STEPHEN F. HINMAN
San Antonio, FL 33576
585-***-**** (Cell)
EDUCATION
BS (Physics) – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Graduate Courses in Optics and Statistics – University of Rochester and Rochester Inst. of Technology
Basic Accounting Course – Monroe Community College
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Eastman Kodak – Rochester, NY
Department Head of several units in Kodak’s optics manufacturing division, including Lens Assembly, Optical Coating, Plastic Lens Molding, Precision Glass Molding, Mechanized Lens Assembly, and Special Optics Fabrication. Supervised as many as 400 employees with an annual operating budget of several million dollars. These departments fabricated lenses and lens assemblies from a few millimeters to over six feet in diameter at production volumes from one of a kind to over a million per month. Led teams of engineers and technicians to increase production, improve quality, and reduce costs. Project Manager for a spare Primary Mirror for the Hubble Space Telescope. This mirror is now in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC.
University of Arizona – Tucson, Az
Managed Steward Observatory Mirror Laboratory, a world-class facility involved in casting, grinding, and polishing the world’s largest glass mirrors for ground-based telescopes. Supervised engineers and technicians in mold assembly, casting, grinding, and polishing of large glass mirrors. Wrote proposals for multi-million dollar contracts for the production of mirrors ranging in diameter up to 8.4 meters that took many years to complete at a cost of nearly ten million dollars each.
University of Rochester – Rochester, NY
Project Manager at the Center for Optics Manufacturing. Responsible for the development of processes and equipment for high precision fabrication of aspherical lenses. Wrote monthly progress reports on many government contracts.
Frank Gervasi, CPA, Thomas Petrella, CPA, and Hufsmith & Associates, CPA’s – Rochester, NY area
Income Tax Preparer for a variety of individual clients, small businesses, estates, and trusts. Prepared thousands of tax returns using UltraTax software, both federal and multiple states, as well as extensions and amendments over a 15-year span for high-income clients. Prepared all schedules, including A, B, C, D, E, and F, as well as forms for various tax credits, deductions, and penalties. Trained other employees and reviewed their work.
SKILLS
General knowledge of the practical application of mathematics and physics in the real world. Highly analytical – able to research virtually any topic on the Internet.
Computer literate in a variety of applications, including, but not limited to, MS Windows, MS Excel, MS Word, Google Chrome, Quicken, QuickBooks, and all modules of UltraTax software (1040, Fixed Asset, Accounting, Planner, etc.)
Have vast experience in supervising and training others and presenting proposals and technical information to large audiences. Have fine command of spelling and grammar. Am a perfectionist who prides himself on attention to details.
GOLF MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
PENFIELD COUNTRY CLUB – Penfield, NY
Served on the Penfield CC Board of Directors for nine years. Part of my duties included chairmanship of the Golf Committee and the Greens & Grounds Committee.
ROCHESTER DISTRICT GOLF ASSOCIATION – Rochester, NY
The RDGA covered a 9-county region in Western, NY with a population of several million people and 64 member clubs. The RDGA administered over 25 tournaments each year. I was trained to officiate these events, having attended two PGA Rules Schools as part of my training. Served on the RDGA Board of Directors for seven years as Treasurer.
TAMPA BAY GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
Served on TBGCC Golf Committee for four years as Handicap Chairman. Put together analysis of TBGCC hole handicaps and headed group to make changes to hole ratings. Served as President of the TBGCC Men’s Golf Association.
COMPETITION EXPERIENCE
Club Championships
Watkins Glen, NY Golf Club - 1962 & 1963
Penfield, NY CC – 1983, 1988, 1991, & 1996
El Conquistador CC, Tucson, AZ – 1992 & 1993
Royal Oaks CC, Ocala, FL – 2014 & 2015
Tampa Bay Golf & CC, San Antonio, FL – 2018
Rochester, NY District Championships
RDGA Senior Champion – 2001
RDGA Super Senior Champion – 2011, 2012, 2013