As a native Floridian, he served in the US Army for 22 years as a medical entomologist. Following his military retirement and immediately following his last assignment to the Armed Forces Pest Management Board, he was hired as the Technical Director of Education and Resources by the National Pest Management Association. In addition to providing forward-thinking pest control services that focus on the judicious use of pesticides, the company provides consulting services, pest identification services, training, technical writing and presentations, quality assurance, etc., to other pest management companies, private and government agencies.
In late 2004, Dr. Kramer teamed up with his son Joshua as they embarked on what would become a long-term commitment to providing residential and commercial customers with unparalleled pest management services and gained the trust of thousands of customers over the years. From 2004 through 2018, Richard assisted Joshua with assembling a team of diversified subject matter experts, developing and implementing routine training strategies and designing impactful and environmentally considerate pest programs for homeowners, commercial clients and government institutions. Together, they took their small family-owned mid-Atlantic business to more than 50 employees and became one of the top 100 revenue producing pest control companies in the U.S. After a successful exit in 2018, Dr. Kramer co-founded InnoTech Pest Management –a forward-thinking pest control company that offers services to homes and businesses in the north-Florida marketplace. With a focus on the judicious use of pesticides, the company provides full-service residential and commercial pest control, consulting services, pest identification services and training.
Dr. Kramer wrote the 4th edition of PCT’s Technician’s Handbook—A Guide to Insect Identification and Management. He also authored PCT’s Bird Management Field Guide, PCT’s Technician’s Handbook—A Field Guide to Turf and Ornamental Insect Identification and Management. Dr. Kramer also serves as the contributing Technical Editor and columnist for Pest Control Technology magazine—the leading pest control trade magazine. As a result, he authored a widely popular column “Technically Speaking” which was comprised of hundreds of articles.
Dr. Kramer received his BS in Agriculture (1969), MS (1975) in veterinary entomology, and his Ph.D. in urban entomology (1987) from the University of Florida. In fact, Dr. Kramer was the first Ph.D. student of the world-renowned professor Dr. Phil Koehler. He is a member of the Entomological Society of America and a Board Certified Entomologist in Urban and General Entomology. For 14 years, Dr. Kramer co-owned and operated a top-100 revenue-producing company in Maryland, DC and Virginia before returning to his native Florida where he and his business partners Josh Kramer (his son and long-time pest control business partner), James Young and Stephen Kramer to bring his expertise to Floridians.
