WireCo
Rick Baumgarten has a diverse work experience spanning over several decades. Rick began their career in 1988 as a Process Engineer at Armco, and later moved on to work as a Staff Process Engineer at GST Steel Co. In 2000, they became a Lead Developer at BHA Group, where they implemented Peoplesoft ERP. Rick then took on the role of Program Manager at BHA Group from 2004 to 2006, managing the Siebel CRM Installation project.
In 2007, Rick joined GE Power & Water, initially as a Program Manager and later as an IM Program Leader. Rick transitioned to the role of Operations Manager in 2013 before leaving the company later that year.
In 2013, Rick joined CLARCOR Industrial Air as an Operations Manager, responsible for the transition of IT infrastructure and applications from GE to CLARCOR. Rick successfully completed the project ahead of schedule and continued to ensure system performance and support for each location, application, and system.
From 2015, Rick served as the Director IT Infrastructure at Clarcor, where they managed the design, deployment, maintenance, security, and performance of their data centers and network systems. In 2018, they joined WireCo WorldGroup as the Director of IT.
Rick Baumgarten attended Iowa State University from 1983 to 1988, where they earned a Bachelor's degree. The field of study during this time is not specified.
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WireCo® is a leading global manufacturer of both steel and synthetic rope, specialty wire and engineered products serving a diverse range of end markets, geographies and customers. We maintain a broad portfolio of critical products across the end markets we serve, including, but not limited to, industrial and infrastructure, oil and gas (both offshore and onshore), fishing, mining, maritime, structures, poultry and storage systems. We market our products under well-known brands including: Union™, CASAR®, Lankhorst Ropes®, Camesa®, Euronete™, Oliveira®, Phillystran®, Drumet®, and Lankhorst Engineered Products™. Our highly engineered, specialized ropes are "mission-critical" equipment components used in applications, such as heavy lifting, pulling, mooring, supporting and suspension. Our products' performance, quality and safety are of the utmost importance to our customers to limit exposure to costly unplanned operational disruptions and downtime. The consumable nature of our products and rigid replacement cycles result in a recurring revenue base over time. We operate 24 manufacturing facilities in 8 countries, which are supplemented by a global network of company-owned distribution facilities, consignment centers, distributor partnerships and sales offices. In addition, we have non-consolidated joint ventures with manufacturing activities in India, Spain, Norway, Greece and China. Our acquisitions have enhanced our leadership position by creating new growth opportunities, served to diversify and increase end market penetration and reduced our dependence on external wire suppliers. WireCo is also the only manufacturer in the world that is QPL qualified, API certified, and registered to Lloyds, ISO 9001 and AS-9100 Quality Systems.