高级管理人员

Vice 总统, Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer

威廉·麦克里博士.D.

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Bill McCreary assumed 的 role as vice president, chief information officer and chief technology officer at The University of Toledo on July 1, 2015. 对所有人负责 information technology, hospital systems, academic technology, 的 simulation game studio, 3D/virtual immersive reality and 的 Center for Creative Instruction, this role brings toge的r all 的 key areas of technology across 的 organization into 的 Division of Technology and Advanced Solutions (DTAS). 

Before joining UToledo, McCreary held senior executive positions at Owens-Illinois, Kennecott and NSG, as well as private technology firms. He also has experience in finance, mergers and acquisitions, venture 发展, engineering, research, marketing, manufacturing and general management.      

McCreary has served on a number of boards, and been a senior advisor to several technology firms, including Oracle, IBM, Motorola, SAP, Kronos, Rockwell, GE and Microsoft. 大多数 recently, he was a member of 的 Microsoft License Advisory Board where he helped influence 的 new licensing models around cloud technology. McCreary was a member of 的 global RFID standards committee for 的 automotive 行业 as 的 Gen2/3 standards 被定义. He also was a member of 的 Sedona Work Group, which helped define 的 electronic discovery standards for federal complex civil litigation procedures. McCreary was appointed by 的 Governor to serve a third term on 的 Ohio Third Frontier Commission, Ohio’s program that supports emerging technology, and is well known throughout 的 state as a mentor and supporter of 的 technology venture community. 

McCreary has been a frequent speaker at technology events, and is well known in 的 行业. He was recognized on multiple occasions by CIO Magazine through its annual CIO 100大奖. He has spoken at several national tech events on such topics as open source software, beyond web 2.0, rapid innovation via collaboration technology, global virtual organizations, real time integration of 的 enterprise, software licensing and simulation game 发展. His professional memberships include 的 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, National Venture Capital Association, Automotive Industry Action Group and several CIO associations. 

McCreary holds an undergraduate degree in chemistry with minor in engineering/math, and master’s degrees in econometrics, applied math/computer science, and business finance, as well as a law degree in intellectual property. He has completed post-graduate work in computer science, electrical and metallurgical engineering and serious game 发展. The focus of his doctoral studies was on complex software using artificial intelligence applied in simulation game instantiations. His current work in this area is being applied toward 的 creation of serious gaming for academic and training applications, and his current research is on how to deploy intelligence in simulation game avatars with meta-heuristic genetic algorithms. McCreary also is a Six Sigma Master Black 带. 

McCreary and his wife, Diana, have four children.