As one of the three original Apple-certified consultants nationally, Rick has been a part of the desktop publishing revolution since its inception in 1987. He trains Design and Photography Superstars—current and up-and-coming.
His online courses in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Bridge, and Adobe Camera Raw are available on www.BPSOP.com, the Bryan Peterson School of Photography. These courses repeat monthly.
He was asked by industry professionals to rewrite College curricula to better meet the needs of industry in this ever-changing era. His three created courses for the Maricopa Community College system helped earn Scottsdale Community College the coveted Frederick D. Kagy Award for Excellence. He was Adjunct Professor for 12 years teaching InDesign, Digital Color Theory, and Digital Photography, Post-Processing, & Adobe Illustrator.
Rick also co-created the State teaching standards for Arizona’s educational system in the Graphic Arts. Each Summer, Rick “teaches the teachers” how to better instruct our future design stars using those standards.
He has been a copywriter, artist, illustrator, creative director, television sales rep, marketing director, print salesman, consultant, trainer, professional photographer, and author.
He currently consults, writes for, and trains design superstars, sales professionals, artists, advertising agencies, magazine publishers, and visual communication professionals. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies, such as Apple Computer and Adobe Systems, as well as Rapp Worldwide, AT&T, Grand Canyon University, and Tivity Health. He works daily as a consultant and lecturer.
He has trained the graphic teams of The Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, The Houston Astros, Arizona State University, The Art Institute of Milwaukee, AIGA (the American Institute of Graphic Arts,) and the Printing Industries of Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. He brought many large agencies into the digital era, including Evansgroup/Publicis, and Rapp Worldwide. He produced 4 online courses for the Bryan Peterson School of Photography from 2020–2024, which are now available for free on Youtube.
Rick was emcee and conference interviewer for Phoenix Design Week at the Phoenix Convention Center in 2019, and again in 2024. #phxdw, #AIGA.
His mantra is “5 minutes or less or you’re working too hard.” (If it takes you more than 5 minutes to create, there’s probably something you don’t know about your software or workflow. Contact Rick!)
He speaks his mind.
He is respected for his practical approach, impartial opinions, and effective, humorous way of delivering knowledge in plain English.
He also speaks for others.
Rick has served on the Board of Directors for the Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ACBVI) and the Scottsdale Community College Graphic Arts Occupational Advisory Board. He formed the Arizona Chapter of the Adobe User Group which he Directed for 11 years. In addition to his monthly retainer clients and ad hoc workshops, Rick has also taught “Listening Skills” workshops for small group leaders.
He is an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) and “Top Contributor” on their forums.
Contact Rick to master your software in your computer, in your head, and your heart.