Mr. Hingtgen serves as the Innovation Hub Chief in the Chief Technology Office (CTO) of the United States Department of Agriculture. In this role, he is responsible for managing the innovation process inside USDA, identifies strategies, business opportunities and new technologies and then develops new capabilities and architectures with partners, to serve those opportunities.

Prior to his tenure at the CTO, Mr. Hingtgen served as the Branch Chief for the United States Department of Agriculture - Rural Development (USDA-RD) in the Solution Delivery Division. In this role he manages a team of government application software developers. In addition, he also concurrently served as the Branch Chief for the Data Engineering branch for a period of 7 months.

Before USDA-RD , Mr. Hingtgen served as the Software Team Chief for the Defense Contract Management Agency’s (DCMA) Phoenix Contract Management Office (CMO). DCMA provides contract administration services for the Department of Defense, other federal organizations, and international partners, and is an essential part of the acquisition process from pre-award to sustainment. Mr. Hingtgen served DCMA for over 10 years in numerous areas pertaining to defense contract administration at both the field and headquarters staff level.

Mr. Hingtgen specializes in information technology, software acquisition management, and quality assurance. Within his tenure at DCMA, as the Mobility Program Manager, he oversaw the planning, implementation, and execution of the agency’s strategic vision for mobility in support of DCMA’s 13,000+ personnel. Mr. Hingtgen also led the Department of Defense and DCMA efforts, together with U.S. Customs, in creating an Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) system Single Window concept to streamline import and export reporting between 39 government agencies and associated trade partners.

Mr. Hingtgen’s military experience includes serving as a Non-Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. Mr. Hingtgen’s civilian deployment experience includes serving as a Quality Assurance Specialist for DCMA’s Contingency Contract Administration Support (CCAS) during Operation Enduring Freedom in 2012. During his deployment, he provided contractor oversight for the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP). Mr. Hingtgen was recognized for his efforts and received the Exceptional Civilian Service award for diligence and attention to detail for the prevention of food borne illness, and significant contractor oversight for frequent power distribution problems that plagued his area of operation.

Mr. Hingtgen earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and B.S. in Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Phoenix. He is also a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program from Graduate School USA.