1. 360 Feedback Comments
Others in Department / Direct Report / Supervisor
Rick collaborates, communicates effectively both verbally and in writing, builds & maintains relationships within
Tellabs & with the customers. He is always there to assist, when I need his assistance.
Rick is a team player and works well with all disciplines within Deployment Services.
Rick is a team player, an effective communicator and has strong relationships with most (if not all).
Rick is always very conscience of meeting and exceeding our end customers' expectations. He also works very well
with our external suppliers
Rick is dedicated to exceeding internal/external customers by understanding their needs & proceeds with an Action
Plan. He is aware of the costs & manages them with budget. Rick is well reversed & understands with Global
Perspectives.
Rick is very customer focused and uses his experience to best meet or exceed customer expectations.
Rick is a great leader and works well with all levels within the organization.
Rick is very adaptable to change, strengthens his knowledge with continuous training & shows his passions for
Tellabs success.
Rick is consistent in managing his team’s performance & is a team builder.
Rick appears to have all the knowledge and technical skills to perform his job successfully. Top notch.
Rick is very knowledgeable of Tellabs products and the EF&I aspect of each product. He is a great "go to" person
when technical questions arise.
- Continue his "hard-working" dedicated attitude
- Flexibility and ability to adapt to change
- Ability to communicate and work well with many different personalities
- Ability to maintain a positive attitude
Rick's positive attitude, team building, collaboration with internal/external customers.
Rick has great leadership and management skills along with being personable with his colleagues.
In my opinion Rick empowers his team to work efficiently and productively.
Rick relates well and promote positive attitude to his peers and most of all collaborates across departments.
I work on setting the reserves for our inventory every 6 months. I believe Rick had a better understanding of what
Tellabs needed and I was able to follow his direction is setting these costs.
Rick is self-motivated and dedicated Manager. He holds himself to the same high ethical standards as everyone
else.
Rick encourages his team to seek, develop and explore new ideas how to improve engineering process to increase
productivity.

2. He is always looking ahead and adapting to what he believes is best for Tellabs and our customers. He is very
knowledgeable and always willing to learn. In our team meetings he always informs us of what we need to do to
improve.
In my opinion Rick empowers his team to work efficiently and productively.
Host regular staff meetings and share information on individual initiatives to the team.
Keep positive. You have a positive outlook. You are personable and approachable. This keeps the door open to
communication with your team. Keep all of those up.