Biography - David M Quivey

Dr. David Quivey is an Army Lieutenant Colonel working in the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment. In his current position he is involved in policy and oversite of army military construction programs, and energy and sustainability initiatives related to military construction. Prior to this, he was a student at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at the National Defense University. While at ICAF, Dr. Quivey studied the environment and the environmental industry and their link to national security. He has also recently worked in the office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, gaining significant experience in the planning, programming, budgeting and execution of the military construction program at the national level.

He began his military career in 1986 as an Engineer officer, serving four years with the 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division. He then left military service to pursue advanced degrees in engineering. Upon attaining his Doctorate, he worked as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering where he taught a lecture and laboratory class in chemical and physical processes in environmental engineering. Following this teaching assignment, Dr. Quivey re-entered the Army in the Active Guard Reserve (AGR) program and served in various assignments in Atlanta, GA and Salt Lake City, UT, gaining experience in environmental compliance, restoration, and remediation as an environmental staff officer, and master planning and construction management as an engineer plans officer. He has now been in the Army for 24 years, with 19 of those on active duty. He has been married to his wife Jill since 1990.

Dr. David Quivey received a Ph.D. in Civil/Environmental Engineering from Purdue University, a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University, a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from Purdue University, and a Bachelor of Science in Solid Earth Geosciences from Purdue University.