Jenn Donahue

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Jenn Donahue
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Texas A&M University
University of California, Berkeley
OccupationBusinesswoman
Notable workThe Last Seabee Battalion in Afghanistan

Jennifer L. Donahue is an American businesswoman, seismic engineer, and leadership coach. [1] [2] She is the founder and incumbent president of JL Donahue Engineering. [1]

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Donahue has served as a US Navy Captain in Iraq and Afghanistan. [1]

Early life and education

Donahue was educated at Texas A&M University. Later, she completed her doctorate degree with specialization in geotechnical earthquake engineering from University of California, Berkeley College of Engineering. [3]

Career

Donahue joined the US Navy in 1996 and served in the Civil Engineer Corps before joining the reserve component in 2000. [3]

In 2011, she traveled to Japan to analyze the earthquake which triggered a tsunami. [3] She also went to Samoa after the 8.1 earthquake. [4]

She has also taught courses at University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Los Angeles. Currently, she lectures at California Polytechnic State University. [5]

Donahue is the founder of JL Donahue Engineering, a notable seismic analysis and engineering firm, which is based in California. [6] [7]

Publication

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Military officer and engineer knows what it's like to be the only female in the room". Financial Post. 15 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Navy vet: 'Women! Stop 'leading like men". www.hcamag.com.
  3. 1 2 3 "Navy Reservist Finds Passion in Earthquake Analysis". March 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Advisory Panel".
  5. ↑ Cox, Brady; Boulanger, Ross; Tokimatsu, Kohji; Wood, Clinton; Abe, Akio; Ashford, Scott; Donahue, Jennifer; Ishihara, Kenji; Kayen, Robert; Katsumata, Kota; Kishida, Tadahiro; Kokusho, Takaji; Mason, H.; Moss, Robb; Stewart, Jonathan; Tohyama, Kazushi; Zekkos, Dimitios (March 1, 2013). "Liquifaction at Strong Motion Stations and in Urayasu City during the 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake" . Earthquake Spectra. 29 (S1): S55 –S80. Bibcode:2013EarSp..29...55C. doi:10.1193/1.4000110. S2CID   20704660.
  6. ↑ "How to remedy five management flaws and create resilient teams".
  7. ↑ "Women in STEM: Promote yourself and find mentors for success in your field". TechRepublic. 13 July 2021.
  8. ↑ Donahue, Jennifer (2017). "The Last Seabee Battalion in Afghanistan". The Military Engineer. 109 (707): 94. JSTOR   26354772.
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