David P. Hanlon, PWE, MBA, USN (Ret)

Master Chief David Hanlon is our per diem General Manager of Veterans Development Corporation, Inc., who assists with the management and consulting on an as-needed basis. He brings 38 years of military engineering and construction experience, having a distinguished career in the U.S. Navy Seabees retiring as the Command Master Chief of the 7th Naval Construction Regiment, Davisville, RI. He also brings over 40 years of Municipal Government to experience his last 20 years serving as Director of Public Works for the Town of North Reading, Massachusetts. Master Chief Hanlon is a civil engineering graduate of Wentworth Institute of Technology and Northeastern University. He also holds an MBA from Nichols College. He is a current member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, Chaplain for the New England Chapter of the American Public Works Association, Massachusetts House Minority Leader’s Appointee to the Governor’s Infrastructure Finance Commission, and Chairman for the City of Newburyport Sewer Commission. In addition, Master Chief Hanlon is a recipient of the 2004 American Public Works Association “Top Ten Award,” 2010 Wentworth Institute of Technology “Gold Leopard Award,” Massachusetts Joint House and Senate “Excellence in Leadership Citation,” and a recipient of the U.S. Navy Meritorious Service Medal.