Rick Williams

Experience

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  US Navy

  Jun 1975 - Jul 2000

  Captain, Submarine Force

  25 year naval career. Two sea commands and program command. Legion of Merit (two awards). Qualified Salvage Officer, Deep Sea (He02) Diving Officer, Saturation Diving Officer (Aquanaut), and Surface Warfare Officer.Qualified as Nuclear Plant Operator, Submarine Officer, Nuclear Propulsion Engineer, and Deep Submergence Pilot (Hydronaut).Qualified for Submarine Command, Acquisition Professional, and Major Program Command. • Division Officer, Chief Engineer, Operations Officer on submarine rescue ship for Technical Evaluation (TECHEVAL), Operational Evaluation (OPEVAL), and Fleet Acceptance of Deep Submergence Rescue System. • Completed Naval Nuclear Power School, Naval Nuclear Prototype Training, Submarine School. • Reactor Controls Assistant and Damage Control Officer, USS SEAWOLF (SSN 575). Two deployments. • Command, Deep Submergence Vehicle SEA CLIFF (General Manager). Command Pilot and Expedition Leader for 20,000 foot dive to bottom of Middle America Trench. Elected Fellow of Explorers Club.• Engineer Officer (Reactor Plant Manager), ballistic missile submarine USS Alabama (Gold). Four strategic deterrent patrols.• Executive Officer (Chief Operating Officer), USS Cavalla during reactor plant refueling and weapons system overhaul. Coordinated change of homeport to Hawaii and pre-deployment special operations. • Commanding Officer (Chief Executive Officer), USS SPADEFISH. Two North Pole expeditions. Crew earned SUBLANT Tactical Top Performer award,1993.• Director of Command and Control (Chief Information Officer) and Fleet Submariner, US Third Fleet. Program Manager, Joint Command Ship modifications to USS CORONADO. Sea Based Battle Lab Director (Chief Technology Officer).• Acquisition Professional. Qualified Defense Program Manager (PM Level III). Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Space and Naval Warfare Command. Additional duty to DARPA. Program Manager for Operational Experimentation (PMW 132). Show less

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  Tektronix

  Jul 2000 - Jul 2003

  Manufacturing Technology Program Manager

  Responsible for requirements definition phase of the Tektronix worldwide implementation of Oracle manufacturing system. Also served as Supply Chain Systems Architect, Enterprise Architect, and manufacturing representative on the Advanced Development Team. Selected as Business Excellence Champion in 2003.

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  Leidos Maritime Solutions (formerly SAIC)

  Jul 2003 - Mar 2018

  Director, Columbia Region

  Rick Williams represents Leidos Maritime Solutions in the Columbia Region of Oregon and Southwest Washington. He consults with commercial and government clients as Chief Technology Officer, Chief Engineer, System Integrator, Senior Program Manager and Senior Systems Engineer. He has more than 30 years experience in commercial and government programs, including operations, planning, research and development. His naval experience includes: surface ships, diving and salvage, nuclear power, submarines, manned submersibles, joint task for operations, command and control, and defense acquisition. His commercial experience includes: construction, ocean engineering, marine operations, high tech manufacturing, communications and information systems, and ocean renewable energy systems. His consulting practice focuses on new business concepts and he implements innovative solutions for complex operational and technical problems. He is certified as a New Product Development Professional and Project Management Professional. Selected for SAIC Technical Excellence Team Award (Internal Research and Development) 2011. Rick was a founding board member of the Pacific Northwest Defense Coalition (PNDC) and the Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET). He is a volunteer alpine patroller and first responder with the Mt Hood Ski Patrol. Show less

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  OREGON APPLIED RESEARCH LLC

  May 2017 - now

  Founder and Principal

  Rick Williams is a maritime professional, engineer, and general manager with over 42 years of experience. He is the Founder and Principal of an executive and technical management consultancy and veteran-owned small business. Rick is also a Senior Fellow in the Center for Public Service at Portland State University, and a doctoral student in Public Affairs and Policy. Rick's certifications include Project Management Professional (PMP), New Product Development Professional, and Defense Acquisition Professional in Program Management, Engineering, and Test & Evaluation. Show less

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  Center for Public Service, Hatfield School of Governement, Portland State University

  Jun 2017 - now

  Senior Fellow

  Appointed as Senior Fellow. Research area is energy policy with a focus on energy system resilience.Developed concept for disaster-resilient community microgrids including renewable energy from marine and/or solar power.

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  Monterey Technologies, Inc.

  Apr 2018 - Oct 2022

  Chief Technologist

  Monterey Technologies, Inc. is a Human Factors Engineering (HFE), Human-Systems Integration (HSI), Mission Planning, and Modeling & Simulation (M&S) engineering firm. MTI provides mission planning software solutions based on our Visual Planning, Execution and Review (ViPER) suite of capabilities.