The permanent professional staff at RRC consists of individuals trained in economics, statistics, business, computer science, and finance. These individuals form the core work force for consulting and research projects. Assisted by the associated professional staff, these individuals provide a capability which responds readily to client’s needs.
Dr. House is President of RRC, Inc. and has been with the firm since 1978. For over forty years RRC, Inc. has been providing corporations, law firms and non-profit organizations with sound economic and financial analysis solutions to identify business problems and complex antitrust and incomplete contracts litigation proceedings. Prior to his leadership role in the firm he served on the faculties of Texas A&M University and Auburn University. His consulting and antitrust experience includes work in litigation support, business consulting, and survey research in a large variety of industries and organizations. He has many publications in leading professional journals and has also testified in over 50 trials involving patents, trade secrets, contract disputes, and anti-competitive conduct. He has constructed economic models of industries with which projections of sales and market shares are constructed. He understands the risks and returns of first-movers and strategies employed to capitalize on the competitive advantages of first-movers.
Dr. House is the newest Senior Economist at RRC, Inc. He joined his father Donald, Sr. and Dr. Fry full-time in June of 2009. Previously, he was assistant professor of economics at Hardin-Simmons University as well as a research economist at RRC. He has assisted RRC economists in a broad scope of litigation matters over the past several years. He conducts primary research in relevant market issues for use in antitrust, patent infringement, and market foreclosure litigation. Dr. House has an extensive background in litigation support in a variety of industries, with special focus in health care products and health care professional labor markets.
Mr. Petersen is Director of Computing Services at RRC and is responsible for the maintenance of RRC’s computing facilities and for the development of client databases and data management software. Mr. Petersen has managed many large complex databases in support of litigation cases and survey data collection. He also provides analysis assistance with his programming skills in econometric and database software. Mr. Petersen handles RRC’s data importing, exporting, and conversion services through which data in various formats and electronic media are exchanged and deployed in efficiently usable forms. Mr. Petersen has been employed with RRC since 1983.
Ms. Walker is the Office Manager at RRC and is responsible for organizing and filing all documents received from our clients. She also assists the staff in research, data entry, and graphics, and she manages the day-to-day operations of the office. Ms. Walker assists with formatting and proofreading of reports, affidavits, and declarations.
Mrs. Walker is the Financial Manager & Director of Business Development for the firm. She is responsible for projects involving government work, budgeting and analysis. She oversees the day-to-day financial operations, employee benefits, and human resources of RRC. She also assists with Dr. House’s other business ventures and non-profit organizations.
Mrs. Walker has extensive experience in cash management, financial analysis and forecasting. She joined the firm in 2010. Previous experience includes banking and finance, municipality and non-profit work for local organizations.
Dean House graduated from Sam Houston University with a B.S. in economics in 2012. After completion of his undergraduate degree, he enrolled in the PhD. Programs in economics at Texas A&M, completing courses in econometrics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, and finance. He has been on staff at RRC since 2012, serving as an analyst in several high level, antitrust cases. His work includes empirical analysis, identification and review of relevant economic literature, and assembly of industry data relevant to measures of market share, pricing, barriers to entry, and relevant binding government regulations. His work in the medium and heavy truck industry was critical in establishing the boundaries of relevant geographic markets.
