Rick Gay joined Baltimore County Public Schools in September of 2001 as the Purchasing Manager with the Division of Fiscal Services in the Business Services Department. Prior to coming to Baltimore County Public Schools he worked for the Plano Independent School District near Dallas, Texas and the Clear Creek Independent School District, south of Houston, TX.
He has over 36 years of experience in increasingly responsible administrative management and staff positions with the US Military, state government, academia, corporate business and public education. He is a Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO) through the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing and a Registered School Business Official (RSBO) through the Association of School Business Officials for Maryland and the District of Columbia.