Richard is the director of product management at Rogue Wave Software focused on open source governance solutions. Past experiences with software component reuse within applications and the challenges this brings to an organization makes him an advocate for enabling the proper control mechanisms around open source usage within organizations. Richard brings nearly 20 years of experience in the software industry to Rogue Wave. Prior to Rogue Wave he held product management positions with Black Duck Software, Borland Software, and Segue Software.