Stephen Lehocky
Chief Operating Officer (COO) ITAR Empowered Official (EO)
McKinney, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolStephen Lehocky is a seasoned operations and manufacturing executive with over 20 years of experience stabilizing and scaling regulated aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial organizations. As COO and ITAR Empowered Official, he combines legal accountability for export compliance with hands-on ownership of quality and regulatory systems (AS9100D, ISO 13485, FDA, UL) to ensure audit readiness and customer confidence. He excels at operating in the white space between functions—bridging engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality—to align operational decisions with P&L and cash flow outcomes. Known for restoring execution discipline during disruption (COVID-era supply shocks, workforce volatility, shifting regulations), he builds durable operating systems and measurable KPIs that sustain performance in constrained environments. A frequent customer-facing executive, he supports late-stage sales, contract negotiation, and program escalation while partnering with ownership and legal to manage risk and recover revenue. His background includes federal and heavy-manufacturing roles (supporting the U.S. Army, FAA, USPS) and a rare combination of Master Black Belt–level process rigor with hands-on production leadership.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
PhD Industrial Engineering, Human Factors Engineering and Safety, PhD Industrial Engineering, Human Factors Engineering and Safety at The University of Texas at ArlingtonBS, Mechanical Engineering, BS, Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Strategy and Finance, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Strategy and Finance at California State University-Dominguez Hills
Github Skills (2)
react5
javascript4
Github contributions (1)
mhsengineering/mhsengineering.github.io
Nov 2015 - Sep 2017
Contributions:61 commits, 46 PRs, 41 pushes in 1 year 10 months
reactjsjavascriptreactengineering
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