Dave Burnham brings a lifetime of experience in leadership, teamwork, and communications from Naval Strike Fighter Aviation, Naval Nuclear Propulsion, and nearly 14 years of Executive Management in civilian industry.

 He is a 1987 graduate of the US Naval Academy where he earned his BS in Engineering. Later he achieved Distinguished Graduate status at both Naval Flight School in tactical jets and the Naval Nuclear Propulsion School for aircraft carrier command training. He instructed at the U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Weapons and Tactics Instructor School, the center of excellence for teaching the best in Marine Corps Aviation. Burnham also earned every instructor rating available in civilian aviation to include his Airline Transport Pilot qualification. He was decorated numerous times for personal valor in combat and was recognized at the highest levels of the Navy. In 2003 he was selected to command the Navy’s newest and most technologically advanced Strike Fighter Squadron. He then served two years as the Executive Officer on a nuclear aircraft carrier with a complement of over 5000 men and women and two nuclear reactors under his direct responsibility. In 2007, he led a highly successful $1 BIL drydock renovation of the USS John C Stennis (CVN 74). Burnham retired from the Navy in 2010 to join a Consulting Company focused on energy, manufacturing, and construction project efficiency, safety, and leadership. In 2017, Burnham founded CAVU Construction where he currently serves as President.