The team at Hoagland Management & Consulting LLC (HMC) consists of a group of seasoned professionals with deep expertise across various industries, including aerospace, defense, manufacturing, technology, telecom, and others. Their collective experience spans executive-level management, learn-your-way-in program design, innovation, product development, business development, program management, engineering, operations, supply chain, and quality. Many team members have held leadership roles in Fortune 500 companies and bring a global perspective, having worked internationally and led projects and teams across diverse markets and regions. Our flexibility and hands-on approach ensure we can quickly adapt to client needs, offering strategic insights that create long-term value without the overhead and rigidity of larger firms. HMC is recognized for delivering tailored, high-impact solutions that drive profitable growth, operational excellence, organizational improvements, and help clients with critical transitions and transformations.

Our Team

  • Michael V. Hoagland

    Managing Partner & Principal Consultant
    Michael Hoagland is a strategic business leader with extensive global experience in the aerospace, defense, industrial, and sensor industries.  Prior to founding Hoagland Management & Consulting...

  • Dean S. Jorgensen

    Principal Consultant & Associate Partner
    Dean Jorgensen is a highly experienced business development and operations executive and entrepreneur with extensive management experience in the defense, aerospace, aviation, maritime...

  • Scott D. Welsby

    Senior Consultant

    Scott D. Welsby is a multi-dimensional mechanical engineer known for his exceptional ability in leading teams toward the development of innovative and practical product solutions..

  • Dean Sperry

    Senior Consultant

    Dean brings over thirty years of experience in B2B product management, finance, and marketing, specializing in identifying and seizing new market opportunities across various industries...

  • Nat Kuppuraj

    Senior Consultant

    Nat Kuppuraj brings over three decades of expertise in the multinational manufacturing industry having worked for Fortune 500 companies such as Northrop Grumman, Kaman Aerospace...

  • Ben Blackburn

    Senior Consultant

    Ben Blackburn is a seasoned Market Development and Business Operations leader with over 30 years of experience in identifying and penetrating untapped global markets in telecommunications...

  • Anthony Cardinale

    Senior Consultant

    Anthony Cardinale is a seasoned supply chain expert with over 35 years of experience in high-tech manufacturing and supply chain management across the Aerospace, Electronics, Optics...

  • John W. Navan

    Senior Consultant

    John Navan is a business professional with extensive domestic and international managerial experience, inclusive of five years living and working as an expat in Goa India, where he led a successful...

  • Gary G. Shuster

    Senior Consultant

    Gary Shuster is an accomplished and results-oriented professional specializing in program and contract management in the Aerospace and Defense industry. He has worked for Fortune 500 OEMs...

  • Rick Mangone

    Rick Mangone

    Senior Consultant

    Rick Mangone is a highly accomplished and results-driven global leader with expertise in Quality, Continuous Improvement, Facilities, and Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S)...