Rick Gardinier

Rick Gardinier is a partner and chief digital officer at Brunner. With over 30 years of professional consulting experience in internet/digital marketing, software, and IT fields, Rick’s unique blend of technical, marketing, and business expertise enables him to build bridges between the technical and creative sides of the digital space. For the past 23 years, Rick has led Brunner’s digital practice, positioning the company as a top independent creative, technology, and data analytics-driven firm. He spearheaded the launch of Brunner’s innovation lab, BHiveLab, which for 10 years was dedicated to helping companies invent new ways to use technology to engage their customers. This has helped Brunner to remain at the forefront of digital innovation and maintain a competitive edge in the market. 

Prior to joining Brunner, Rick was the senior manager of technical operations at PCM Enterprise, where he was responsible for running the software development and project management divisions. He also worked as a technical sales engineer for Arrow Electronics. Rick graduated from Bowling Green State University with a B.S. in Computer Science and earned an MBA with a Marketing concentration from Capital University.