Richard has been building networks for 20+ years. He splits his days at PSC between attending to PSC’s network connectivity and maintaining network services for the members of Three Rivers Optical Exchange (3ROX). . In addition to these responsibilities, Richard is involved in the NSF funded Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services & Support (ACCESS) project as a staffed member of Data & Networking Support (NDTS) team that supports the high speed data transfers to and from ACCESS resource providers.