Christopher Tichenor Email & Phone Number

Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Current Operations Officer assigned to the 100th MDB GMD based out of Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado.The 100th Missile Defense Brigade operates the ground-based midcourse defense (GMD) system, and functions as a component of the missile defense enterprise of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. The 100th Missile Defense Brigade is tasked with conducting a presidentially-directed national security mission to defend the United States against the threat of intercontinental ballistic missile attack.Assigned and qualified as an Operations Officer on a 24/7/365 mission-essential crew in the nation's defense against Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attacks. Primarily focused on real-time (current) operations, implementing and effecting tactics, techniques, and procedures developed by strategic-level organizations to defeat long-range missile attacks made against the United States. Processing complex reports and information in an extremely limited amount of time, used to make real-time, crucial decisions regarding our nation's defense. Coordinating and updating resources used to conduct the defense mission, owned and operated by a variety of organizations across the world, including Army, Navy, Space Force, and intelligence agencies. Analyzing various indicators and reporting complex effects and concepts to arrive at shared understanding with extremely compressed timelines, with no margin for error.Directly responsible for other crew members including administratively, training, and readiness. Also conducts management of subordinate teams and individuals to achieve mission success.Conducting strategic joint and inter-agency missions.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Battery Commander, 100th Missile Defense Brigade

Scheduling natural gas flow under FERC regulations on five interstate pipeline systems and storage facilities in the Western U.S region, facilitating the flow of traded gas on a rotating schedulePerforming reconciliation with 3rd-party pipelines and imbalance managementLead tester in various system enhancements and developments to ensure a seamless go-live and no system issues or operational issuesCreated and enhanced team-based Excel and VBA productivity toolsLead member of the region's process and documentation team, ensuring succession planning and reducing train-up time

Army National Guard Officer (direct operations manager) for an infantry mortar platoon, currently in a managerial position of 35 personnel, managing the training and operations of the unit’s most powerful weapon systems, including regulation-based qualification tables.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Business Analyst with primary functionality in managed (top) account analysis, with additional responsibilities of financial, billing, and revenue reporting and analysis. Other duties included:Salesforce administrator (incl. creating dashboard views for management, reporting functions, metrics data, enhancements, and more)Intuit Quickbase administrator (incl. database implementation from the ground up, training 100+ users, creating reports, resolving issues, enhancements and upgrades, user setup and more)

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Project management operations (specializing in customer-related billing and payment programs), including business cases, stakeholder analysis, requirements documenting, scope and process documentation, gantt charts, reporting, implementation and end-user training.Led project teams from cross-departments to accomplish goals, resolving personal and business issues and meeting all deadlines. Conducted research, analysis, and provided recommendations using a variety of sourcesincluding American Public Power Association, Chartwell Research, EIA, Intelligent Utilityand more.Built relationships with external utility companies to collaborate and share informationRFI/RFP responsibilities to include requirements creation, development, stakeholderapproval, interviewing vendors, evaluating and ranking results, and vendor selectionDeveloped marketing messages based on industry and customer demographics

Entered accounts receivable and payable transactions for all student employeesPrepared and presented departmental budgets and financial statementsCreated budgets for the director and assistant directorApplied GAAP and FASB regulations to accounting operationsReviewed, researched, and interpreted line item entriesPerformed monthly reconciliationsResearched and resolved accounting systems errors

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance, General

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Finance, General