Rick Risley

Rick Risley is an experienced operations and program management professional currently serving as COO at International Wheel & Tire since September 2018, where past roles included Operations Manager and Sales Engineer. Prior experience includes Senior Program Manager for Autonomous Vehicle Research at Mobis North America and Program Manager at Navitas Systems, LLC, managing government and commercial contracts with budgets exceeding $30M. Rick's technical background includes serving as Research Scientist & Laboratory Manager at A123 Systems, where novel lithium-ion battery materials were developed. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Southeastern Louisiana University.