Focused on connecting users from the military, government labs, and research institutions with subsea technology for use in underwater vehicles, hydraulic laboratories, oceanography, coastal engineering, marine science, and fisheries.

Hefring Engineering is a research and development company with startup DNA. We have taken years of oceanographic engineering experience and expertise and combined them with decisive focus on solving a few key problems, which can significantly broaden our understanding of the world’s oceans.

Hand selected and soley responsible for recruiting, interviewing, selecting, contracting, and developing men and women from 27 colleges to be Officers in the US Marine Corps. Contracts were for pilots, lawyers, and 25 types of ground positions. Was awarded Officer Recruiter of the Year for consecutive years. Ranked in the Top 3 out of 76 in the nation for all 3 years by Commanding General.

Directed a program that improved relations through project management with local governments, schools, community members, non-profit organizations, and the media in Southern California to promote the interests of a Marine Aircraft Group comprised of 9 sub units and 4,500 Marines. Created a new community outreach program for children in elementary school where Marines earned volunteer hours for conducting exercises with kids twice a week after they cut their PE programs from the school. Developed multiple business relationships and oversaw numerous contracts with outside vendors adhering to DFAR/FAR.

Flew in multi-aircraft combat and combat support flight missions and monitored the status and operations of 58 rotary wing aircraft on a daily basis. Planned, executed, and oversaw more than 300 projects with international participants and cross functional teams in a combat environment. Facilitated the movement of 3M lbs of cargo and 38,000 Marines in Afghanistan.

Planned and executed both day and night training flights resulting in over 700 flight hours with a 100% safety rate. Deployed to the Middle East and participated in numerous joint and multinational exercises. Led the Communications and IT Department for the Squadron which consisted of maintaining over 100 assets that were both classified and unclassified. Directed the information assurance awareness training as well as taught other cyber security best practices. This led to zero incidents and 100% detection.