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
Systems interoperability
Data connectivity engineering
CAD, CAM, CAE integration Programming solutions
OEM customer service
Data management
Operations supervision
Process management for production
Interoperable data solutions
Technical documentation
Information processing and verification
Automation of tasks
Monitoring tools development Reporting administration Data analytics and visualization
Production system assistance
Timeline
Senior Application Engineer
International Techne Group, Inc. (ITI)
08.2007 - Current
Early Career — Systems & Network Engineering
- 01.2007