Rich Winkler is the president of IE LLC, which is an independent insurance agency that provides extensive insurance experience and knowledge insuring engineering professionals for their businesses and their services they are providing. Rich graduated from NC State University with a B.S. of Electrical Engineering and worked for 10 years as an engineer with one of the leading engineering and product manufacturers in the world. A career that focused on industrial applications and sales with manufacturers and end-users ranging in industry from oil/gas, water/waste-water, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical. Over the past 19 years Rich has developed and leads successful insurance agencies focusing on property & casualty products. This unique skill set of engineering and insurance allows I E LLC to provide it’s clients customized insurance solutions tailored specifically to the needs of today’s engineering and technology firms.