Rick is the Calix CIO. Rick oversees all information technology, including applications development, networking, and computing systems. Rick has a 21-year record of accomplishment in IS/IT development and management. Before Calix, Rick was director of IT at Cisco Systems. Rick joined Cisco in 1999 via the acquisition of Cerent Corporation, where he was CIO. Prior to Cerent, Rick was CIO of Ascend Communications, where he was responsible for the company's information systems and facilities. Rick has also held various positions with OpenVision Technologies (now Veritas), Raychem, Total Assets Protection, Chevron, and Rolm (IBM). Rick has a BS in environmental science from the University of California at Davis and an MS in computer science from California State University at Chico.