Rick is an accomplished Project Management professional and former Director of Information Technology (IT) Programs, Lockheed Martin Corporation. In that capacity, he provided oversight for various Programs and Projects for the corporation, managing a team of qualified Project Managers specializing in the delivery of IT products and solutions. Mr. Hernandez is known as a whole systems thinker, with broad technical expertise, who excels in end-to-end systems engineering by tightly integrating people, processes and technology into design solutions. Noteworthy, was his selection as the “go-to” Project Manager when Lockheed Martin needed to rebuild their entire messaging system, network, and security infrastructure for 120,000 employees world-wide. Also known for his ability to identify and build organizational talent, Rick’s expertise was recently leveraged to create a more consistent identification and selection process for future IT Project Managers at Lockheed Martin, leading to a more comprehensive Program Manager’s qualification, training and mentoring process. Rick holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from Florida Southern College (Summa Cum Laude), and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida. He is the recipient of numerous Leadership and Management Excellence awards from Lockheed Martin and the US Army, and is an active member of the Project Management Institute (PMI).Mr. Hernandez has served on several boards in his community including: the Board of Overseers, Rollins College MBA Program (Roy E. Crummer Graduate School of Business), Central Florida YMCA Achievers, Sanford Crisis Pregnancy Center, and the Hispanic Leadership Council—Lockheed Martin Corporation.Before joining Lockheed Martin, (then Martin Marietta), Rick served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Field Artillery. He has two children and lives with his wife in Port Saint Lucie, Florida.Specialties: • Project Management• PM Identification & Talent Management• Systems Engineering• Financial Management • Strategy Execution• Subcontract Management• Virtual Team Management
Listed skills include Project Management, Program Management, Strategic Planning, Process Improvement, and 12 others.