Hugh M. Martin, Project Manager
Chicago, IL

Hugh Martin is a highly experienced business consultant with more than twenty-five years providing business development, marketing, and strategic planning advisory services for clients and employers ranging from small business owners to Fortune 500 corporations. His industry expertise includes Healthcare, Energy, Information Technology, Food & Beverage, Consumer Goods, Internet, Chemicals, Manufacturing & Distribution, and Agribusiness.  Mr Martin began his professional career as a financial analyst for Ryder System, Inc., followed by planning positions at Griffith Laboratories Worldwide and consulting and teaching roles at Imperial College London. At Praxair, a major supplier of specialty chemical products and services to numerous industrial and commercial markets, Mr. Martin was responsible for marketing and business development for a $150 million business unit and managing the technology portfolio for a $750 million global business unit. Following Praxair, Mr. Martin served as Director of Marketing and Business Development for the Gas Technology Institute, a provider of technical and R&D services to firms in the energy market. More recently, Mr. Martin opened his own consulting practice to provide competitive intelligence, market research, strategic planning, and business development for clients including Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Praxair, DuPont, Terex, Abbott, Baxter, Hitachi, Bausch & Lomb, Thermal Ceramics, Tyco Healthcare, Elekta, and C.R. Bard.

Mr. Martin is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), in addition, he holds a Master’s of Business Administration degree in Marketing & Finance from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Oberlin College.