Meet the Team

Rama is a daredevil, a people person and a scientist (UMD, MIT, Applied Materials) all rolled into one. He loves getting technical, but also tremendously enjoys empathizing with the customer through simple, clear communication, something he considers his forte. Nothing brings him more joy than getting his hands dirty to solve anyone’s pain point. When not alleviating a problem, Rama centers himself through his family, cooking, tennis, yoga, and climbing mountains with his wife. Rama lives and works out of San Jose, CA.

Rick Hopkins provides guidance on Blitzz’s government and building inspection initiatives as the company helps building departments adopt remote video inspections. Rick is a Certified Building Official (CBO) and ICC Master Code Professional (MCP) with more than 35 years in building code enforcement, serving jurisdictions including Pierce County, WA and Bend, OR. A true pioneer in remote video inspections, he conducted his first remote video inspection nearly 14 years ago at a ski resort in Pierce County and has since used RVI on everything from residential projects to a Disney World ride. Rick is a Florida Licensed Building Code Administrator who remains active as a private provider, and he hosts the Blitzz RVI Expert Interview Series. He lives and works in Florida.