While earning a PhD degree in Information Technology (IT) with Distinction, Richard wrote numerous research papers involving such topics as computer crime, social media, IT education, bring-your-own-device (BYOD), IT governance, electronic commerce, and mobile payments. Richard's published dissertation is a 334-page tome that quantitatively examines users' social networking behavior on popular social networking sites.

Richard also earned 3 Master's degrees in the fields of IT, Business Administration, and Education. Along with comprehensive capstone projects, Richard wrote over 1500 research-based essays to fulfill much of the individual course requirements associated with each Master's program.

Richard's professional career spans over 25 years primarily in business and technology industries.