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Rick Friedman has a diverse work experience spanning over several decades. Rick started their career in the US Army as a Captain, serving from 1980 to 1986. Following their military service, they joined Drytek Inc. as the National Sales Manager from 1986 to 1993. Rick then worked at Lam Research as the VP of Sales & Field Operations from 1993 to 2001. From 2002 to 2005, they served as the SVP of Worldwide Sales & Field Operations at Asyst Technologies. Rick then moved to Ultratech as the SVP of Worldwide Sales & Marketing from 2005 to 2007, responsible for delivering top-line sales revenue and bottom-line P&L results. In 2007, they joined Zimmerman Advertising as the EVP of the Automotive Division, the country's largest Tier 3 automotive advertising agency, where they led the division until 2020. Since 2013, Rick has also served as a Board Member-Director at VERT technology.

Rick Friedman attended Piper High School from 1973 to 1975. Rick then pursued further education at USMAPS in 1975 and 1976. Following that, from 1977 to 1980, Rick Friedman attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering.