Rick Bolt joined the Public Transport corporation in 1984 as an apprentice linesman. Although he completed his apprentice schooling at the State Electricity Commissions Chadstone training centre.

In 1988 Rick joined the State Electricity Commission in Mildura, where he was engaged as a linesman in the construction and maintenance of the SEC's assets. Rick later relocated to the SEC's Ouyen depot, where he undertook significant training to enhance his existing skills. Rick was involved in the construction and maintenance of the SEC’s assets. Rick also attended to faults on the sub transmission and distribution systems and became a Zone Substation operator and a live linesman.

Rick later relocated to Yarram as a line supervisor for the SEC. In this role Rick was engaged to lead a team of qualified line workers through the start of the disaggregation of the State Electricity Commission, while continuing to maintain and construct the SEC's assets. During this period Rick greatly enhanced his computer and management skills.

Later Rick was invited to relocate to Bairnsdale to take up the position of Supervisor of the Bairnsdale and district depots for the State Electricity Commission. During this extremely trying period Rick was responsible in bringing this group of line crews through the final stages of the break up of the State electricity commission and into Eastern Energy/Enetec. It was also during this stage that Rick was able to further enhance his computer, project management and reporting skills by project managing a portion of the Fibre Optic/Pay TV cable roll out in the outer Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Rick later moved to the Hydro Electric corporation in Tasmania. In this role Rick was charged with managing the Hobart Underground Jointing and testing sections through the break up of the HEC and into Aurora Energy. Once completed Rick took on the role of managing the High Voltage field operators state wide and moved in to Project management in a more permanent role.

This included project managing a number of crews performing work in Victoria for Powercor under contract.

At the completion of the contracted works for Powercor, Rick remained with Powercor as a Project Manager with the Major project group.

In 2004, Rick formed KPI Project Management & Consultancy to further offer the enormous skill base he possess to other clients.

His skills include, Project management in line with the principles of project management, estimating and budget control, Scope preparation, client negotiation, project planning, design management, construction management, Health & Safety auditing. Rick has developed expertise in the use of Word processing, spreadsheet, project and time scheduling systems, data base programs and industry standard business management software.

Rick is a licensed Taproot® investigator and suitably experienced at Root cause analysis. He has also developed exceptional skills in document development and process development.

Typical projects that Rick has been responsible for as Project Manager include Civil design and construction involving Underground cabling and building construction. Connection of a number of wind farms to the electricity grid. Involving the design and construction of 66kV and 22kV overhead and underground infrastructure. Design and construction of associated communications and protection systems.

Upgrades of major zone substations from project conception to final close out.

Design and construction of major electrical infrastructure for the connection of major industries to the electricity grid.

Rick is focused on providing the highest level of project management and consulting services from with KPI. The management and communication skills developed by Rick will be the basis for offering these services.