Donald C. Winter

Donald C. Winter

Donald C. Winter (born June 15, 1948 in Brooklyn , New York ) is an American civil servant. He served from January 31, 2006 until his resignation on March 13, 2009, the office of United States Secretary of the Navy ( United States Secretary of the Navy ).

Career

In 1969, Winter graduated from the University of Rochester with a degree in physics . In 1972 he wrote his doctoral thesis, also on physics. Then TRW hired him , where he worked with lasers. In 1980 Winter received a three-year contract with DARPA . There he was busy with the Strategic Defense Initiative . Winter returned to TRW in 1982.

Winter became Chief Executive Officer of the Systems division, and after the takeover by Northrop Grumman , he moved to the board of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems . In May 2005, US President George W. Bush appointed him head of the naval office ; the official assumption of office took place in January of the following year.

Private

He has been married to Linda Jo Engel since June 15, 1969 and has two sons.

Web links

Commons : Donald C. Winter  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Biography on navy.mil (Engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} www.gpo.gov