Robert R. Paulk

Captain Paulk, a 1984 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, retired in 2014 after 30 years of Active and Reserve naval service that culminated with three decorated command and overseas combat tours (2007-2012) in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates. In his private career, he has held numerous senior leadership positions in both large national and regional private businesses and non-profit organizations.

Recently, he served as Pogue Construction’s Chief Operations Officer (COO), a $600 million general contractor located in McKinney, TX. During his 6 years as COO he led multiple key reorganization and staffing initiatives, corrected project on-time completion performance, and helped drive record annual revenues and profit in 2018, 2019, and 2020. Concurrently, Pogue Construction received regional and national recognition for construction volume and as a “best place to work.”

Bob’s success is attributed to skills that develop, motivate, and lead cross-functional teams. He strongly believes that “people are any organization’s greatest asset” and demonstrates a “can do” attitude that permeates throughout any organization. Portraying a servant leadership style takes strong strategic planning, a comprehensive road map for success, and exhaustive follow through with successful execution. 

Married for over 30 years to his high school sweetheart, the former Linda Spragins, who serves as President/CEO of Sky Ranch. They reside in Plano, TX.