Ricky has been tattooing since 2012. He was originally self-taught but in 2013 he landed an apprenticeship in Jacksonville, North Carolina. He trained under Michael Knox, owner of Ink Slingers Tattoo. After years of dedication, he opened his own shop, Lost Tribes Tattoo in November of 2016. He has since won multiple awards at different tattoo expos. In 2018, he won his first tattoo award for best back piece, at The Pittsburgh Tattoo Expo. The next, was at The 2019 Va beach Tattoo festival where he took 2nd place for Small Color. Ricky is also a official sponsored artist for Tattoo Lovers Care.

Due to the COVID pandemic shutting down all tattoo expos in 2020. Ricky has since dedicated his time and effort on growing Lost Tribes Tattoos and help other up and coming artist succeed. He is now apprenticing multiple Artist.