Chris A. McCoy

Position Responsibilities
The Director of Computing is responsible for proposing, implementing, and enforcing computing policy, strategy, and operations within the college as approved by college administration. Under the coordination of the director, departmental IT staff are accountable for ensuring the college computing vision is achieved leading to the success of faculty, staff, and students in teaching, research, outreach, and administration. 

The Manager of Engineering Computing Support Services (ECSS) is responsible for supervising the functions of the ECSS unit which provides server, desktop, and application development and support across the College of Engineering. Through requirements gathering, specification, procurement, installation, configuration, maintenance, and daily administration, ECSS provides computing services to all users within the College of Engineering.

Education

• University of Iowa, Henry B. Tippie School of Management, Executive MBA (2009)
• Iowa State University, Systems Engineering, MEng (2009)
• Iowa State University, Computer Science, BS (1987)

Employment

Iowa State University

• Director of Computing, College of Engineering (2005–present)
• Manager of Engineering Computing Support Services, College of Engineering (1994–present)
• Manager of Systems Support, Department of Computer Science (1991–1994)

Purdue University

• UNIX (Communications) Systems Programmer,  College of Agriculture (1988-1991)

Major Honors and Awards

• Deans' Leadership Award (2005)
• Award for Superior Service (1988)

Papers and Presentations of Interest

• McCoy, Chris A. "A Place for Everyone: Understanding IT Culture Using S-Curves." EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2008. Chicago, Ill. 18 March 2008.  
• McCoy, Chris A. "Service Lifecycle: A Key to Understanding Cultural Differences." EDUCAUSE Enterprise 2009. Indianapolis, IN. 07 May 2009.