Mark Hopkins
Middleton,ID
Summary
Senior Application Engineer with three decades of expertise in developing and integrating critical software systems for enterprise and defense applications. Established as a trusted subject matter expert for Boeing and U.S. defense customers, optimizing production systems for military use. Recognized for in-depth knowledge of proprietary technologies and a commitment to maintaining high standards of system reliability and automation.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Application Engineer
International Techne Group, Inc. (ITI)
08.2007 - Current
- Senior technical contributor for proprietary ITI interoperability software used to translate, validate, and exchange engineering data across multiple CAD/CAM/CAE platforms (including CATIA, SolidWorks, and others).
- Supported production systems used by Boeing and U.S. government customers, including the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force, operating under strict data integrity, traceability, and reliability requirements.
- Owned workflows processing tens of thousands of engineering data packages, ensuring consistent ingestion, validation, and delivery across long-running production efforts.
- Built automation scripts and tooling to manage data processing, quality checks, progress tracking, and reporting, reducing manual effort and improving operational consistency.
- Served as primary SME for OEM customers, providing hands-on expertise in system-to-system data translation, data comparison, and validation logic.
- Designed and developed a web-based internal application that unified multiple backend systems into a single administrative interface for executing workflows, monitoring throughput, and generating reports; the system remains in active production use.
- Recognized by Boeing for technical reliability and depth of system knowledge, contributing to the award of an expanded support contract to retain continued access to specialized expertise.
- Acted as long-term technical continuity for proprietary systems, bridging internal engineering teams, OEM stakeholders, and production operations.
Early Career — Systems & Network Engineering
- 01.2007
- Progressed from enterprise Windows deployment and upgrade roles into senior systems and network engineering positions.
- Held technical lead and management responsibilities for systems and network operations in large enterprise environments.
Skills
Proprietary systems administration
Timeline
Senior Application Engineer
International Techne Group, Inc. (ITI)
08.2007 - Current
Early Career — Systems & Network Engineering
- 01.2007