• Robert comes to Bighorn from a mechanical design position with Reynolds Polymer Technology in Grand Junction after earning a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He is a critical thinker with strong drafting skills and a quickness to adapt to new projects.

• Society of Manufacturing Engineers

After Richard graduated high school he spent a 3 year stint in the U.S. Army. Returning from duty he enrolled in Mesa State College in Grand Junction, CO. and earned a 2 year degree in Engineering Technology. He then returned to the work force and had several jobs is the manufacturing sector. These included work at Close Tolerance Forming located in Cory, Colorado: This work included developing layout for sheet metal (steel and aluminum) for shearing’ punching and forming for companies such as Beechcraft and Raytheon.

This type of work lead to a position with Mount Sopris Instrument Company located in Delta, CO. Mount Sopris developed and manufactured bore hole logging equipment. The success of the company led it to be bought out by EG&G a company with a similar background located in Sunnyvale, California. This led to the company being relocated to California. Richard was asked but did not want to move to California.
A position then opens up in Socorro, New Mexico with TERA (Terminal Explosive Research Analysis) Group. Having relatives living in Socorro he relocated. TERA is an extension of the Star Wars endeavor associated with the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology working with White Sands Proving Grounds. This position and most of the project was ended by the government due to budgetary constraints after four years.

Returning to Colorado Richard realized the importance that computers were playing in the manufacturing industry. He returned to school at Delta/Montrose Technical School and while there studied all phases of CAD design and several CAD software programs.
Returning to the work force he applied and was given a position with General Production Devices in Grand Junction, CO While there he worked in CAD design of forming dies for electronic components for several different forming machines manufactured at the plant. After a decade with GPD; Richard decided to change careers.

He applied and was accepted for a position with Burke Associated. He had hoped to be trained in mechanical engineering, but due to a shortage in the electrical design department he started out as an electrical designer. This led to many years in the same field and a seven year stint with Burke.
Richard has worked for several design firms in Grand Junction he has been associated with design firms such as Limited Engineering Solutions (a branch of B&B Electric) to Integrated Engineering Solutions to freelancing electrical designs all located in the Grand Valley.

This led to being offered a position Big Horn Consulting Engineers as a Senior Electrical Designer. Richard has been with Bighorn for over a decade and continues to work there.