Our People

Rick Stein is a proud tech-oriented planning geek with over 10 years of planning experience and over 20 years of software development and database management experience. He’s brought his passion for data into a variety of industries including insurance, banking, utilities, telecommunications, education, architecture, planning, and real estate market analysis. Mr. Stein holds a B.S.B.A of Management Information Systems from Bowling Green State University and a Masters of City and Regional Planning from the Ohio State University. Rick graduated at the top of his class at OSU and was awarded the Outstanding Student award from the American Planning Association Ohio Chapter.  Rick is an active member of the American Planning Association and he is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).  Rick also teaches ESRI’s ArcGIS Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to autistic high school students as part of President Obama’s Connect ED Initiative.