Chris was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina. After he graduated the College of Charleston in 2009, he pursued a career in Fire and EMS. He worked 8 years with St Andrews Fire Department in West Ashely and 3.5 years with Boeing Fire Department (BFD). During his time at BFD he was able to utilize the Learn Together Program (LTP) to attend Graduate School at the Citadel Military College. He graduated June 2022 with a Master’s of Science in Technical Project Management. July 2022, Chris was accepted into the Quality Career Foundation Program (QCFP), a two-year, leadership rotation program designed to develop future Quality leaders. During his rotations he has been able to experience various roles such as Customer Quality in the BSC Delivery Center, Supplier Quality for BDS St Louis, Quality Engineering in the BSC Aft Body FSCC, and Internal Audit with the BCA Regulatory & Quality System Oversight Team (RQSO). April 2024, Chris left QCFP early to pursue a role as a Quality Specialist with the BCA TQ BPS team.