BILL HYJEK
I’d like to think that operations is at the core of who I am. That explains why I tend to be more tactically oriented. When I can not be the doer as I was in the Army, I want to make sure I’m providing a service or product that advances the cause of practitioners. As a general theme, I think it’s fair to say that my career has largely been in service to the country; something in which I take great pride. Most of my professional experience was as an active duty military police officer, during which I was able to travel to all the world’s garden spots. I have a bad habit of still using military colloquialisms and now measure my professional success by how often my colleagues use these phrases. I also dabbled with some time on Capitol Hill and with the Department of Homeland Security as a civil servant.
My most important job, however, is as a husband to my beautiful wife Sue and father to three outstanding (though sometimes challenging) boys - Aaron, Nathan and Sean. The way I see it, service to our country is an extension of family care. Any free time I have outside of work and those dreaded hours in commuter traffic, I usually spend playing with the kids, watching them at Tae Kwon Do or running to keep my ticker in working order. I live the movie Groundhog Day. Some might say that’s boring, but I take great comfort in the routine. I’m that guy who goes to the same restaurant and orders the same food, time and again. Hey, at least I’m consistent.
