Donald Cole

About Donald Cole

Strategic executive leader with over 30 years driving operational excellence and growth across the civil, environmental, geomatics and infrastructure engineering industry. Currently leading a single business unit across multiple regional offices with large, diverse teams, orchestrating strategic acquisitions, implementing enterprise solutions that transform project profitability, and delivering sustained growth.Throughout my career, I\'ve built a track record of establishing market leadership in new geographies, managing eight-figure P&L accountability, and expanding into new business segments. My experience spans the full spectrum of organizational leadership—from defining vision and strategy to building high-performing teams through strategic talent acquisition, professional development, and mentoring.My approach combines data-driven performance management with deep client relationships to help organizations manage their assets, meet community needs, and build resilient infrastructure. I\'m committed to investing in people, promoting integrated thinking, and empowering teams to identify and capture strategic opportunities that align organizational capabilities while solving our clients most complex challenges.

Experience

1. Adjunct Instructor

   J Sargeant Reynolds Community College

   Sep 2008 — Present

   Instructor for Geography 210 - Intro to Cultural Geography: This course focuses on the relationship between culture and geography. It presents a survey of modern demographics, landscape modification, material and nonmaterial culture, race and ethnicity, religion, politics, and economic activities.

Education

• University at Buffalo

  Master of Arts, Cartography – Geographic Information Systems

• University at Buffalo

  Bachelor of Arts, Geography, International Trade and Commerce

• University at Buffalo

  Bachelor of Science, Business Administration - Finance

Skills

• Ms Project
• Budgeting
• Project Engineering
• Leadership
• Stormwater Management
• Autocad
• Proposal Writing
• Management Consulting
• Public Speaking
• Gps
• Municipalities
• Land Use Planning
• Business Analysis
• Business Planning
• Customer Relations
• Geomatics
• Water Resources
• Site Plans
• Project Planning
• Analysis
• Strategy
• Strategy Development
• Cartography
• Sanitary Sewer
• Esri
• Arcgis
• Strategic Planning
• Land Development
• Environmental Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Tmdls
• Consent Decree
• Marketing Strategy
• Pump Stations
• Gis
• Zoning
• Budgets
• Transportation Planning
• Geography
• Project Management