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