Ashore, Vice Admiral Conway's assignments included Naval Facility Cape Hatteras, Buxton, N.C.; Officer Candidate School, Newport, R.I.; Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C.; Bureau of Naval Personnel Washington, D.C. & Millington, Tenn; Operational Test and Evaluation Force Pacific, Coronado, Calif. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and a 1972 graduate of Saint Francis University, Loretto, Pennsylvania.

Vice Admiral Conway graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and joined the navy through Officer Candidate School, and was commissioned as an Ensign the same year.

He also is a graduate of the National Defense University's, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Washington, D.C. as well as numerous business and leaderships schools.

His assignments have been varied and include seven operational commands; Conway has commanded USS John Young (DD-973); Destroyer Squadron 7; Expeditionary Strike Group 1; Navy Region Hawaii; Naval Surface Forces Middle Pacific; and Task Force WARRIOR.

He is currently president of his own consulting company: R.T. Conway & Associates Inc, of Delray Beach, Florida, specializing in Critical Infrastructure, Renewable Energy, Port Security, Operations and Information Technology.