1. MarkHinch
2653 Brodie Lane, Crestview Fl. 32536
Phone: (850) 826-0556 Email: mark40ky@hotmail.com
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Senior Program Manager with more than eight (8) years of aerospace and defense (A&D)
experience plus a 27 year distinguished U.S. Navy Officer career. Successfully managed
numerous multi-million dollar programs from cost estimate proposal (CEP) submittal, planning
and execution through product delivery and contract close out. Extensive leadership skills while
managing integrated product teams that ranged from 30 to 300 personnel. Recognized for
developing and controlling successful Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) and Integrated Master
Plans (IMP) that considers schedule risk and Earned Value Management (EVM).
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Leadership – Self-starting, results oriented leader that possess strong communicative,
conflict management resolution and team building qualities that have been honed by more
than thirty (30) years of first-hand leadership experience.
 Communication – Exceptional oral and written skills; highly proficient in Microsoft Suite:
Word, Excel, Power Point and Project.
 Program Management – Highly successful Program Manager that routinely delivers multiple
concurrent product deliverables on time and within budget.
 Certified Project Management Professional (Project Management Institute)
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
L-3 Crestview Aerospace, Senior Program Manager, FL, (9/2010 to 9/2014)
Managed thirty (30) Individual Product Team members for fifteen (15) sheet metal divestiture
programs within multiple fixed-price contracts in support of Bell Helicopter, Northrup Grumman,
Bombardier, Triumph, and the Defense Logistics Agency. The annual sales of this program
portfolio was $80M.
• Oversaw the fabrication, sub-assembly and delivery of more than 30,000 unique aircraft
parts and minor assemblies to support spare part inventories and aircraft production lines,
which resulted in zero prime-contract aircraft manufacturer delays.
 Created and maintained numerous complex Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) with linked
dependencies and critical path analysis that significantly benefited risk management
analysis, Earned Value Management (EVM) internal/external monthly program management
reviews, organizational resource planning and the development of interdependent
schedules.
 Routinely conducted EVM to identify and analyze deviations to project baselines, and, as
required, implement cost, schedule or scope measures to recover project completion dates
and budget. Resultant of this systematic process is an ability to isolate and articulate project
concerns for leadership involvement and timely customer notification.
• Orchestrated long-term vendor service agreements by managing several Statements of
Work (SOW) for titanium forming, class A welding, sheet metal chemical processing and

2. additional subsidiary sheet metal manufacturing practices to mature buyer-vendor
relationships and improve quick-turn processes that resulted in improved cycle times.
• Responsible for the cost, schedule and technical performance of multiple, concurrent
programs for several dissimilar customers. Recognized for an excellent and professional
aptitude to manage and work with internal and external stakeholders.
Special Operations Forces Support Activity (SOFSA)
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Senior Program Manager, Kentucky, (10/2009 to 8/2010)
L-3 Communications, Senior Program Manager, Kentucky, (9/2006 to 9/2009)
Led and managed eighteen (18) project managers and an additional ~300 functional personnel
in the support of more than 80 diverse projects from four (4) broad program areas: Family of
Special Operations Vehicles (FOSOV), Life Cycle Sustainment Management (LCSM),
Psychological Operations and Special “classified” Projects.
• Improved annual Program Management Office (PMO) revenues from $85M in 2009 to
$120M in 2009/2010 by providing all deliverables on time and within budget, nurturing
customer relations by providing exceptional program reports and product services, and
hiring trained and professional project managers that aligned with customer product
portfolios.
 Provided quality supervision of program/project managers to ensure delivery of required
service or product within cost, schedule and scope parameters. Witnessed zero late
deliverables and an exceptional rating within the Customer Performance Rating System
(CPAR) every year while supporting this DoD contract.
 Oversaw the agile software development and fielding of United States Special Operations
Command’s (USSOCOM) Special Operations Forces (SOF) Sustainment, Asset Visibility
and Information Exchange (SSAVIE) website, which provides a logistics infrastructure for
SOF-peculiar systems and allows for customer focused access for logistics, centralized
materiel management with total asset visibility. Supervised a similar website for a classified
Special Operations customer.
• Established and directed a PMO risk and opportunity identification, analysis, response and
management process that aided annual revenue growth.
• Established and managed the PMO operating budgets and financial plans to support the
company’s annual bookings, sales, profit margin and human resource goals. Exceeded
annual sales and booking projections each year while remaining within initial operating
budget.
• Responsible for approving all PMO cost estimate packages (CEPs) for final submission to
the client. Annually submitted ~100 CEPs which ~95% received contract award. Highly
proficient in developing cross-functional, fully integrated CEPs.
 Impressive oral presentation and written communication skills. Routinely developed and
briefed Program Management Reviews for internal and external stakeholders.
United States Navy (SEAL), Commander, Retired, 8/1979 to 8/2006
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), 8/2004 to 8/2006
• Responsible for coordinating and briefing USSOCOM Joint Quarterly Readiness Review
input to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which is used to assess national strategy and formulate
procurement plans.
 Key member of USSOCOMQuadrennial Defense Review team that was responsible for
developing and championing Department of Defense roles, missions and organization.

3.  Expertly performed the duties of USSOCOM Readiness Officer by providing Department of
Defense leadership a thorough assessment of USSOCOM’s current force readiness to meet
the demands of the full range of operations called for in the National Military Strategy.
MILITARY HISTORY
Readiness Officer, USSOCOM, MacDill AFB FL 2004-2006
Student, Air Command and Staff College, Montgomery, AL 2003-2004
Commanding Officer, Naval Reserve Center, Lexington, KY 2001-2003
Staff Operations and Plans Officer, SOCKOR, Seoul, Korea 1999-2001
Student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 1997-1998
Platoon Commander, SEAL Delivery Team Two, Virginia Beach, VA 1995-1997
Platoon Commander, SEAL Team Four, Virginia Beach, VA 1991-1994
Student, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA 1991
Platoon Commander, SEAL Team Three, Coronado, CA 1988-1990
Student, Officer Candidate School, Newport, RI 1988
SEAL Platoon Member, SEAL Team Four, Virginia Beach, VA 1980-1988
Student, basic Underwater Demolition School (BUD/S), Coronado, CA1979-1980
EDUCATION
M.A. Business Administration w/Project Management Concentration, (4.0GPA) (On-going -
Dec 2016)
 Crafted comprehensive business plan for military contractor Advanced Unmanned
Vehicle System (AUVS) entrepreneurial opportunity
 Developed Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) addendum for AUVS opportunity
Southern New Hampshire University
M.A. National Security & Strategic Studies, (3.4GPA) Jun 2004
US Air Command & Staff College, MA
M.S. Defense Analysis, Financial Management, (3.5GPA) Dec 1998
Thesis: Domestic Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction: An Evaluation of Interagency
Response Capabilities (A User’s Guide)
Naval Postgraduate School, MS
B.A., Business Administration, (3.7GPA Magna Cum Laude/Gold Key Award) Jan 1988
Southern New Hampshire College