Political Leader/Activist (2003 – Present)
Public Relations - Live and source interviews with International, National, State and Local Media outlets; Coordination of Research; Media Relations
- NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation; CBS Evening News with Katie Couric; ABC Good Morning America; CBS Radio Network; FoxNews.com; New York Times; The Washington Times; People Magazine; Houston Chronicle; Dallas Morning News; Fort Worth Star-Telegram; San Antonio Express; Austin-American Statesman; KHOU Houston; KPRC Houston; KTRK Houston; KRIV Houston; KHWB Houston; KUHT/PBS – the connection; KTRK 950 Radio Houston; KTRH 740 Houston; KSEV 700 Houston (Samples of on-air interviews, print media interviews, published articles available upon request)
Political Leadership
- Two-time Candidate Katy ISD Board of Trustees
- Elected to Republican Party of Fort Bend County Precinct Chairman
- Appointed Election Judge by Fort Bend County Commissioners Court
- Member, Republican Party of Fort Bend County Executive Leadership Council
Political Action And Grassroots Organization
Texas Zero Tolerance – Statewide Parental Rights Activist Organization
- Founder and Executive Director – Public Relations; Grassroots Director; Lobbyist to Texas State Legislature and Governor’s Office; Liaison with State and National Organizations; Established and Maintained website
Katy Citizen Watchdogs - Taxpayers Advocate Organization
- Media Coordinator; Executive Leadership Council; Research Coordinator; Political Manager
Katy Zero Tolerance – Parental Rights Activist Organization
- President – Public Relations; Grassroots Director; Lobbyist to Texas State Legislature and Governor’s Office; Liaison with State and National Organizations; Established and Maintained website
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
- 1985 - B.S. Political Science; minors in English and History
Memorial Sr. High - Houston (1978 - 1981)
Eagle Scout, volunteer, coaching, kind of a cool guy - unless you speak with his kids
Rick Perry (Gov. Texas); overweight-guy with glasses; Fred Hink; former Senator Jon Lindsay
Fred Hink, 46, is an author of numerous articles, hundreds of research studies, and considered an expert on public school disciplinary reform. He has been a guest lecturer on school discipline and political policies. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Political Science and minors in History and English.
Currently he is working on three projects: Zero Tolerance: Outlawing Childhood; The Political Football: Restructuring Known Political Spectrums; and, The Caribbean Affair – a story of murder and intrigue.
He currently resides in suburban Houston with his wife, Kirsten, and two children – Christina, sophomore in college; Harrison, senior in high school.
