Rick joined ODC in January 2017 with 15 years experience in the GIS industry. For the previous 3 years Rick spent his time as the GIS Officer for Trafford Housing Trust and brings a wealth of knowledge to ODC on how housing associations operate and how ODC can support HAs going forward.

Prior to Rick joining Trafford Housing he spent 8 years as the GIS Adminstrator for Cheshire Police where he successfully managed and implemented a corporate GIS, a corporate gazetteer and delivered a CCTV mapping project which attracted national media attention.