Keaton Lockhart

Created a Startup Indoor Golf Business from the ground up.

Owner/Founder - BirdieBay Golf

(2024-02)

Created a Startup Indoor Golf Business from the ground up.

• Founded and scaled a customer-focused business, leading all aspects of operations including strategic planning, financial management, marketing, and business development.
• Built and implemented standardized operating procedures, employee training programs, and scalable systems that improved operational efficiency and customer experience.
• Developed and executed data-driven marketing and sales strategies that increased customer acquisition, strengthened brand awareness, and drove recurring revenue.
• Recruited, trained, and led cross-functional teams while managing budgets, vendor relationships, and day-to-day operations to consistently achieve business objectives.

Territory Sales Engineer - Camfil

(2021-08 - 2024-02)

• Managed a multi-state sales territory, developing new business while maintaining long-term relationships with commercial, industrial, and institutional customers.
• Sold and specified HVAC filtration, HEPA filtration, and industrial dust collection solutions for manufacturing facilities, healthcare, education, and commercial buildings.
• Performed indoor air quality (IAQ) assessments and HVAC filter surveys to identify opportunities for improved air quality, energy efficiency, and reduced operating costs.
• Consulted with facility managers, engineers, contractors, and distributors to recommend filtration systems tailored to customer applications and compliance requirements.
• Delivered technical presentations and product training on filtration efficiency, MERV ratings, HEPA standards, and best practices for indoor air quality.
• Prepared competitive quotations, proposals, and project specifications for retrofit and new construction opportunities.

Project Engineer

(2020-06 - 2021-08)

Collaborate with engineers, architects, and business owners to determine the specifications of a given project. Negotiate contracts with external vendors to reach profitable agreements. Determine needed resources (manpower, equipment and materials) from start to finish with attention to budgetary limitations

Special Projects Coordinator - Korea - United States Navy - Korea

(2018-11 - 2020-06)

Planned, coordinated, and executed high-level diplomatic visits, ceremonies, and community relation events in the Korean Area of Operation.

Quality Assurance Officer/Assistant Engineer - United States Navy

(2017-06 - 2018-11)

Managed and coordinated the ship's quality assurance program. Supervised four engineering divisions aboard a nuclear submarine, authorizing all operations and maintenance during a major shipyard overhaul.

• Integrated the ship's QA Program into the Navy's training and qualification software (first submarine in the Pacific Fleet to do so); recognized by outside organizations for vastly improving the efficiency of the program.
• Created and led classroom style training on over 30 occasions for topics ranging from nuclear power, tactical execution, and maintenance management, leading to the qualification of 150 sailors.
• Supervised execution of over 100 drills to prepare team to restore propulsion plant malfunctions quickly; ensured team proficiency in nuclear plant operations resulting in outstanding grades on all external inspections.
• Rated number one out of twelve junior officers within the command.

Damage Control Assistant/Main Propulsion Assistant - United States Navy

(2016-03 - 2017-06)

Led divisions of 15 nuclear and conventional mechanics as a newly reporting officer. Managed the training of all submariners on the principles and guidelines for nuclear reactor incidents.

Nuclear Power Student - United States Navy

(2014-07 - 2016-03)

Completed a rigorous course of study and hands-on training to qualify for leadership positions aboard nuclear-powered vessels.

• Naval Prototype School: applied study in the design and operation of mechanical and electrical systems in a nuclear power plant.
• Naval Nuclear Power School: graduate coursework in math, thermodynamics, chemistry, physics, electrical engineering, materials, reactor dynamics, and plant operations.

Lieutenant, Submarines - United States Navy

B.S. - American Politics and Constitutional Law with a concentration in General Engineering - United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland (2014)

MBA - Kelley School of Business (2022 - 2024)