Richard Bates

Richard Bates has a diverse engineering background with extensive experience in mechanical engineering and management. Notable roles include a Mechanical Engineer and Engineering Manager at Marlin Steel Wire Products LLC, where responsibilities included product design, project coordination, and quality management. Richard also worked as a Manufacturing Intern at Flowserve Corporation, gaining insights into industrial production processes, and contributed as a cartoonist for The Diamondback. More recently, Richard has focused on system integration at Intralox, progressing from a Mechanical Engineer to the Lead Mechanical Engineer, specializing in parcel sortation systems. Additionally, experience as an Engineering Technician at the FDA involved supporting biomedical device submissions.