Stephen Hawkins

TECHNOLOGY LEADER · ENTREPRENEUR · BUILDER

Turning complicated problems into practical solutions.

I'm Stephen Hawkins. For more than 25 years, I've connected people, processes, and technology to solve real operational problems—from enterprise programs to the businesses and software I build today.

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Technical program leadership · Systems integration · Operations

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$16M

Program portfolio managed at IBM.

300K+

Workstations impacted by enterprise initiatives at IBM.

18 Years

Church AV and live-production leadership.

A PRACTICAL WAY FORWARD

01 UNDERSTAND

Start with the real problem.

People, priorities, and the work itself.

02 CONNECT

Bring the pieces together.

Teams, information, and existing systems.

03 DELIVER

Build a practical path forward.

Clear ownership. Measurable milestones.

04 VERIFY

Check that it actually works.

Real outcomes, tested in the real world.

EXPERIENCE WITH RANGE

Enterprise discipline.
A builder's perspective.

I've led large technology programs, supported independent business owners, and operated a manufacturing business. Each experience keeps my technical work connected to people and practical results.

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Make the path clear.

Translate business priorities into scope, milestones, owners, budgets, and a delivery rhythm that teams can sustain.

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Make the pieces work together.

Connect applications, equipment, and information through APIs, software delivery, and thoughtful architecture.

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Make it useful in practice.

Keep customer needs, operator confidence, quality, and day-to-day execution at the center of the solution.

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CURRENT WORK

Built from firsthand experience.

Production Assist is one expression of the same work I've done throughout my career: help people manage complicated systems with greater clarity.

In development

Production Assist

Software developed by Captain Hawk LLC.

A unified live-production control and automation platform integrating Blackmagic ATEM, OBS Studio, and ProPresenter. It brings my enterprise systems experience and years in live AV production into one practical software project.

  • API and WebSocket integration across production systems.
  • Selected voice-controlled workflows physically validated.
  • Operator safeguards and equipment-state verification.
  • Broader AI-assisted capabilities under development.
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CONCEPTUAL SYSTEM INTEGRATION
Production AssistControl · automation · verification
Blackmagic ATEMVideo switching
OBS StudioStreaming and scenes
ProPresenterPresentations
Confirm the command. Verify the outcome.

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HOW I WORK

Useful beats impressive.

A good system is defined by how confidently people can use it.

Start with the operator.

Understand the person, the real job, and the constraints before choosing the technology.

Connect what already works.

Better integration and better information can make familiar tools much more useful.

Verify the outcome.

Confidence in automation comes from checking the result, especially when the stakes are live.

LET’S CONNECT

Have a worthwhile problem to solve?

Technology leadership, practical software, operations, and partnerships. I'm interested in work where those come together.

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