Dick first achieved national prominence as Founder and President of the Computer Store. He was recognized as a leader in the personal computer and reseller markets, hardware and software, and was once selected as one of the 25 most influential people in the PC industry.

He is now Founder and President of American World, a publishing and consulting company.  AW publishes books and articles for entrepreneurs and about the PC Revolution and the people that made it happen.  Dick's latest book is How To Raise Money, Insider Edition.Our consulting activities specialize in working with entrepreneurs to raise money and to provide support services.  AW also writes professional business plans, complete with realistic financial forecasts, valuation models and the complete modeling of a venture by "running your business on paper".

Dick also writes a monthly column for The National Networker on Venture Capital, Reality vs Rumor.

AW brings clients over 35 years experience with "real world" ventures coupled with senior sales and management positions in the computer and high tech industry.

Dick also has strong financial and business experience and he has raised several million dollars.  He has been the featured speaker at high-tech industry events such as COMDEX, National Computer Conference, Grumman/Cowan/Datamation and the Asian Business Association seminars. Interviewed many times by local TV, radio and newspapers.  A favorite information source for industry publications as well as Time and the Wall Street Journal.

Computer Retailing Magazine once selected Dick as one of the 32 most influential people in the PC industry.

INC. Magazine chose the Computer Store as one of the "Private 100" of the fastest growing companies in the US.

He was also voted "Marketer of the Month" by the American Marketing Association.

He was Founder and VP of Sales and Marketing for ScanCenters of America. Dick has also held executive management positions at Trident Micro Systems, Genoa Systems, Minuteman Information Systems, Data General Corp., Digital and the Computer Store.