Richard is the editor of DOB Energy. He started as a DOB reporter in 2006 after writing for publications in all corners of British Columbia, including three years covering oilpatch issues at the daily newspaper in oilfield services centre Fort St. John. In 2015, he became the editor of the Daily Oil Bulletin. He holds a bachelor of journalism degree from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, B.C. and a master of arts in professional communications degree from Royal Roads University in Victoria B.C.