Ward Hindman

F-22 Sustainment Modernization Integration and Proposal Management Team Leader

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

About

Fighter pilot by experience and attitude. Very broad experience in aerospace. Managed a design team developing an ICBM; taught military flying in the air and the classroom. Sat alert in charge of a crew loaded and briefed to perform nuclear strike. Designed and wrote the specifications for a suite of cockpit engine instruments. Wrote software and spent years in charge of software test. Performed all the "ilities" IAW 1388-2B (reliability, maintainability, safety, diagnostics, human factors, etc.) Many years of experience writing and managing proposals. Specialties: Proposal development including statments of work and estimates, relibility, maintainability, diagnostics, safety, human factors, specification and requirements development, software test, etc.

Experience

  • Permanently Retired at None
    Aug 2016 - Present · 10 yrs

    Puttering around the house and traveling.

  • Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (24 yrs 6 mos)
    • System Engineer Senior Staff and Proposal Team Leader
      May 2010 - Present · 16 yrs 3 mos

      Oversee the Moderization proposal inputs for all the IPTs in the F-22 Sustainment Division. Back up for the IPT Senior Manager.

    • Systems Engineer Sr Stf
      Feb 2002 - Present · 24 yrs 6 mos

      Oversee the modernization proposal inputs for the Sustainment Division (Tier II) of the F-22 Program. Establised a program to measurably improve the quality of the proposal inputs. Recent accomplishments: Certified Program Manager Level I and Green Belt.

  • Acting Senior Manager of the F-22 Sustainment Modernization Integration and Proposal Management Team at Lockheed-Martin Aeronautics
    Sep 2009 - Jun 2010 · 10 mos

    Acting Senior Manager for the F-22 Sustainment Modernization Integration and Proposal Management IPT. This IPT provides management and integration for Modernization programs such as Increment 3.1 and Common Configuration. These programs represent billions of dollars in Lockheed Martin business.

  • Howell Instruments (7 yrs 3 mos)
    • Supervisor Technical Publications
      Oct 2000 - Nov 2001 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Supervised team of 4 people. Team writes technical publications from operations manuals for high tech test equipment to sales brochures, military TOs, and interactive maintenance programs. Personally wrote software test procedures, specifications, hardware test procedures, FMECAs, FAA documentation for flight critical software, etc.

    • Supervisor Software Test
      Sep 1994 - Nov 2001 · 7 yrs 3 mos

      Write specifications for turbine engine test equipment, turbine engine cockpit instrumentation, and engine monitor and warning systems. Write and perform software test procedures. Supervise assigned personnel performing S/W test procedures. Develop company quality plans and procedures to qualify FAA flight critical S/W.

  • Maintainability Engineer at Menasco Landing Gear
    1992 - 1994 · 2 yrs

    Performed reliability, maintainability, safety, human factors, diagnostics and health management, etc. Wrote maintenance task analyses, maintained the logistic support database using SLIC 2B.