Douglas Burton, senior lecturer and retired commander, U.S. Navy, earned a B.S. in aerospace engineering from the United States Naval Academy (1985), an M.S. in operations research from the Naval Postgraduate School (1993) and an M.A. in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College (2001). During 33 years of service in the U.S. Navy, Doug was designated as a naval aviator (1986), then aircraft commander for light airborne multi-purpose system (LAMPS) SH-2F (Sea Sprite) and SH-60B (Sea Hawk) helicopters operating from frigates, destroyers and cruisers. His deployments included Operations Earnest Will, Desert Shield, Iraqi Freedom, and Enduring Freedom. Mr. Burton retired from the U.S. Navy on 1 June 2013, after serving in assignments that included LAMPS officer in charge, LAMPS squadron maintenance officer, force structure analyst for the Chief of Naval Operations (N81), commanding officer of navy recruiting district Chicago, director of coalition campaign analysis for U.S. Fifth Fleet, lead analyst for U.S. Second Marine Division Forward (Anbar Province, Iraq), military associate professor of operations research, and chair of applied systems analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School. He earned a Bronze Star from the U.S. Marine Corps for exceptionally meritorious service as a combat analyst (2007), four Meritorious Service Medals, three Navy Commendation Medals and many service and campaign awards. Doug’s research interests center on applied decision science that includes probability, statistics, optimization, risk management, and simulation. After retiring from the U.S. Navy, Doug joined Sabre Global as a senior principal, operations research and subsequently joined the DRMI faculty in January of 2017.

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