of FreeWire. Prior to joining FreeWire, Rich worked in the lithium-ion battery industry, developing and managing pack technologies at Leyden Energy ahead of its acquisition by A123 Systems. His previous roles included several years in aerospace testing missile and satellite components, as well as designing and building a general payload system that flew on every U.S. space shuttle mission. In addition, Rich spent several years in biotech designing, testing and manufacturing various Class II medical devices. He holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from DeVry University, with a focus on electronics, physics, and free space optics.