Harold Linton

Hal is a Colonel, USAF (Ret) with a diverse background in Program and Project Management, as well as Systems Engineering. Spanning over 33 years, Hal’s career includes directing and coordinating business development activities, managing and controlling IR&D and B&P accounts, serving as capture lead and proposal manager, managing activities in software and systems engineering, intelligence collection, logistics, communications, and program management. He has proven success in translating customer requirements into technical descriptions leading to executable, cost-effective solutions. 

Hal began his career in the famed Musketeer Division of the National Security Agency at Fort Meade, MD. Subsequent assignments included the USAF Electronic Intelligence Squadron in Berlin, Germany, Technical Liaison Officer to the German Air Force in Wiesbaden, Executive Secretary, Scientific Advisory Committee, Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon, Chief, Tactical-Theater C3I Programs Branch, U.S. European Command, in Stuttgart,  Chief, Technology and Engineering Sciences Division at the Warner-Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins AFB, GA, and Chief, Systems Engineering Division, HQ, Air Force Material Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. After retiring from active duty, Hal served 11 years as the Director of Business Development, Program Manager, and Senior Systems Engineer at Kaman Aerospace Corporation, Tucson, AZ. 

With MBDi, Hal is charged with handling all aspects of the Consulting practice including strategic and tactical planning, personnel evaluation, coaching and the MBDi Professional Search/Placement process. 

Hal earned both M.S. and B.S. degrees in Engineering (Electronics) from Arizona State University. He also attended the Air War College and Defense Systems Management College. He is a graduate of the Deming Total Quality Course, is a trained ISO auditor and was the ISO 9001 process manager who led Kaman’s efforts to a successful certification in January 2001. His association membership includes the International Council of Systems Engineering (INCOSE), The Mine Warfare Association (MINWARA), and the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). 

Security Clearance is Top Secret, Special Compartmental Information: Periodic Reinvestigation – SSBI 24 Sep 97.

Speech Topics

 Business Development Leadership: Secrets of the Top 3%

  • Purpose Drive Relationships: How to Generate Immediate Revenue by Developing Long-Term Relationships

  • Character and Ethics in Business Development: How to Use What You Got to Build Trust and Earn Respect

  • Mind Your P's...The Three 3 P's of Business Development: Principles, Purpose, and Process

 Mastering the Art of Business Development

  • Do You Have What It Takes? The 12 Necessary Competencies of Professionals in Business Development

  • Why People Really Buy: The Psychology of First Cause

  • When Winging It Doesn't Work Anymore: The Seven Critical Steps in Every Successful Business Development Process 

 Guaranteeing Revenue Results

  • Stop Recycling Your Sales People: How to Find, Recruit and Hire True Business Development Professionals

  • Coaching the Mental Discipline of Business Development Success: Aligning Goals, Plans, Principles, Values, and Purpose

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Hal travels from Tuscon, AZ

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