Mike McDonald

Mike is Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder, and member of the Board of Directors of Translation Technologies. He has extensive experience in the field of Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing. In his ten years at Hughes Aircraft he recognized the need for a better means of translating CAD files to CAM files. He identified an approach to solve this problem leading to the formation of this company. His past experience includes being a Member of Technical Staff of Hughes Aircraft, Radar Systems Group an aerospace defense contractor supplying advanced electronics systems to defense agencies and their contractors, Network manager of the Agile Manufacturing Network, a SIRTI project establishing a paperless manufacturing network enabling small to medium sized suppliers to provide manufactured parts and services to advanced product development companies and President and founder of AgileLink, Inc., utilizing the WWW to link manufacturers with their supply chain. Mr. McDonald holds a BSME from Loyola Marymount University.