Rear Admiral (Upper Half) Wayne "Greg" Shear Jr. is a former Chief of Civil Engineers for the United States Navy.

He also holds a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College.

Shear's first assignment was to the Public Works Department, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Virginia.

In 1985, Shear joined Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 where he served as Charlie Company Commander and Officer in Charge, Detail Subic Bay.

He then served at the Civil Engineer Corps Officer School as an instructor in the Facilities Management Division.