Richard Tate

Richard Tate has over 14 years of work experience. Richard started their career at Milliken & Company as a Senior Production Manager, responsible for overseeing manufacturing processes and leading the autonomous maintenance activities. Richard then became a Process Engineering Manager, managing a batch dyeing operation and coaching a team of technicians and engineers. Afterward, they joined Control Southern where they served as an Account Manager, successfully increasing territory profitability. Richard later became a Territory Manager, achieving impressive sales bookings. Richard then progressed to Vice President of Sales, leading a team and selling automation solutions. Currently, Richard is the Senior Vice President at Control Southern, overseeing the Sales and Operations of the Automation & Reliability Business Unit with a $40 million annual P&L responsibility.

Richard Tate has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Strategic Leadership from the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. There is no specific information available regarding the start and end years of their education at both institutions.