Donald S. (Don) Pickard

7781 SE Lucida Lane
Hobe Sound, FL 33455
(772) 288-0748

Currently:

• President, Martin County Taxpayers Assn.:
• Vice Chairman, Martin County Impact Fee Committee

Previous local volunteer positions:

• President, Lost Lake POA: 2000 – 2008
• President, Seabranch Blvd. Master Maintenance Assn.: 2000-2007

Retired from:

• Pickard and Associates, and Arinco USA, LLC; personally owned companies that provided Technology and Marketing support to US and foreign governments and corporations; in 2001.

• Lockheed Martin Corp. in 1996 as Division Vice President, Lockheed Martin Fairchild Defense Systems, Syosset, NY

• Vice President, Business and Technology Development 1990 – 1993
• Director, Advanced Technology Development 1988 – 1990
• Manager, Advanced Programs 1986 – 1988

• The US Air Force in 1986 after 26+ years military service as a USN Enlisted member and USAF Officer, Commander and pilot.

• Director of Operations and Combat Tactics (Colonel), Tactical Air Warfare Center, Eglin AFB, FL. 1985 – 86.
• Graduate, Air War College, 1984
• Commander, 1st TRS, The largest tactical (Fighter/Reconnaissance) flying unit in Europe, 1981-83
• Graduate, Air Command and Staff College, 1978
• USAF Command Pilot with 5000+ hours of jet fighter/instructor time including 400+ combat hours. Aircraft flown include: F-16, F/RF-4, F-5, F/RF-101, T-33, T-38, T-39
• Decorations include: 5 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 14 Air Medals, 14 other US Military/Government and 3 Foreign Decorations

Other Relevant Data:

• Entered military service from my hometown of Winston-Salem, NC, 1958.
• Graduate, Industrial Engineering / Management, NC State University, 1965.
• Post Graduate Engineering Labs, NC State University, 1965
• Graduate work, Business Admin., Auburn University, 1978
• Graduate work, Business Admin., Golden Gate University, 1979-80
• 500+ civilian flight hours. Rated as a Multi - Engine and Type – Rated Commercial Pilot
• My wife, Mary J. (Midge) Pickard, hails from Long Island, NY. We have four children and four grandsons currently residing in King, NC; Goldsboro, NC; Wilmington, NC; and Los Angles, CA.