As a producer and director of The Lopes Picture Company and XXL Media, Rick has produced and edited an eclectic range of award winning work: over 2000 commercials, branded content, webisodes/internet content, documentaries, four off-off Broadway plays and a PBS foreign policy series, Great Decisions produced with the Foreign Policy Association.
Rick has garnered over a hundred industry awards, including: an Emmy, AICP – MOMA Show Award, Andy, ADDY, Clio, Cannes Film Festival, Telly, Davey, Pixie, New York Festival, and TV Guide’s ‘Top 10 Super Bowl Spots’.
Rick has the pleasure of serving on the following boards, committees, organizations and award shows: AICP East Board; Beverage Dynamics Advertising Awards Judge; DGA-CQL Commercial Contract Administration Trust Trustee; New York Production Alliance board member – Educational Chair; Foreign Policy Association Fellow; and Vice-Chair of the National Maritime Historical Society.