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Dick became a co-founder of Keurig in 1993 and joined the company full time as VP of Engineering in 1994.  He retired from Keurig in 2017.

Dick brought to Keurig more than 25 years of experience in manufacturing, product development and consulting for industrial and consumer appliances, including espresso machines. Prior to Keurig Dick founded Liberty Resources, a consulting group in Liberty Corners, NJ; was VP Manufacturing for Canrad-Hanovia, a manufacturer of scientific lighting UV applications and photo-chemical reactors; and was VP Operations for V-M Industries, a consumer appliances manufacturer and importer.  

At Keurig Dick’s responsibilities included Contract Manufacturing in North America and Asia, Quality Control and after-market service. Through 2003, Dick was also responsible for Brewer Product Development and Packaging Engineering. He established Keurig’s Asian offices and served as President of Green Mountain Hong Kong. Dick has developed several US and International Keurig brewer and packaging patents.  He retired in 2017.

Dick had been frequent lecturer at Columbia University Business School and the Tuck Business school at Dartmouth.  At age of 68 he received his private pilots’ license, at 75 he earned his instrument rating. Until ‘aging-out’ at 78 he participated in PALS (patient air-lift services) he continues to enjoy flying, skiing, and traveling with Mary Ann.

Following service with the US Army, 52d Infantry (ABN) LRRP in Viet-Nam, Dick received his BS from New Jersey Institute of Technology, MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University.  In May 2018 received an Honorary Doctorate, from NJIT and is Chairman Emeritus of the Alfred Dorman Honors College. 

Dick is an active Rotarian and resides in Taftsville,VT with his wife Mary Ann.  They have three grandchildren in the Netherlands and two in the Pittsburgh area.

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