Don McMillian assumed duties as the Director, Military/Civil Operations for Capstone Corporation in August 2004 and was promoted to Vice President in November 2007. MCO began as a division with 13 employees in 2004 and has recently grown into a business unit with three Divisions (DOD and Federal Support, Land and Joint Operations, and Maritime Operations) responsible for 275+ employees supporting contracts involving technical and professional services for the Department of Homeland Security, Commander Navy Installation Command, NAVFAC, First Army, Third Army, Fifth Army, National Guard Bureau, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Defense – Homeland Defense, Defense Intelligence Agency, and US Northern Command. As Vice President of Military/Civil Operations, his responsibilities include the business expansion of Capstone Corporation’s Civil and Military Operations sector. Don is an excellent example of Capstone Corporation’s desire to promote from within the company.

Born in Lexington, North Carolina, Mr. McMillian received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. Mr. McMillian joined the U.S. Army and was commissioned as a 2nd LT in the Field Artillery after graduating from Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, GA. He subsequently served as a Nuclear Weapons Officer, Battery Commander (twice), PERSCOM Assignment Officer, Paladin Battalion Commander, and G3 of IIIrd Armored Corps Artillery. He received a Masters Degree in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, PA. His past military performance warranted selection for Colonel (O-6) and Brigade Command.

Upon joining the Civilian sector in 2002, Mr. McMillian supported the Transportation Security Administration’s federalization of our nation’s airports to include leading the efforts at Seattle and Los Angeles International before joining Capstone Corporation in October 2002 as the Training and Exercise Coordination. Prior to assuming his current position, he served as the Project Lead for Operations to support Standing Joint Force Headquarters-Homeland Security, the Joint Deployment Operations Division, US Joint Forces Command, and Joint Force Headquarters-national Capital Region. In his first full year as the Director, Military Civil Operations, he raised the annual revenues of the Operations Center from $2.0 Million to over $7 Million. Since then revenues have topped $10 Million, $13 Million, $30+ Million, and $40+ Million in 2009. His teams are noted for maintaining 24/7 situational awareness of world events to isolate those activities pertinent to the Homeland Security and Homeland Defense mission area, and mine data for relevant information. They develop that information into actionable knowledge by performing probability assessments, develop potential courses of action, execute the mission, and monitor the situation and adjust as necessary.