He is a 1992 graduate of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering.

[citation needed] In 2008 and until 2011, Doyle was appointed as the director of permits, scheduling and compliance for the Office of Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects under the George W. Bush administration.

[3] In 2013, the United States Senate confirmed President Barack Obama's nomination of Doyle as a commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission.

[4] Doyle departed the Federal Maritime Commission in 2018 to become CEO and executive director of the Dredging Contractors of America.

[7] He abruptly resigned on June 16, 2023,[8] three days after being involved in a four-vehicle crash in a state-issued vehicle for which police cited him with three offenses.