Hink Communications & Consulting
Frederick B. Hink

Organizations, regardless of charter, must possess a high level of integrity to succeed. An organization must also be willing to periodically reexamine its purpose and reassess its strategy for success. If your organization’s approach seems stale, Fred Hink can deliver timely, concise, and strategic plans for success. Whether consulting with Fortune 500 companies, small start-ups or even political groups, Hink has produced eye-opening alternatives to inject new life into static groups.
Mr. Hink has built a unique expertise focused on strategic alternatives and charting a course to achieve success. Spanning 23 years, he gained exceptional experience in public relations, marketing, and grassroots development and has the proven track record to work comfortably and seamlessly with industry executives and political leaders as well as the boiler plate technician and the disenfranchised voter. His understanding of the complexities that face organizations in fast developing markets and public opinion provides swift results and has saved organizations from painful and deadly missteps. So, if you have concerns about the future course of your group, Fred Hink is a good fit with your needs.

Marketing and Public Relations Specialist

Hink Consulting & Communications (1993 – present) Principal

  • Various Projects for Oil & Gas sector; Business Analysis; Business Start-up and Business Planning

Warlick International, Inc. (1993 – 1998; 1999 – 2000) Sr. Executive Projects Manager

  • Executive Manager of data collection staff

  • Lead Author of Intelligence Products (more than 100 projects for Fortune 500 and other companies in Upstream, Midstream, and Downstream Petroleum Industry; Oilfield Service and Supply Industry; Industrial Information Technology firms; Engineering and Construction Firms; Environmental Engineering Firms; Industrial Manufacturing; Electric and Natural Gas distribution and manufacturing; others)

  • Executive Management of Primary Projects for Public Relations Strategies; Market Studies; Image/Performance Studies; Strategic Analysis; Feasibility Studies; Market Introduction and New Products; Business Combination; Marketing Counsel; Due Diligence; Litigation Support (Representative list of Clients available upon request)

  • Lead Client Presentations; Presentations to Client’s Board of Directors

  • Lead Liaison with Clients and Market Participants in Europe, Asia, Australia, Southeast Asia, Middle East, and South America

ML Payton Consults, Inc. (1998 – 1999) Projects Manager; Oil & Gas Sector Director

  • Project Manager for Fortune 500 companies in various industries

  • Coordinated marketing efforts to the Oil & Gas Industry

Texas A&M University – College Station, Office of International Programs (1990 – 1992) Internal/External Public Relations

  • Responsible for information collection and presentation; liaised with academic Colleges, international organizations and governments; diplomatic support

Dun & Bradstreet – Energy Information Systems (1989 – 1990) Manager, Data Collection and Database

  • Managed surveyors and assured integrity of database

Energy Planning Inc. (1987 – 1989) Commodities  Analyst

  • Interviews with industrial natural gas users in anticipation of natural gas deregulation

Houston Post (1986 – 1987) Assistant to the Editorial Board

  • Secondary interviews, information gathering , fact checking, managing photography database

Education: Texas A&M University – College Station

  • B.S. Political Science; minors in English and History

References are available upon request.