Rick got his start in the story department of the children's series, The Incredible Story Studio, adapting teleplays from students' stories for three seasons. In the 2000s, he taught filmmaking & multimedia to high school students, producing hundreds of their films for live audiences and film festivals. In 2005, Rick wrote and co-directed the documentary short, Shredded, for the National Film Board of Canada. During the 2010s, Rick wrote, produced & directed documentary, animation, live and web-series with Rocky View Schools in Alberta, Canada. Now, in the 2020s, Rick is developing his first feature-length narrative & documentary films.