Leadership + Results.

Vermont State Senator and Aerospace Program Manager

  • David Weeks has recently won his reelection to the Vermont Senate. Originally from Wallingford, now living in Proctor, Dave will continue his service to Rutland County as one of our State Senators.

  • First elected to the Senate in 2022, Dave currently serves on the Senate Health - Welfare Committee as the Vice Chairman, Senate Education Committee, Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (LCAR), Joint Information Technology Oversight Committee, and the School Construction Task Force.

  • Aerospace Fortune 500 Program Leader.

  • International Fixed Price Project Specialist … Risk Manager … Motivator … Strategic Planner … Continuous Improvement Advocate … Project Development Specialist.

  • Proven executive with an international record of accomplishment leading operations, pursuits, and business development for 35 years in all aspects of high technology leadership and project management in the multi-billion-dollar range. 

  • Extensive background in leading technology integration, design, engineering, manufacturing, installation, commissioning, testing, training, logistics, maintenance, marketing, and diplomacy. 

  • Specialized in fixed price contracts, challenging global locations, demanding clients, and high-risk endeavors in the US, Middle East, Europe, and Far East

  • Most recent leadership projects:

    • NATO continent-wide Air Command and Control System and Theater Missile Defense capabilities safeguarding Europe.

    • Modernization of the world’s most sophisticated defense equipment – the Patriot surface-to-air missile system.

    • Customized world class airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Systems.

    • Highly complex national level border protection projects involving multi-layered sensor technology, network communications, and border command/control.

 
 

Dave pictured on the Iraq/Kuwait border before crossing the berm into Iraq on the morning of the invasion, 2003

Dave photographed conducting Marine infantry operations in the Arctic on the north cape of Norway, 1984

Third ship in Dave’s Navy career … USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) … Aegis destroyer.

 

Veteran

  • 31 years of service from Marine infantry Corporal to Navy Captain.

  • Iraq Veteran

  • US Marine Corps enlisted experience:

    • Parris Island trained

    • Camp Lejeune infantry specialty

    • Artic mountain warfare specialty in 1/25 Marines

  • US Navy officer experience:

    • Surface Warfare Officer - cruisers, destroyers, and amphibious assault

    • Commissioning crew of the USS Arleigh Burke (DDG51) built in Bath ME

    • Forward deployed Aegis cruiser in Yokosuka Japan

    • Naval Special Warfare Command - combat craft

    • Surveillance units

    • Mobile Security Squadron

    • Coastal gun boat unit

    • Naval Forces Japan, 6th Fleet (Bahrain), and Amphibious Group 3 Detachments

  • Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Association - member

  • American Legion - Post 52 member

  • VFW - Post 648 life member

  • Navy League - life member

Neither military information nor photographs of Dave in uniform imply endorsement by the Department of Defense or it’s particular military departments.

Family Man

  • Son of Captain Bob and Gerry Weeks USN (Submarine Skipper and former Vermont State Legislator) from Wallingford.

  • Dave is married to Dr. Leeanne Wootten PhD who currently serves as the Head of School for an overseas international school.

  • Dave is the father of Jacob, a CPA who works in the Life Science industry; Sarah, a Physician Associate (PA); Mitch, a Music Producer; and Cassandra, an undergraduate student.

 
 

Dave with his wife, Leeanne.

Parents Captain Bob and Gerry Weeks, US Navy (Retired) and VT Legislator.

 
 
 

Life Long Learner

  • Masters in Business - Project Management, University of San Diego

  • Masters in Public Administration - Certificate in City Management, Villanova University

  • Masters in National Security - Strategic Studies, U.S. Army Staff College

  • PhD Studies in National Security - National Strategic Policy, Kings College of London

  • Degree in Political Science/Computer Science, University of Vermont

  • Mill River High Graduate

  • FEMA Incident Management Trained - National and Local

  • US Navy Specialties: Aegis combat systems, gas turbine engineering, damage control, surveillance and security operations

  • NATO Command and Control trained

  • Army Chemical Corps Defense and Decontamination trained

  • 3D Negotiations Specialist, 6-Sigma and ISO Certified

Sportsman

  • Backpacking and Trail Maintenance - member of the Green Mountain Club Killington Section

  • Scuba - Wreck Diver, Nitrox, Deep Diver, and Advanced Open Water

  • Snowmobiler - member VAST and the Shrewsbury Sno-Birds

  • Marksman - USMC trained

  • Skier - downhill, cross country, and telemark

  • Snowshoer

  • Kayaker - lake, river and ocean

  • Archery

  • Sailor and small boater

 
 
 
 

Community Engagement

  • Chamber and Economic Development of the Rutland Region Member

  • Youth Support:

    • Scouts - Council Executive Board of Directors, District Commissioner, Scoutmaster, Philmont Scoutmaster, Jamboree Scoutmaster, Eagle Scout Alumni Association Board of Directors, Eagle Scout (Class of 1976)

    • Soccer Coach

    • Soccer Referee

    • Little League Baseball Umpire

  • Green Mountain Club Trail Maintenance Volunteer

  • Maritime Museum Member

  • Military Vehicle Preservation Association Member

  • Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance (VOBA) Member

  • Phi Mu Delta, Nu Gamma Chapter Alumni and Past President

  • Pittsford, Fair Haven, Shrewsbury, and Poultney Historical Society Member

  • Crown Point Road Association Member

  • W. Rutland Carving Studio Center