Electronics, mechanical and software engineering are all part of Gary Hinkle’s background, working in design and management of communication equipment, industrial controls, telemetry systems, consumer audio, avionics, computers, test & measurement, among other industries. Today, he’s principal consultant at Auxilium, a company he founded in 2002 to help engineering-oriented businesses increase productivity.

Throughout his career Gary has worked with thousands of managers and engineers at hundreds of companies – leading projects and teams, helping to improve processes, and helping technical leaders develop leadership and management competencies. Much of Gary’s knowledge comes from working directly with customers and learning from them. He has experienced what works and what doesn’t work within hundreds of businesses. Consulting clients and participants in his workshops benefit from this experience.

Gary’s proficiency as a workshop leader comes from facilitating hundreds of public workshops across the U.S. and internationally; and onsite workshops at engineering-oriented companies such as Intel, Boeing, Microsoft, Texas Instruments, Otis Elevator, Yamaha, Qualcomm, and many others. His experience as an engineer, manager, executive, business owner, consultant, course developer, and instructor is invaluable to his customers.

Prior to founding Auxilium, Gary’s served at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) as the technical lead for the $40 million CTS-ICE program developing a portable computer-based system for U.S. Army vehicle diagnostics. This project was completed in nine months instead of the typical 2-3 years for this type of project.

At PlantCML (now Airbus DS Communications) Gary led the development of high-reliability systems used for 9-1-1 call processing. At Tektronix he led engineering teams developing state-of-the-art test & measurement instruments, including the world’s best-selling oscilloscope product line. Gary also directed engineering at what is now Laird Technologies, developing wireless control and telemetry products for heavy industrial applications where safety and reliability are critical.

Recently Gary led the successful turn-around of a premium brand consumer electronics company’s product development organization. His project management experience includes projects involving electronic/software product development, process improvements, product quality improvements, business start-up, training program development, and organizational restructuring.

Gary regularly contributes articles about R&D productivity and engineering leadership to IEEE-USA, the International Society for Optical Engineering, and the Engineering Momentum e-zine. He serves in a variety of leadership roles for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Outside of work Gary enjoys time with family, spiritual growth, leisure travel, road trips, reading, cooking, fishing, hiking, camping, and the never-ending journey of life-long learning.