Christopher Pestak Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Program Manager (PM) for the Glenn Engineering and Research Support (GEARS) contract at the NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC). As PM, responsible for leadership and direction of more than 300 researchers, engineers, and technical specialists working in support of space and aeronautics programs and projects being conducted at NASA GRC.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Director and Program Manager of the Advanced Research and Technology Services (ARTS) contract at NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC), leading a team that includes three major subcontractors on a $11M/year research contract. The ARTS contract team involves approximately 60 technical personnel, including more than 30 PhD-level researchers, delivering high value research services to NASA GRC in the areas of Microgravity Science, Air Breathing Propulsion, Advanced Materials, Instrumentation & Controls, Cryogenic Fluid Management, and Power & Energy Conversion.

Akron, Ohio

Project Manager supporting FirstEnergy's "Energizing the Future" (ETF) program, a $500M+ program to upgrade FirstEnergy's transmission and distribution assets in Ohio and Western PA. Served as a Senior Project Manager playing a major role in the start-up of FirstEnergy’s EtF program, performing two primary functions: - Managing a $50M portfolio of Network/IT and Physical Security projects for FirstEnergy’s EtF program that greatly improves the company’s electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure in OH and western PA. This involved the build-up and installation of state-of-the-art communications equipment in FirstEnergy substations and the installation of multiple fiber optic network rings that interconnect these substations. - Developing and leading the execution of the EtF Quality Plan, ensuring that program-level and project-level processes were defined, flowed down to, and followed by the entire EtF team performing upgrades to FirstEnergy’s Transmission and Distribution (T&D) infrastructure.

Cleveland,Oh, Columbus, Oh, And Washington, Dc

Senior Market Manager and Project Manager responsible for all aspects of business development and contract/project capture with DOE, DOD, NASA, NOAA, and private industry. Responsibilities included: - Managing current business portfolio, developing new business relationships and writing/preparing business proposals for government and industry clients.- Supporting new business growth by evaluating technologies (internal and external to Battelle) and applying them to client needs in the energy, environmental, and aerospace markets. - Developing advanced concepts for energy, aerospace and ocean systems involved in space exploration, remote sensing, ocean monitoring, and aviation.- Coordinating with companies to create opportunities for joint technology developments in a wide range of areas that include detection/diagnostic instruments, energy conversion, and power system/grid management. - Applying Battelle technologies and capabilities in advanced materials, chemical processes, avionics, sensors, communications, and systems engineering to meet client needs in the energy, aerospace, and undersea market areas.- Promoting and incubating new technology development projects (both externally and internally funded) to meet client needs in the energy, aerospace, and undersea arenas.- Performing liaison with Battelle family of National Laboratories for application of advanced technologies developed at the labs.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

I began my career as an Electrical Engineer in 1983 and held numerous positions of progressing complexity and responsibility over a approximately 20 year period that included Engineering Manager, Project Manager, Program Manager, Director of Business Development, and VP of Engineering. My experience includes managing business units of more than 250 people and $35M/year in business revenue performing aerospace projects for NASA, USAF, NRO, and commercial clients, achieving exceptionally high performance ratings from these clients.

Master Of Science (Ms), Industrial Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical Engineering

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