Rick Hodgskiss

Rick Hodgskiss has over 15 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. Rick currently serves as the VP of Product and Business Development at ATX Networks Corp., where they lead product strategy and drives cross-functional teams to align product roadmaps with market demands. Prior to this role, Rick held the position of Senior Director of PLM and Global Business Development, Media Gateways at ATX Networks, where they successfully increased revenue within the existing customer base and revamped the Product Lifecycle process. Before joining ATX Networks, Rick worked at Evolution Digital as a Deployment Manager, leading deployment operations for VU-IT! VOD Systems and managing client relationships throughout the deployment process. Rick also has experience at Dish Network, where they served as a Senior Program Manager and oversaw the launch of the Smartbox video headend product, as well as a Senior Operations Analysis Manager, where they supervised a team of operations analysts and implemented a project evaluation system. Rick's early career includes roles as a Special Projects Analyst at Echostar Technologies Corporation and in operations management support at UPS.

Rick Hodgskiss has a Matric Exemption from St John's College, where they studied from 1986 to 1997. Rick then pursued a Bachelor's degree in Organizational Leadership at Brevard College, graduating in 2003. In 2023, Rick completed the SCTE-Tuck Executive Leadership Program at Tuck Executive Education at Dartmouth. Rick later obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Brevard College in 2025.