Rick Rutledge Biography
CEO and president of BiAmerican Biomass Energy (BBE), Rick Rutledge, and his innovative ideas and background in technology and agriculture consulting were the driving forces behind the creation of BBE. Born and raised in Bakersfield, California, Rutledge moved to Salinas, California, to work in computer electronics and telecommunications in 1995. As a hobby in his Salinas home, Rutledge conducted preliminary research on alternative energy sources.
Rutledge saw a need for more alternative energy options as gas prices fluctuated, and his own community and most of the US experienced the uncertainty and economic consequences of dependence on foreign oil. With these problems in mind, Rutledge created a company focused on use of local biomass energy sources, such as agri-waste from local farms, to create an environmentally friendly and cost-effective local energy source.
Rutledge is also the owner and technical engineering consultant for T.R. Electronics, LLC in Salinas, providing services to local agricultural companies. Prior to starting T.R. Electronics, he served as information services director for Harbor Electronics in Santa Clara, California, and worked as a computer and technical support instructor at Data Train and Central Coast College.
While at Data Train, Rutledge prepared and presented seminars on computer support and networking basics to students at the Naval Post-graduate School, Defense Language Institute, and the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center in Monterey, California. He was instrumental in developing curriculum at these institutions as well as at the Central Coast College, where he provided hands-on demonstrations, laboratory instruction, and curriculum development.
Rutledge is a Microsoft Certified Professional and received education in electronics from the U.S. Navy from 1981-1990. He resides with his wife in Salinas, California.
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