David Payne

David is a Texas board-certified Professional Engineer with over 25 years of project and plant operations experience in commercial, industrial, government and military environments. His experience in various leadership and engineering roles at the Dow Chemical Company, Hewlett Packard/Compaq Computers, and at Texas A&M serve him well in his current role. Prior to obtaining his degree, David served in the US Navy and was trained as a nuclear engineering plant operations and quality assurance supervisor. In his spare time, David enjoys fishing, boating, scuba diving, and umpiring Little League baseball games. Most importantly, he enjoys spending time with friends and family at any SEC football game, but especially Aggie football.