Richard joined North Lauderdale in 1991 serving as Community Development Director/Assistant City Manager for 9 years. He returned in September 2004 as City Manager. He is the chief administrator of North Lauderdale and the primary advisor to the City Commission in issues of policy.

Richard guides the direction of all City departments and operations. He appoints department directors, oversees employee recruitment, submits the city’s annual budget, and carries out policies and laws as directed by the City Commission. Richard provides leadership with a work environment that fosters creativity, innovation, thoughtful risk-taking and employee recognition.

He is the recipient of seven Florida Redevelopment Awards and his accomplishments have earned him national and local media attention with articles about his work recently appearing in Urban Land Magazine and in South Florida CEO Magazine. Richard's marketing and tourism programs during his four years as the City of Hollywood's Director of Community Redevelopment resulted in Hollywood Beach being named one of the "Top Ten Beaches" by Travelocity and AOL as well as Netscape Travel, outranking other world-famous beaches.

Richard stays true to a city's vision to preserve the history, culture and architecture of the area while enhancing its character with solid management, public desired improvements, quality development, marketing and special events.

Richard is active both civically and professionally, He is a graduate of Leadership Broward XIV and recipient of the Price/Waterhouse "Up and Comers" award for Government. He is a valued board member of the Florida Redevelopment Association, the Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and the Hollywood Business Council. Annually, he volunteers for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation coordinating their signature fundraising event and the Historical Museum of Southern Florida. He is fluent in both English and Spanish and has been very helpful to people who have arrived in the United States from other countries.