Dr. Vic Maconachy,
Vice President for Academic
Affairs/Chief Academic Officer,
Capitol College
In October, 2007, Dr.
Maconachy assumed the position
of Vice President for Academic
Affairs/Chief Academic Officer
at Capitol College, Laurel, MD.
Dr. Maconachy is charged with
sustaining and enhancing the
academic quality of programs of
study ranging from Business
Administration through
Engineering, Computer Science
and Information Assurance. He
also oversees the operations of
the Library and the Space
Operations Institute.
Prior to Joining Capitol
College Dr. Maconachy served at
The National Security Agency.
While there he held several
leadership positions. He was
appointed by the Director of the
NSA as the Deputy Senior
Computer Science Authority where
he built a development program
for a new generation of
Cryptologic Computer Scientists.
Prior to this position, Dr.
Maconachy served as the Director
of the National Information
Assurance Education and Training
Program (http://www.nsa.gov/ia/academia/acade00001.cfm).
He was responsible for
implementing a multidimensional,
interagency program, providing
direct support and guidance to
the services, major DoD
components, federal agencies,
and the greater national
Information Infrastructure
community. This program fosters
the development and
implementation of Information
Assurance training programs as
well as graduate and
undergraduate education
curricula. In this capacity, he
served on several national level
government working groups as
well as in an advisory capacity
to several universities. Dr.
Maconachy was the principal
architect for several national
INFOSEC training standards in
the national security systems
community. During Dr.
Maconachy's time at the National
Security Agency he held many
different positions, including
work as an INFOSEC Operations
Officer, INFOSEC Analyst and a
Senior INFOSEC Education and
Training Officer.
Prior to joining the NSA, Dr.
Maconachy worked for the
Department of Navy. He developed
and implemented INFOSEC training
programs for users and system
maintainers of sophisticated
cryptographic equipment. He also
served as the Officer In Charge
of several INFOSEC-related
operations for the Department of
Navy, earning him the Dept. of
Navy Distinguished Civilian
Service medal. Dr. Maconachy
holds a Ph.D. from the
University of Maryland. He has
numerous publications and awards
related to Information
Assurance, and is the recipient
of the prestigious National
Cryptologic Meritorious Service
Medal.
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