to sale. And, at Western Electronics, he quadrupled sales as vice president of sales and marketing. Rick holds an MBA from Boise State University and a BS in finance from the University of Utah. Recognized with numerous awards, including the FedEx Five Star Award and Sales Hall of Fame, Rick excels in global supply chain and logistics, sales and negotiation, team and culture development, and stakeholder management. In an effort to introduce himself to UAPA’s membership, Rick recently took the time to share his thoughts about his life, career and plans as the new executive director. You have an impressive resume. What were the driving factors for wanting to work in the asphalt industry? My wife, Angela, and I recently ended our volunteer mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I served as a mission president in Layton, Utah. We wanted to stay in Utah so I started to look for a job. My friend, Dean Garrett of Morgan Pavement, mentioned that I might be interested in filling the empty executive director’s seat at UAPA. The possibility of the job piqued my interest, and I lined up an interview with UAPA’s board of directors. During that interview, I was asked, “So, what do you know about asphalt?” My response was nothing short of honest: It’s black and I drive on it. That’s my level of knowledge on asphalt. But my background is working with people, building cultures, sales and marketing, organizing, leading large groups, setting visions and strategically moving organizations forward. In short, making things happen. I shared some of my past business and life experiences that showed how I took diverse companies and groups of individuals and brought them together. I let the board know 7
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