Richie is from Gainesville and studied Japanese history as a Japan Ministry of Education Fellowship scholar at Hiroshima University. He later graduated from the University of Georgia with an interdisciplinary degree in Japanese language and 3D animation and then started his career making video games in Tokyo, Japan after graduation.

In 2012, he founded Black Tower Studios, an independent game development studio in Tokyo, Japan.

Richie has extensive experience in International Business Development, Creative Direction, Game Development Production and Corporate Management.