Fuse announced today that the San Diego Business Journal has honored Dave “Duck” Miceli as a 2026 Veteran Leader of Influence. Miceli, Maritime and Expeditionary Business Area Manager at Fuse, is a former Navy helicopter pilot and squadron commanding officer who has long advocated for improved tactical communications within the Navy helicopter community. SDBJ’s annual awards celebrate influential veteran leaders who live and work in San Diego County.
“Flying and commanding a squadron taught me that mission success depends on the people beside you. San Diego has the strongest military community I know, and I’m grateful that SDBJ is recognizing what veterans contribute to this region,” said Miceli. “I’m honored to be included in such impressive company.”
Drawing on more than two decades of naval aviation experience, Miceli guides product and program alignment while helping expand Fuse’s impact across rotary-wing, maritime, and expeditionary missions. He brings firsthand operational insight to the company’s delivery of secure tactical edge networking solutions. He also represents Fuse within the broader naval aviation community, sharing his expertise on emerging technologies and operational challenges facing today’s warfighters.
“Fuse was founded by and for our nation’s warfighters, and veterans make up more than 40% of our team,” said Sumner Lee, CEO of Fuse. “We are committed to delivering secure networked solutions for warfighting effect at the tactical edge. Duck is among the best of us, and this well-deserved recognition reflects his outstanding expertise, character, and leadership.”
Miceli holds advanced degrees in aerospace engineering and has received numerous medals and decorations throughout his career.
The full list of SDBJ’s 2026 Veteran Leaders of Influence is available online. The publication will also recognize honorees at an evening event on November 5 at the University Club in San Diego.
About Fuse Integration
Fuse Integration is a warfighter-focused, non-traditional engineering firm that designs, prototypes and rapidly fields tactical edge networking solutions for defense customers in the United States and allied nations. The company’s airborne and maritime gateway systems and virtualized network architectures are operational today, enabling real-time data sharing across air, land and sea environments. Founded in 2010, Fuse is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in San Diego with a corporate office in Washington, D.C. www.fuseintegration.com
