Richard is a servant leader in his words, his heart, and actions. He guides Lone Star Hazmat Response to focus on maximizing timely and efficient incident responses while minimizing cost. He leads the company in alignment with the Kingdom Purpose: To follow the Lord’s direction to care for and maintain that purpose, serving employees, customers, and circles of influence while showing the love of Jesus Christ.
Richard is an industry leader in the field of hazardous materials response, product handling, product transfer, and site remediation. In the public sector, he served as a firefighter, an EMT, and Fire Chief of Katy, Texas. Richard also has extensive private industry experience as a health and safety officer and a hazardous materials remediation expert on many level 1 and level 2 incidents. His work included EPA Superfund Site remediations throughout the United States addressing abandon oil and gas sites, illegally buried solvents and petrochemicals, along with abandoned hazardous materials that contaminated groundwater and surface soils. Richard was also involved with the West Middlesex radioactive Plutonium 232 release in 1991.
Richard was asked by Angelina College to teach the hazmat technician classes to the fire academy each quarter. During this time Richard was also asked to be the contributing editor for the Brady publication, “Hazardous Materials Technician”. With a career of industry expertise and leadership, he leads by the core values of Lone Star Hazmat Response, putting the safety of employees, customers, and vendors first, operating with honesty and integrity, practicing fairness and financial stewardship, guiding the company as a professional family, and encouraging professional growth and excellence, all in the love of Christ.
