Rick Workman enlisted in the U.S. Air Force as a Nuclear Weapons Technician in 1973, and later received a Congressional Appointment as a Commissioned Officer (Regular). He directly managed assets in the hundreds of millions of dollars, served as a project officer for the Minuteman III Missile Reentry System Operational Test Launch Program and the Air Launched Cruise Missile Test Launch Program.
He was assigned to the U.S. Defense Nuclear Agency for three years as a Nuclear Weapons Technical Inspector, where he inspected Department of Defense and NATO units worldwide for safety, security, and reliability.
As the 57th Tactical Fighter Wing EMS Maintenance Supervisor, he had overall responsibility for phased inspections and the major maintenance of all F-117A Stealth Fighters in the US Air Force.
Rick became the first F-117A Stealth Fighter Squadron Maintenance Commander under the Air Force’s new autonomous combat aircraft maintenance concept, and served a tour as the Stealth Fighter Wing Maintenance Commander in South West Asia during Operation Desert Storm.
His last Air Force assignment was as Chief of the Weapons and Explosives Safety Division, USAF Weapons and Tactics Center, responsible for the conventional explosives and nuclear weapons safety programs throughout Nellis Air Force Base and the Nellis Range Complex, Nevada He retired from the Air Force in 1993.
Rick served with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department as a Senior Crime Scene Analyst from 1993 to 2000. In that capacity, he worked hundreds of cases involving violent or sudden death, and investigated hundreds of other crimes including burglary, robbery, kidnap and rape.
He began working with the Henderson Police Department in April 2000 as the Criminalistics Bureau Administrator. He manages the Crime Scene Investigations (CSI) Section, Latent Print (fingerprint) Unit, Forensic Lab, and the Police Department Evidence Vault. He has overall responsibility for all crime scene and evidence processing in the City of Henderson; and evidence storage and management.
Rick has Associate Degrees in Administration of Justice and Nuclear Technology, a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, and a Master of Aerospace Science Degree in Aerospace / Aviation Management. He developed and taught “Executive Leadership and Management” for the Law Enforcement curriculum of the Nevada State College, developed and taught “Crime Scene Investigation for Writers” at UNLV College of Continuing Education, and taught graduate and undergraduate Management and Aviation Safety courses at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for over 8 years.
He is currently the Executive Board Chairman for the Motorola Biometrics Users’ Group, with members from over 32 countries; and is a Regional Representative for the Nevada Division of the International Association for Identification.
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