Rick Shearer joined the Smart Sand, Inc. team in September of 2021 as President - Industrial Products In this role he leads the diversification of the Company into various Industrial markets. He has been successful in a number of leadership roles serving as President and COO of US Silica Co. for seven years. Most recently he served as CEO of Emerge Energy Services and Superior Silica Sand. Further, he was the founding Chairman of the Industrial Minerals Association of North America (IMA-NA.