Rick's Resume

2008 – Present

Commercial fisherman, Thinking about being a Candidate for State Representative, HD1


1994 – 2008

Owner / Operator Fishing Vessel Peso II

  •          Troll for Salmon and Tuna
  •          Marketer for Sacred Sea Brand Tuna
  •          Chairman Oregon Albacore Commission.
  •          Co-Founder of Southern Oregon Ocean Resource Committee
  •          Co-Founder of Klamath Common Ground Alliance
  •          Part of Coalition that successfully lobbied for $60.4 million in disaster relief for                            Salmon fleet 2006
  •          Part of Coalition that lobbied for $170 million  in disaster relief for Salmon in 2008

 

Aquatic Resources Inc., President

  •          Designer/Builder Live seafood holding systems.
  •          Consultant for holding, handling and shipping of live seafood.
  •          Manufacturer of “The Aquafuser” a durable medium bubble diffuser.
  •          Distributor: “Top Fathom” protein skimmers.
  •          Distributor : ClorAmX.
  •          Owner / Operator Fishing Vessel Metta Marie

 

1983 – 1994

  •                     Oregon Salmon Commission
  •                     Oregon Crab Commission
  •                     Tri-State Crab Committee

 

ARDC  Aquatic Resources Development Co. Coos Bay, OR  Owner

  •          First company to supply live Dungeness crab for live resale from Oregon to the                  San Francisco market.
  •          First company to break the 48 hour “barrier” for shipping live Dungeness out of                water.
  •          Total live-holding capacity in excess of 100,000 pounds at three sites.
  •          Built to annual sales exceeding $2 million.
  •          Sales area included 37 states and 4 countries.
  •          Managed 30+ employees buying from 40+ boat fleet.
  •          Sold the business in 1994.

 

1968-1983

Commercial Fishing Vessel Owner/Operator

  •          Owned and operated 3 different boats up to 50 feet
  •          Fished crab, salmon, albacore, shrimp and groundfish.
  •          Gear types used: Troll, trawl, pot and longline.
  •          President of All-Coast Fishermen’s Marketing Association. 1200 members
  •          commercial fishing in Alaska
  •          Dory fishing in Pacific City

 

1968 - 1973   

Oregon State University - Corvallis, Oregon    Student/Lab Technician

  •          Assisted the development of the first stream side incubation facility for                               Salmonids.
  •          Assisted in the first delayed fertilization of Salmonids.
  •          Developed several flow-through systems for use in research accompanying                        masters and doctoral thesis.