Rick Van Kirk is an executive who has worked in the Southern California region for 36 years in various manufacturing industries. Following his graduation from California State University, Fullerton in 1982 he has worked in the aerospace, computer, commercial electronics, diecasting, and medical device industries. During this time Van Kirk completed his MBA from Claremont Graduate School in 1991.
Currently, Rick serves as President and CEO of Pro-Dex Inc., a design and manufacturing company in the medical device industry. He joined Pro-Dex as Director of Manufacturing in 2006, and was subsequently promoted to Vice President of Operations and then Chief Operating Officer in April 2013 and then to CEO in January 2015. During his time as CEO Pro-Dex, he has led a successful turnaround of the company and positioned it for further growth.
Previously, Rick served as Manufacturing Manager and Manager of Product Development for the ChargeSource division of Comarco Wireless Technologies, a provider of power and charging functionality for popular electronic devices and wireless accessories, and as General Manager at Dynacast, a leader in precision diecasting.
Recently Rick joined the Board of Directors for the Southern California Special Olympics and is Chair of the Nominating and Governance committee. He has lived in Orange County, California since 1989.
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Critical Mass Business Talk Show is Orange County, CA's longest-running business talk show, focused on offering value and insight to middle-market business leaders in the OC and beyond. Hosted by Ric Franzi, business partner at Renaissance Executive Forums Orange County. Learn more about Ric at www.ricfranzi.com.
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Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interview Paul Nelson, Managing Partner at Nelson Kirkman (Episode 1337)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Monica Challingsworth, President of Eustress & Demeter (Episode 1336)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Leigh Lester, Founder of Ubuntu Institute of Learning (Episode 1335)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Ronald Stein, Founder of PTS Advance (Episode 1334)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Steve Reinharz, CEO of Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions, Inc (AITX) & Robotic Assistance Devices (Episode 1333)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Andy Nguyen, Co-Founder of Afters Ice Cream (Episode 1332)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Lisa Rehburg, Rehburg Life Insurance Settlements (Episode 1331)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Michelle Beauchamp, Founder of The Champ Group (Episode 1330)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Adrian Garcia, CEO of FynCom (Episode 1329)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Anna Lisa Lukes & Jay Lukes, Co-Founders of The Lukes Network (Episode 1328)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Mike Flynn, Founder & Owner of O SEA (Episode 1327)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Guita Sharifi, Chief Financial Officer of Lifelong Learning Administration Corporation (Episode 1326)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Corey White, Founder of Cyvatar.ai (Episode 1325)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Zeena Dhalla, Founder of VerticAlign Posture & Ergonomics (Episode 1324)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Frank Riedel, CEO of YOUFLY Inc. (Episode 1323)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Jonas Muthoni, CEO of Deviate Agency (Episode 1322)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Dane Groeneveld, CEO of HUDDL3 Group (Episode 1321)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Jure Bratkic, CEO of SkipQ & BreakThrough (Episode 1320)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Shellee Howard, President of College Ready (Episode 1319)
Critical Mass Business Talk Show: Ric Franzi Interviews Shelly Yorgesen, Founder & CEO of Executive Networking Events (Episode 1318)
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