Jim Flock
General Manager, HSM Machine Works / Chairman, Cape Fear Workforce Development Board
As GM of HSM Machine Works
Flock runs a machine shop specializing in manufacturing highly complex, close-tolerance components for fighter jet and military helicopter landing gear parts. As chair of the CFWDB, he helps to lead and set policy for local workforce development infrastructure.
Regularly reads
Modern Machine Shop for work,
National Geographic and
Smithsonian Magazine for pleasure.
Favorite websites: “
MMSonline is a great resource for people in the manufacturing industry for tips and troubleshooting.” Also regularly visits
Popphoto.com for photo ideas and tips.
TV channels and shows: “Probably typical for someone of my age, my go-to channels when watching TV are the
History and
Smithsonian channels. I particularly enjoy the shows
Forbidden History and
Air Disasters.” On the series
Shogun, he writes, “If you need to spend 15 hours or so watching TV, invest it in this show. You won’t regret it.”
Favorite authors include
James Michener and
James Clavell. “I also read a fair amount of true crime novels and highly recommend
Bill O’Reilly’s books
Killing Kennedy and
Killing Lincoln. This one is maybe a surprise: A dear friend convinced me to try
Jane Austen, and, well,
Pride and Prejudice is something that I couldn’t put down.”
Go-to apps:
Flipboard daily for news, sports and mindless scrolling. Others include
Samsung Health,
WECT and
LinkedIn.
