Volunteer
Spotlight
Rick Knight
Vice President
Ranger Plastic Extrusions,
Inc.
Rick has been a member of the ESD Association since 1996, and is a member
of the Work Group 11.0 Packaging Committee, which helps develop standards
for packaging materials to protect ESD sensitive devices. Rick helped in the
development of the proposed 2-Point Resistance Test Standard 11.13.
Educational and Professional
Background:
Rick is a member of the Society of Plastics Engineers and has been involved
with plastics manufacturing during his entire career. In 1972, Rick was one
of the three founding members of Meritex Plastic Industries in Arlington,
Texas, and served as vice president until moving to Penang, Malaysia, in 1982
to oversee the final construction and startup of Meritex Penang. This manufacturing
subsidiary was primarily to provide static dissipative plastic shipping tubes
for the semiconductor manufacturers in Southeast Asia. Rick served as executive
director for the first two-and-a- half-years of operation of Meritex Penang.
While living in Penang, Malaysia, Rick and his family enjoyed the opportunity
to meet many wonderful people and learned much about the local cultures. In
1994, Rick became a member of the Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Patent Society
following issue of a patent in his name and assistance on other patents related
to static dissipative mechanical (non-adhesive) cover tape systems for tape
and reel plastic carrier to handle, store and ship semiconductor, and other
small electronic devices. In 1999, Rick went to Mexico to be on-site during
the final construction of a new manufacturing facility for ITW Meritex.
Rick is currently vice president of
Ranger Plastic Extrusions, Inc., in Arlington, which he joined in 2000. Ranger
Plastic Extrusions, Inc., started operations in 1986 and produces all types
of static dissipative plastic shipping tubes for the electronics industry.
Ranger is also a manufacturer of any type of custom profile plastic extrusions.
Rick received a Bachelor of Business
Administration in Management from The University of Texas at Arlington in
1978.
Personal information, interests,
and hobbies:
Rick's hobbies include playing bridge, target shooting, riding motorcycles
and occasionally golf when there is time. Rick and Sue have three wonderful
children and two beautiful grandchildren. They have a farm in Northeast Texas
where they go to get away from the city and are enjoying restoring an old
family house.
When we asked Rick to describe how being a volunteer
with the ESDA has contributed to his professional and personal growth, he
told us this:
"Since joining ESDA, I have enjoyed
the interaction with the members of the Work Group and conferring with them
on a professional level to complete our projects. It is professionally rewarding
to work on original projects and to help develop testing procedures that will
be used around the world to protect products and equipment from electrostatic
discharge damage. Also, Sue and I so look forward to the Work Group Meetings
and Annual Symposium because of the wonderful venues selected each year."
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