Our Management Team
Hawk is managed by a team of professionals who have over 150 years of combined experience in the industries we serve. We are senior, recognized experts in our respective disciplines, and we continue to provide hands-on services to our clients. We stay current with industry trends and practices, whether we are providing services directly to our clients or managing the work of other Hawk employees.
Pat McQuillan, Chief Executive Officer
Pat McQuillan
Pat McQuillan is Chief Executive Officer and has over 30 years of experience in the inspection services and technical staffing industry. Pat has extensive international experience serving in a leadership capacity, establishing new offices and winning significant contracts throughout Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Latin America, and Australasia. He has a well-developed knowledge of the inspection services market including project quality, supplier surveillance, pipe mill and coatings inspection, site construction QA/QC, supplier auditing and assessments, and expediting.
Over the course of his career, Pat has managed all aspects of the business including recruitment, human resources, accounting, finance, operations, systems development, project management, sales, marketing and business development, and executive strategy development and implementation.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Penn State and an MBA from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. He is based in Hawk’s Houston office.
Drema Fitzhugh, Corporate Support Manager
Drema Fitzhugh
Drema Fitzhugh is Hawk’s Corporate Support Manager and is based in West Virginia. Her focus is on business development - securing new clients across the Lower 48 for all Hawk divisions. Additional duties include recruitment, client and employee relations, corporate safety and compliance reporting, and overall support to our CEO and management team.
She joined Hawk in 2015 and has over 20 years of industry experience in the areas of business development and management across a variety of geographic markets. She holds a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Houston. She is a proud member of the UAA Project Management Advisory Board and the Independent Oil & Gas Association of West Virginia.
Mike Jens, Senior Advisor
Mike Jens
Mike Jens is Senior Advisor to the CEO and has been with Hawk since 2004. Mike is a registered Mechanical Engineer focused on project and construction management services for both industrial and commercial projects. He is an experienced negotiator who has been instrumental in the resolution of hundreds of construction disputes. He has served as an advocate, a project neutral, a mediator, a construction expert, and a facilitator. He has been very successful in helping parties find equitable solutions to difficult construction problems using alternative dispute-resolution methodologies.
Mike has held bottom-line responsibility for major projects, has performed management consulting assignments to help others improve project delivery processes, and has served as a consultant and troubleshooter on difficult complicated projects. His projects include heavy industrial and civil projects, oil field facilities, commercial and institutional buildings, public works facilities, and transportation/infrastructure projects.
Dave Norton, Senior Advisor
Dave Norton, P.E.
Dave Norton is Senior Advisor to the CEO and has been with Hawk since 2004. He is a registered Civil Engineer and has a long history of experience in the Alaska oil and gas industry. He has lead project teams in support of pipeline project permitting, environmental impact analyses, contingency planning, and development of pipeline integrity management plans.
Dave has been Manager of Engineering for the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS), Commissioner on the state of Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, and head of the Alaska Petroleum Systems Integrity Office. Dave is a graduate of Rice University and has served as a national board member of the U.S. Permafrost Association.
Publications:
Publications: “AN ASSESSMENT OF STATE REGULATORY OVERSIGHT OF PIPELINE SYSTEMS IN ALASKA” (/s/IPC-Paper-2016-64464-final-R2.pdg); 11th International Pipeline Conference 2016, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Chuck Heath, General Manager for Alaska Operations
Chuck Heath
Chuck Heath is General Manager for Alaska Operations. He is tasked with securing new clients and employees, maintaining existing client relationships, and managing day-to-day operations in the Anchorage office.
He previously worked in business development and safety. Prior to those positions, Chuck was a teacher and a coach in the Anchorage and Mat-Su school districts. In addition to those experiences, he worked seasonally as a state of Alaska legislative aide, commercial fisherman, gold miner, and as an environmental technician on the Trans Alaska Pipeline System.
Chuck has a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Idaho. He currently serves on the boards of the Resource Development Council (RDC), Alaska Safety Alliance (ASA), Alaska Resource Education (ARE), the University of Alaska Project Management Advisory Board, and the Alaska Support Industries Alliance. He is a member of the Alaska Minerals Commission and the American Heart Association executive leadership team.
John Ketchum
John Ketchum is Hawk’s Division Manager based in Alaska and is responsible for management of Hawk’s Operations Support (OS) Division, including sales, business development and account management in Alaska and globally. His division is focused on waste management, production optimization, integrated work planning, efficiency improvement, regulatory and environmental compliance, and organizational development.
He is a seasoned business leader with a broad range of technical and professional capabilities developed in a wide variety of leadership roles across a diverse set of ‘green’ and ‘brown’ field operations in Alaska, Asia, and Africa. He has a strong track record of transforming organizations into high-performing teams through building overall team capability and improving work processes and procedures.
John has over 30 years of experience in Alaska and globally, both onshore and offshore. He has a deep understanding of the oilfield and processes that drive improved performance.
John Ketchum, Operations Support Division Manager
