Christopher Macpherson Email & Phone Number

Rockville, MD, US

• Effectively serve as the gate keeper for the AFMC Mission Support Panel, maintaining a command-wide corporate perspective, ensuring effective communication and collaborations as it relates to headquarters (HQ).
• Command expert regarding Air Force and Space Force Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process and the development of the Program Objectives Memoranda (POM), Budget Estimate Review, and Execution Plans
• Serve as the primary advocate and advisor for topics within the Mission Support portfolio (Base Operations Support (BOS) and Quality of Life (QoL), making transparent management and resource recommendations within my.
• Manage a team of eight resourcing personnel, comprised of both senior civilian and military personnel from across the command.
• Serve as the Command’s expert related to Base Operations Support (BOS) and Quality of Life (QoL) investments at both the Air Force and Space Force installations
• Support of all PPBE related activities to include, but not limited to: briefing of Air Staff Program Element Monitor (PEM) Parades, advocating for resources, providing requirements expertise for both pay and non-pay.

Stuttgart Area, Germany

• Successfully managed all aspects of the multi-billion dollar United States (US) Department of Defense (DoD) European Deterrence Initiative (EDI) intended to advance USEUCOM’s theater posture (forces, footprint, and.
• The development, defense and execution of multiple prioritized budget requests ranging from $789 million to $6.5 billion in force presence, military construction and equipment.
• Successfully advance the United States DoD’s mid-to-long term force laydown throughout Europe through the development of numerous strategic and short/long-term planning documents.
• Act as a both a service delivery manager and liaison between the operations department (requirement generators) and the suppliers (technical experts). Additional responsibilities include:
• Serve as the chair of the DoD’s EDI management group, which is comprised of individuals from across the DoD and interagency
• Author of the DOD’s “EDI Justification Book” provided annually to the United States Congress (https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/defbudget/fy2019/fy2019_EDI_JBook.pdf)

• Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:Advise senior leadership the development and coordinating policy actions for global and theater posture, national forces planning, and other maritime security affairs on.
• Review and analyze major Navy and DoD policy issues to ensure consistency with guidance from higher authorities
• Represent and articulate Navy equities at Service, joint, interagency, and national policy forums
• Coordinate across the Navy to generate and prepare unified positions on matters to include but not limited to: Combatant Command policy initiatives, Theater Posture Plan, the Unified Command Plan, the Joint Strategic.
• Serve as the Navy liaison to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of the Secretary of the Navy, Geographical and Functional Combatant Commands, and the Joint Staff
• Regularly called upon to provide advice to senior leadership (i.e. Navy Chief of Naval Operations and the Under Secretary of the Navy) on issues concerning Navy and DoD strategy and plans

Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy International Fellow

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Master Of Science (Ms), Project Management

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Oceanography, Chemical And Physical