Rico studied industrial engineering at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and continued his education as a digital consultant at RWTH Aachen University. In addition to his many years of experience as a business analyst and project manager, he also has experience as a product owner. He also has expertise in the areas of business engineering, cloud computing and consulting.

Rico holds the following certificates: Agile Scrum Product Owner, Agile Scrum Master, Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate, IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering Foundation Level, Industry 4.0, NICE Automation Advisor