Richard has a proven track record within Design, Operations, Engineering and Sales Management in both the public and private sectors.  He is currently running his consultancy R J Consulting and is also the Projects Director at Sierra 57 Consult, both roles offering the injection moulding industry support, training, and consultancy services.

Prior to this he was Managing Director for RJG Technologies (previously G&A Moulding Technology), the Operations Director at the Hi-Technology Group and Managing Director of Hi-Technology Mouldings Slovakia 

He has been involved within the industry in the disciplines of plastics processing, product design and training for 32 years. 

He is the Chairperson of the Polymer Committee for the Worshipful Company of Horners, a judge for the Plastic Industry Awards and Chairperson of Judges for Design Innovation in Plastics student design competition, the longest running student plastics design award in Europe.