Ring-Co is a woman-owned LLC founded in 2014. Co-founders of the company include Tricia Ringer – CEO and Chad Ringer – President. In addition to business development, Tricia is an experienced entrepreneur where she transitioned from academia to sole proprietor of an interpretation business with successful launches within the medical, university, professional development, and legal sectors. Accomplished in market analysis, Tricia identifies customer needs and solves customer problems. Her writing versatility enables content creation from technical training and patent writing to storytelling of customer experiences. She has been instrumental in the development and licensing of Ring-Co’s first product to Toyota subsidiary, Hoist Material Handling. Tricia is responsible for the legal formation and financial foundation of Ring-Co. Tricia’s ability to bring ideas to life by bringing value to her customers makes her the face of Ring-Co.  Chad is a proven innovator with multiple product awards including 24 patents. His experience spans the entire product development process of vehicle design within the agricultural, construction, trucking, defense, recreation, and precision guidance industries. He can quickly analyze a problem or opportunity and form a detailed and scripted strategic plan to solve the problem and bring value to the end user. Chad’s past experience includes being an early team member of an agricultural sprayer company. During his time with the company, it grew from a startup to a multi-million-dollar player. He spent 17 years in the industry, with roles from fabrication to Director of Engineering. He was able to apply his experience with another startup developing auto-guidance systems where he was instrumental in the development of an alliance agreement with Kubota Corporation and Hexagon. Chad’s product development experience and the relationships he has built makes him the key to connecting great people to make great products.