Background
McDonald, Mark Douglas was born on August 3, 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Son of James Douglas and Jacquelyn (Milligan) McDonald.
McDonald, Mark Douglas was born on August 3, 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Son of James Douglas and Jacquelyn (Milligan) McDonald.
Biosystems Engineering, Duke University. Master of Science, North Carolina State University.
Product engineer Exide Electronics, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1981—1984. Research assistant North Carolina State University, 1985—1986. Technical staff Avantek (Hewlett Packard), Newark, 1987—1990.
Principal engineer National Semiconductor, Santa Clara, 1990—1992, engineering project manager, 1992—1995. Design engineering manager Linear Technology Corporation, Milpitas, 1995—2001. Director RF/Analog Bermai Inc, Palo Alto, 2001—2002.
Director McDonald Watson and Associates, Campbell, since 2002. Vice president hardware development Altierre Corporation, San Jose, 2003—2007. Session chairman Wireless Symposium, Santa Clara, 1993-2002, RF and Microwave Applications Conference, Santa Clara, 1992.
Member committee Symposium on Very-large-scale integration Circuits Program, 1995-1997.
Precinct captain various political campaigns, Fremont, California, 1988, San Jose, California, 2008. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), Cairn Terrier Club of Northern California (assistant chair 1995, specialty show chair 1996-1997, board governors 1996-1999), Cairn Terrier Club American, Sacramento Valley Cairn Terrier Club (treasurer 2004-2006), Northern California Terrier Association (board governors 2002-2005).
Married Patricia Joann Watson, September 12, 1980.