1986 he joined the Marine Corps and served over four years with Third Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment as an anti-tank assault missleman and later as a scout with 3/1’s Surveillance Target Acquisition (STA) platoon.
After the Marines, Rick went into law enforcement, where he worked for 28 years in numerous positions such as Gangs, SWAT, Patrol and Homicide before retiring in 2018.
Writing has always been his passion, which he now pursues full time. He draws on his experiences from law enforcement and the Marines to flesh out reality based apocalyptic novels.
