Donna Mailhot
About Donna Mailhot
Donna Mailhot serves as the Deputy Director of the Management Assurance System at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, where she has worked since 2019. She has extensive experience in performance analysis and regulatory compliance, having held various engineering and management roles across multiple organizations over her career.
Current Role at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Donna Mailhot serves as the Deputy Director of the Management Assurance System at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. She has held this position since 2019. In her current role, she plays a crucial part in maintaining regulatory compliance assurance, ensuring that the laboratory adheres to necessary standards and regulations.
Previous Experience at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Mailhot has extensive experience at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, where she worked in various capacities. She was the Performance Analysis & Improvement Group Leader from 2017 to 2019, contributing to the development of complex systems and tools for performance measurement and analysis. Additionally, she served as the Global Security Assurance Manager from 2011 to 2017 and as the Nuclear Materials Technology Program Assurance Manager from 2002 to 2011, where she developed and implemented a comprehensive Quality Program that included Six Sigma methodologies.
Background in Aerospace Engineering
Mailhot's educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Texas A&M University, which she completed from 1983 to 1987. She also studied at Hawaii Preparatory Academy, earning her high school diploma. Her early career included roles such as Flight Test Engineer at General Dynamics and Team Lead at McDonnell Douglas, where she focused on flight test and evaluation.
Experience in Environmental Management
Prior to her current role, Mailhot worked at Battelle Memorial Institute and BWXT Pantex L.L.C, where she held positions related to waste management and environmental restoration. At Battelle, she worked as a Sectional Engineer focusing on regulatory planning and oversight from 1991 to 1998. At BWXT Pantex, she continued in a similar capacity from 1998 to 2002, emphasizing waste and environmental management.
Advanced Education in Business Administration
In addition to her engineering background, Mailhot pursued further education and obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Human Resources from Notre Dame de Namur University from 2019 to 2020. This advanced degree complements her technical expertise with management skills.