Background
Maixner, Michael Rex was born on March 18, 1951 in New York City. Son of Harold Vincent and Helen Joan (Szymanski) Maixner.
Maixner, Michael Rex was born on March 18, 1951 in New York City. Son of Harold Vincent and Helen Joan (Szymanski) Maixner.
Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy, 1972. Degree in ocean engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1977. PhDME, Naval Postgraduate School, 1994.
Commissioned ensign, United States Navy, 1972; advanced through grades to captain, United States Navy, 1992; damage control assistant, assistant chief engineer, United States Ship Joseph Strauss (DDG-16), Honolulu and, Bremerton, Washington, 1972-1975; operations officer, United States Ship Spruance (Doctor of Divinity-963), Norfolk, Virginia, 1978-1980; First lieutenant, United States Ship Harlan County (LST-1196), Little Creek, Virginia, 1980-1981; assistant repair superintendent, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, 1986-1988; assistant fleet maintenance officer for United States 6th Fleet, United States Navy, Naples, Italy, 1988-1991; engineering liaison to royal navy, Naval Sea Systems Command, Bath, United Kingdom, 1991-1994; senior hull and engineering inspector, Board of Inspection and Survey Surface Trials Board, Norfolk, Virginia, 1994-1997; associate professor engineering, Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, since 1997.
Member Society of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, United States Naval Institute, American Society of Naval Engineers (chair Monterey Peninsula section 1984-1985).
Married Gretchen Kitson Wilhide, April 20, 1974. Children: Bethany Ann, Anna Elizabeth (deceased), Michael Patrick.