Raised outside of Worcester, MA., Rich grew up enjoying hikes along old fire trails, spending time exploring stone foundations of colonial homes, and swimming away his summers on Manchaug Pond. While not a photo buff during his youth, he did enjoy everything about the outdoors, which continues to this day.
Transplanted to Florida in 1984 Rich took up new outdoor activities. Surfing, windsurfing, and skateboarding took the place of long hikes. After relocating to Orlando for college the next adventures took place on bicycle. That’s when he began dreaming of long distance cycling, long distance hiking, and other adventures.
After relocating to New Hampshire for Graduate School in Economics Rich discovered a new passion. Digital Technology. For nearly a decade he worked in the Wireless Engineering field for such companies as Sprint PCS, AT&T Wireless, and US Cellular. Interestingly enough, he carried his tech passion along with his passion for the outdoors and found ways to combine them. In 2001 he hiked the Appalachian Trail, and fellow hikers gave him the Trail Name of Gadget due to the technology carried in his pack. A Canon Digital Elph documented the hike along the trail, and was his first real exposure to Digital Photography.
After a severe illness in 2005 Rich hit the road with a 25 foot Airstream. The goals were simple. Heal, see the country, and find a new place to call home. Along his travels he continued combining his love for travel and digital tech, authoring the book “The Digital RV” and writing mobile tech columns for travel magazines. During this time he also expanded on his knowledge of digital photography.
In 2007 Rich discovered Prescott and decided to remain as a resident of the town. Here he continues to work on perfecting photographic techniques in order to relay the true scope of the Western sights he sees for family and friends back on the East Coast. The number of subjects to shoot is almost overwhelming, and he doesn’t see an end to photographic opportunities for quite some time.......
Lucent 5ESS Certifications (multiple)
Lucent ECP Certifications (multiple)
CDMA & TDMA certified engineer
HP UX Certified
Windows NT 3.51 & 4.0 Certified
TelLabs DACs Certified
Comverse Voicemail Certified
Ham Radio License
Wireless Network Engineering consultant 2002-Present
Regional IT and Network Engineering Manager New England.
National Director of Engineering and Operations, Suncom PCS (AT&T Wireless Partner)
Regional Engineering & Operations Manager New England, Suncom PCS
Regional Network Design Engineer, Sprint PCS
Wireless,
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OSX,
travel,
Airstream,
writer,
consultant,
photographer,
telecommunications,
HDR,
photography