Rick worked as a writer for A.P.P.L.E. in the early 1980's and currently  is Professor of Mathematics and Computing Science at Trinity Western University in British Columbia. He represents Canada on international computing standards committees, and has written two textbooks and more than fifty papers, articles and reviews. He has been a columnist, software author, and active in electronic publishing. He has also been an invited speaker at numerous churches, educational and computing conferences, and technical symposia at local, national, and international levels. He presently resides in Bradner, B.C., with his wife, Joyce, and their two sons, Nathan and Joel.