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About Mike
2020 Campaign
Employment History
Mike's 1st Term
Voting Record
Key Accomplishments
Mike's Media
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MIKE DONOVAN
Proven Leadership, Fiscal Management,
and Collaborative Problem-Solving
PROVEN LEADERSHIP
30-Year Navy Career, Retired Captain
(O-6)
Nuclear Propulsion Surface Line Officer (active duty); Naval Sea Systems Command,
Ship System Design Manager (active duty)
Engineering Duty Officer: Two Executive Officer and three Commanding Officer Assignments (reserves)
Retired Corporate Executive
(
33 years at
Solar Turbines Incorporated, a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc.)
Director, Product Development
Director, Corporate Quality and Process Improvement
Manager, Marine Business
FISCAL MANAGEMENT
Corporate:
Managed operational budgets ($10M+), capital budgets ($50M+), and product development budgets ($100M+)
Navy:
Managed ship design contracts ($5M+)
COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING
Supervised departments of 100+ employees
Trained in 6 Sigma, leading cross-functional teams in process improvement
EDUCATION:
MS, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, MIT
BS, Naval Architecture, US Naval Academy
Graduate-level studies: US Naval Nuclear Power Program; certified as Chief Engineer for nuclear-powered ships
Registered Professional Engineer, CA and VA
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