Lt. Col. Doug Wainwright is the CIS Department IT Manager and Instructor. He earned an MDE in Distance Education at University of Maryland University College (UMUC). He came to VMI after 24 years in IT and Cybersecurity providing network engineering services and information security compliance support for DoD, DoJ, and DHS. From 1996 to 2013 Doug worked in support of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) as a System Administrator, and Network Engineer integrating and troubleshooting DoD network encryption equipment in Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET) enclaves.

As a Communications Security (COMSEC) Custodian, he developed training courses and provided instruction in the integration and operation of DoD network encryption equipment to active duty military personnel and government contractors.

Served as VMI Information Security Officer (ISO) from 2014 to 2016. Responsible for the VMI information security operations, maintenance, and compliance with State of Virginia standards.

Lt. Col. Wainwright is an Adjunct Instructor for the UMUC Cybersecurity undergraduate program teaching online classes.

Lt. Col. Wainwright currently maintains the following professional certifications: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and CompTIA Security+