Summary
Richard Maccready is a seasoned IT and medical administrator with 13 years of recent professional experience and a multi-decade career managing government IT operations and data center reliability. He combines hands-on system engineering expertise—particularly in disaster recovery and government data center management—with program and project management skills honed through graduate studies at the University of Virginia. Currently supporting Leidos as a Medical Administrator while instructing for Loudoun County Fire & Rescue, he bridges technical, administrative, and emergency medical education roles. His background includes long-tenured federal IT management and subject-matter work at Vencore, giving him deep institutional knowledge of mission-critical systems and compliance. Beyond IT, he’s taught EMS at the collegiate level for 15 years, an uncommon mix that informs pragmatic, people-centered decision making. Based in Venice, Florida, he brings a rare intersection of public finance education, technical depth, and frontline emergency training to complex operational challenges.
12 years of coding experience
39 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Maryland, College Park
Associate of Science (A.S.), General Studies, Associate of Science (A.S.), General Studies at Northern Virginia Community College
Associate of Arts (AA), General Studies, Associate of Arts (AA), General Studies at Strayer University
Master of Science (MS), Public Finance, Master of Science (MS), Public Finance at University of Virginia