Don Mitchell serves as the Data Center Division Manager for Victaulic. Prior to joining Victaulic, Don Mitchell’s active duty service included qualifications in Submarines and Naval Nuclear Engineer, and roles as Damage Control Assistant, Quality Assurance Officer and Assistant Engineer of the USS Bluefish, SSN-675. Following active duty, Mitchell continued in the Naval Reserves, qualifying as an Engineering Duty Officer and performing program management roles with Naval Surface Weapons Centers in areas of missile system reliability. He retired from reserve duty as a Commander in 2006. Concurrent with his reserve duty service as Naval Engineering Duty Officer, his roles in civilian life included solution delivery roles in the construction materials testing industry as well as leadership roles in data center solution delivery programs for the past 17 years. He has been an active participant and contributor in 7×24 for over 10 years, as well as various other IT Industry organizations. Don has earned degrees in Mechanical Engineering, an MBA and MS in Information Technology, as well as a variety of industry certifications.