Richard is a Bay Area local with a passion for renewable energy and sustainable solutions. He has a BS in Chemistry from UCSB and worked in both for profit and non-profit renewable energy and social justice enterprises before buying a one-way ticket to Spain to live an alternative lifestyle. After 2.5 years in Madrid where he learned to play the cajón de flamenco and dance la sevillana he came back to focus on his mission to be an environmental steward and sustainability consultant. In his free time he especially likes to travel, but getting to high places and then back down them quickly (i.e. skiing, bombing hills on his skateboard, cliff jumping, etc.) usually keeps him happy enough