Mr. Rich Moniak was born in San Diego, California and then moved to Fontana, California with his family at the age of six months; where he went on to spend the first thirty-two years of his life. Raised in the hardware business by his parents Lawrence and Ellen Moniak and his Grandfather Nathan Simon, who also happened to be the Mayor of Fontana for over fifteen years in the 1960’s and the 1980’.
Mr. Moniak spent most of his childhood working in the family business, spending the summers and weekends running the shipping and receiving departments and eventually moving up to front desk sales and inventory control. This early passion for work helped build his tireless work ethic and also taught him the importance of family values and his business acumen; it didn’t; hurt that it also helped pay for his baseball card collecting and eventually his love for cars and racing during his teens and early 20’s.
After graduating from Fontana High School, Mr. Moniak immediately went to work for his Father’s Company that previously merged with two other Hardware Businesses. During this time, Mr. Moniak also found another passion, real estate. Mr. Moniak started to manage the family industrial properties and that started a career in management and real estate investments.
Starting in his late 20’s, Mr. Moniak started managing various real estate projects and eventually put together groups of investors that acquired properties across the United States. Buying and selling industrial and commercial properties as well as mobile home parks and apartment buildings for these group eventually lend Mr. Moniak to spend weeks at a time in places like Texas and Oklahoma which introduced him into the world of Oil & Natural Gas.
With the economic downturn in real estate and the divestment of the property portfolios, Mr. Moniak started consulting for investors on REO’s and pursuing opportunities in the Oil & Natural Gas Industry. This is where Mr. Moniak met Mr. Wes Johnson. Eventually after collaborating on a few REO transactions and participating with a few investors one Oil & Natural gas projects, Mr. Moniak joined ASMXCapital Corporation as Chief Operations Officer.
Currently living in Alta Loma, California with his Wife and their Children, Taylor who is eight years old and their two year old Son Vance, Mr. Moniak stays involved in the Children’s school and other activities.