John McDougall (mechanical engineer)

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John Donovan McDougall is a British mechanical engineer.

He worked at the Davy Corporation, Whessoe and Sterling Furnaces. In 1975, he joined WS Atkins Consultants, as a project engineer. In 1991, he was promoted to Managing Director. He is a Director at Darlington Building Society. [1]

He was President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 2002. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "JDM01105 - John Donovan McDougall", FSA Register
  2. "Engineering Heritage Awards - IMechE".
  3. "EEESTA Seminar Archive: 2001". www.eeesta.org.uk. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010.
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Preceded by President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
2002
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