Christopher Rowley Email & Phone Number

Dayton, Oh, Us

Dayton, Oh, Us

Dayton, Ohio, Us

- Develops, implements, and executes all Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) business strategies.- Manages budgets, personnel, subcontractors, and tasks across multiple programs.- Leads all aspects of UAS-focused R&D efforts including system concept design, SWaP management, acquisitions, integration, testing, demonstration, and reporting.- Led successful award of 5 Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) projects with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 1 US Army Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, and one USDA Phase II SBIR.- Led technical development initiatives for two programs developing UAS-based solutions for forest wildland fire management and disaster response; achieved Beyond Visual Line of Sight flights at 15 miles/5,000 feet AGL.- Consults with Collins Aerospace/RTX providing fundamentals of imagery analysis training to students as part of their Foreign Military Sales program; designed and developed the courseware which was vetted through the NGA.- Supports Live-Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) activities with data reduction and analysis, analysis of high-speed and standard-speed video, and examination of instrumentation data (i.e., thermocouples, pressure transducers, etc.) via DPlot, Phantom Cv Camera Controller, and Photron Fastcam Viewer.- Develops test plans and program reports for a variety of Air Force and Navy LFT&E programs.- Author/co-author on several test plans and reports, and research papers in the LFT&E and cyber LFT&E domains.

- Provided consultation for development of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) marketing strategy, design approach, and operational employment. Customer Supported: Skyward, Ltd.- Project lead, senior course ware developer, and instructor. Lead development of basic and intermediate level imagery intelligence and analysis courses for foreign nation partners. Provided instruction to students from the U.S., Pakistani Air Force (in country), and Royal Saudi Arabian Air Force. Customers supported: UTC Aerospace Systems & Advanced Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC).- Project Manager for two Sunglass Hut Europe SAP/Point-of-Sale Global implementations (8 countries overall). Managed all aspects of Information Technology roll-out strategy for Luxottica Group S.p.A. European division. Customers supported: Luxottica Group S.p.A.

Reston, Va, Us

- Full-Motion Video (FMV) Sensor Operator/Air Force Research Laboratory.- Logged over 1,500 hours as an FMV sensor operator for a special program in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, while deployed to the Afghanistan theater of operations.- Wide-Area Motion Imagery and Full-Motion Video analyst.- Developed standard operating procedures, and provided in house On the Job Training to new sensor operators.

- Developed and implemented GMTI Forensics (GMTI-F) training program for NASIC.- Oversaw the certification process of new and existing GMTI analysts in compliance with command-directed certification programs, including maintaining training records and training materials, and administering practical exams.- Acted as Subject Matter Expert (SME) and advised NASIC and Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (AFISRA) in analysis procedures and techniques. - Performed detailed GMTI analysis on an as-needed basis.- Trained analysts outside of the DMS NASIC Integrated Production Cell to perform GMTI-F analysis, including 178th OHANG, NGIC, AF DCGS, and NGA Analysts.- Acted as Training SME at quarterly GMTI Community of Practice meetings; served as one of two leads for the GMTI Training Working Group.- Performed other training and familiarization of GMTI tools and training development to outside organizations including NGIC, Robins AFB and 178th OHANG.- Provided familiarization of the NASIC GMTI-F analysis and integration process to DGS NASIC Integrated Production Cell members who are non-GMTI analysts.

Dayton, Oh, Us

- On-site project manager for AFRL prototype Layered Sensing Testbed (LST), Guardian Eagle, Angel Fire, and Situational Awareness and Fusion Engine (SAFE) projects. Activities included:- Performed basic research into the design and performance of precision sensor data fusion methods for real time acquisition, registration and exploitation of various types of sensor data.- Provided guidance for development of geospatial integration services to enhance the exploitation of real-time sensor data feeds with geospatially-precise reference imagery and vector-based GIS data products. Assisted in the calibration of the new persistent staring sensor package so that real-time imagery could be overlaid directly onto reference information.

Reston, Virginia, Us

- Lead GMTI Analyst/NASIC DCGS Analysis and Reporting Team (DART).Developed GMTI-based assessments for integration into multi-source intelligence products, which supported intelligence planning and war-fighting operations.- Established DART GMTIF analysis and product development standards.Produced training documents and materials, and trained new DART GMTIF analysts.- Recognized as an Intelligence Community expert; presented a quarterly seminar on GMTI Forensic Analysis at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT).

Reston, Virginia, Us

- Acted as the Tec^Edge civil search and rescue (SAR)/emergency response subject matter expert.- Lead numerous projects including SAR camera development. Also led tech-transfer initiatives with NGA/NASIC to transition Tec^Edge developed technology into the intelligence analysis environment.- Co-authored a white paper on Command and Control concept for the Layered Sensing Test-Bed (LST) and facilitated new partnerships with potential stakeholders in the civil SAR/emergency response community.

Reston, Va, Us

- Led a team of 12 GMTIF analysts directly supporting war fighting operations.- Oversaw development of NASIC GMTIF training and certification course.

Reston, Va, Us

- Performed analysis of Electro-optical and spectral imagery and provided consultation to systems integration for a DIA special R&D program (SHADOW HARVEST); provided analysis support during hurricanes Katrina and Rita.- Supported the National Signatures Program (NSP) Research and Development team by analyzing multi-phenomenology intelligence data to discover new methods of extracting signatures from traditional and emerging technologies and to develop new applications for signature data.- GMTI subject matter expert for the DIA Directorate of MASINT and Technical Collections.- GMTI forensic analysis team lead at the Advanced Technical Applications Center; managed development of integrated intelligence products supporting tactical operations and national level policy decision-making.- Represented DIA NSP as the GMTI exploitation team lead at the JIEDDO/COIC.- Responsible for acquisition of multiple contract vehicles equaling $10 million in value.

Reston, Va, Us

- Key developer and trainer for Imagery Analysis (IA) and Imagery Mission Supervisor (IMS) training and certification programs.- Performed duties as an imagery exploitation team manager for U-2 operations floor. Led a team of six government and contract imagery analysts.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Performed duties across the spectrum of imagery analysis, including: indications and warning reporting, collection management, mission planning, ISR Battle Management, and training. Career highlights include:- Lead HQ USAFE collection and requirements management and performed duties as an ISR Battle Manager on the AOC operations floor.- Served as NCOIC of the National Imagery Element, and NCOIC of the Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Flight; lead teams in the production of imagery products, management of intelligence systems, and development of theater strategies for employment of airborne ISR assets supporting HQ EUSAFE AOC missions.- Served as Airborne IA in the Scathe View program at Ramstein AB, Germany.- Served as Airborne IA (P3 Orion), mission planner, and all-source analyst during Operations Silver Wake and Deliberate Guard.- Served as lead counter-narcotics analyst for the Caribbean-Atlantic region and exploitation team lead for a Korean Theater Missile Defense (TMD) initiative at Atlantic Intelligence Command.- Served as a member of a special team focused on imagery operations for strategic war-time planning and future global engagement strategies for the 99th Reconnaissance Wing.- Performed as imagery team lead; managing the exploitation and dissemination of U-2 IRIS II, H-CAM, and OBC hard and softcopy imagery reports and products; supervised evaluation of mission traces for the U-2 pilot qualification training program at the 9th Intelligence Squadron.- Worked as U-2 IMS and mission planner for Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASARS) and Senior Year (SYERS) Electro-Optical (EO) missions in Korean theater of operations.- Served as Non-Commissioned Officer-In-Charge (NCOIC) of the precision mensuration element, Strategic Air Command Head Quarters, during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.- Served as film and document research librarian and Soviet Early Warning radar analyst.