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Ric's Summary Biography

● Ric wrote, produced and directed two feature films:

Excuse Me For Living – a romantic comedy now in post-production starring Tom Pelphrey, Christopher Lloyd, Wayne Knight, Jerry Stiller, Robert Vaughn, Melissa Archer, Ewa De Cruz, James McCaffrey, Tonja Walker, David A. Gregory, Shenaz Treasury, Dick Cavett. The cast includes not only international known stars, but also younger daytime TV stars such as: Pelphrey - star in "Guiding Light" and "As The World Turns" and a two-time Emmy winner; Archer – star of "One Life To Live"; and De Cruz – star of "As The World Turns". Nearly the entire remaining younger cast had major roles on daytime TV.

Elliot Fauman, Ph.D. - a romantic comedy released by United Artists Theatre Circuit which played on Cinemax and premiered at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

● Ric is the author of Man Overboard: Confessions of a Novice Math Teacher in the Bronx, a narrative non-fiction book published late 2006.

– The New York Times selected Man Overboard for its Great Read In The Park book fair where he participated in a panel discussion.

– Reviewed in the New York Times

– Chosen for The National Press Club's 29th Annual Book Fair and Authors' Night.

– Member of the Writers Guild of America, East.

– Member of the Authors Guild.

● Ric has a diverse background – an entrepreneur for most of his career:

– Founder and Chairman of a private equity firm

– Head of corporate finance for a Wall Street investment bank

– Founder and Chairman of a real estate development company that developed 14 subdivisions in the Washington, D.C. area

– Founder and Chairman of a high-security data storage company acquired by Iron Mountain – a NYSE company.

● Prior to running his own companies, Ric served as:

– Financial consultant to the Department of Housing and Urban Development

– Director of Market Research for a publicly-owned real estate development company

– Engineer/​Scientist on the Apollo Project.

● Education

– Harvard Business School – MBA

– M.I.T. – B.S. in Aero/​Astro Engineering.

– University of Southern California – M.S. Aerospace Engineering

– Mercy College – M.S. Education

● Ric lives in NYC.