| Dr. Michael R. Macedonia, PhD |
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Vice President and General Manager, Forterra Federal Systems (FFS) Prior to his current position, Dr. Macedonia was the Director of the Disruptive Technology Office for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. DTO's mission is to advance the technological superiority of the U.S. intelligence community. At DTO he built a program management team and technology portfolio for the intelligence community that is having a major impact on science and U.S. national security. Previously, Dr. Macedonia was the Chief Technology Officer for the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI). At PEO STRI, Macedonia was responsible for developing the technology strategy for the U.S. Army's lead training and instrumentation acquisition organization. As CTO for PEO STRI, he led the Army's effort to develop the Institute for Creative Technologies, initiated the Full Spectrum Warrior X-Box project, and encouraged the Army's adoption of advanced super-computing technologies for training and simulation. Dr. Macedonia also served as Special Assistant to the Chief Scientist of the Army for the Chief of Staff's Future Combat System technology study, leading a group of over fifty industry and government experts. A graduate of West Point, Dr. Macedonia served as an infantry officer in a variety of command and staff positions in the United States and overseas assignments including Germany and the Middle East. He also served as an analyst and project manager for computer and electronic warfare systems. Following his military service, Macedonia became the Vice-president of the Fraunhofer Center for Research in Computer Graphics, Inc. in Providence, Rhode Island. He then joined the Institute for Defense Analyses in Alexandria, Virginia as a Research Staff Member for Modeling and Simulation. Dr. Macedonia has a Ph.D. in Computer Science and a M.S. in Telecommunications. He is a contributing editor and on the editorial board of IEEE Computer. He is the Entertainment Computing editor for IEEE Computer. He is a recipient of the Army's Outstanding Civilian Service Award. |
