Ricky Gomez

Ricky Gomez has more than 25 years of computer, public relations, and organizational communication experience. Ricky received his undergraduate degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Mass Communication and received his Master’s Degree in Interpersonal and Public Communication from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

While working on his undergraduate degree, Ricky worked for the largest television station in Lafayette. While there, Ricky learned the ins and outs of the broadcast medium. After completing his undergraduate work, Ricky received a graduate assistantship at U of L at Lafayette. As a graduate assistant, Ricky was placed in charge of a 30-computer facility and ultimately given a class to teach. Upon completion of his graduate work, Ricky went to work in the public relations department for a large hospital. Ricky was then hired as communications director for a large United Way agency. Seeing an opportunity to broaden his horizons and satisfy his entrepreneurial leanings, Ricky partnered with Donald V. Tanner, Jr.’s computer programming business. Ricky began marketing programs that Don had created along with a plethora of computer services.

Ricky’s main objective was to build a large user base for PagerPro®, an accounting package for pager companies, expand the company’s consulting clientele and cultivate their SBT VAR program.

At its peak, CSI Softworx had over 700 PagerPro® users worldwide, over 100 consulting clients, and over 30 SBT clients. Ricky has managed all support and supporting materials along with managing CSI Softworx’s operations. Ricky has managed the CSI Softworx Technical Support department, and the shipping department has overseen the writing and publishing of software manuals, and directed all marketing projects.

Ricky has also been a key figure in CSI Softworx’s internet projects.

Ricky’s practical experience includes teaching at the university level, health-care public relations and marketing, social services public relations and marketing, nonprofit public relations and marketing, organizational consulting, broadcasting, and publishing.

Ricky has authored papers on the latest techniques for communication audits and monitoring the grapevine within organizations. He has performed communication audits, designed surveys, prepared research, planned seminars, and devised public relations strategies and marketing strategies. He has also developed original advertisements along with graphic illustrations. Lastly, Ricky has appeared multiple times as a guest speaker, on television and radio on various computer issues.