Mike Donovan
Senior Vice President at DSA
Fallston, Maryland, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMike Donovan is a Senior Vice President with 12 years of technology leadership experience, currently running DSA’s Intelligence and Critical Infrastructure Protection business unit from Fallston, Maryland. He oversees government and commercial programs that span cloud engineering, infrastructure modernization, platform and DevSecOps engineering, systems integration, and cybersecurity for the Intelligence Community and critical infrastructure customers. With an MS in Management of Information Technology from the University of Virginia and a BS in Business Administration, he blends technical fluency with strategic program management. A hands-on engineer at heart, he has contributed back-end protocol work to an open-source World of Warcraft emulator, demonstrating deep systems-level understanding of client-server interactions. Known for aligning mission-driven requirements with resilient, auditable architectures, he bridges operational needs and modern engineering practices to protect high-impact systems.
12 years of coding experience
BS, Business Administration, BS, Business Administration at Ferrum CollegeMS, Management of Information Technology, MS, Management of Information Technology at University of Virginia
Github Skills (11)
protocols10
c-language10
wow-js10
opcodes10
cprogramming-language10
emulation10
opcode10
implement10
c149
open-source9
mop8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
ProjectSkyfire/SkyFire_548
Dec 2013 - Apr 2014
SkyFireEMU is a full featured World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria emulator written in C++. || Compatible with World of Warcraft client 5.4.8 (Build: 18414) Project Established in 2011 || Support on Discord https://discord.gg/DnKZycD
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:22 commits, 3 comments in 4 months
Contributions summary:Mike primarily contributed to the back-end logic of the SkyFireEMU project, focusing on implementing and updating opcodes, essential for handling client-server communication in the World of Warcraft emulator. They modified the `Opcodes.h` file, adding and updating opcodes related to game mechanics like movement, spells, and item interactions. Additionally, the user made changes to handlers, such as `MiscHandler.cpp` and `SpellHandler.cpp`, reflecting a focus on core game functionality. The commits demonstrate a deep understanding of the game's protocol and its implementation in the emulator.
full-featuredemulatorcpppandariatrinitycore
maromero3d/BeatSaberClone
Oct 2018 - Oct 2018
This Game is a Clone of BeatSaber (Beat Saber) in unity3D
Contributions:15 commits in 8 days
beatsaberunitybeat-saberbeatunity3d
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