Rick joined Catalytic in August 2016, as Chief Operating Officer, to help expand business intelligence and operational efficiency capabilities. Rick brings with him 24 years industry experience in operations, systems implementations, business intelligence & data governance and product and pricing. Before joining Catalytic Rick served as Senior Vice President of Operations for Personable General Insurance Agency focusing on back office operations, information systems, business intelligence and product and pricing of $140M in premiums.

Prior to joining Personable, Rick held a variety of executive roles over his 10 years at AAA (California State Automobile Association), including management of $2B of portfolio premiums, underwriting operations and systems. He joined Arrowhead General Insurance Agency in 1992 serving in many roles including AVP Sales and Marketing, Product Development and Online Distribution. Rick graduated from San Diego State University, with degree in Information Systems and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.