Christopher Benson Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Us

Simple, secure and scalable platform where physical systems become digital.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

- Reserve Military Officer supporting the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent Program with Digital Engineering

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Commissioned officer working as a Developmental Engineer, International Officer and Staff Officer. Started Active Duty then transitioned to the Reserves in 2020.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

- Leveraged technology to reduce the bureaucratic overhead of AF SBIR program, attracting ~1000 new companies to the program- Connected the SBIR program to private capital with ‘Pitch Days’ to leverage over $1B of private capital - Worked with the Small Business Administration to award the largest Small Business Innovation Research contracts in history

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

- Led 3 PhDs to build multi-modal autonomous transport model, gave keynote speech at international conference- Coordinated 5 nation partnership to run first International Defense Technology Accelerator focused on Space Tech

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

- Lead systems engineer for the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD)program, led team to develop the technical, legal and contractual 'Digital Engineering' Strategy- Led 70+ person review of $100B program that resulted in rapid approval by military and political stakeholders- Author on $800M+ Technology Maturation contracts, first-ever digital engineering major acquisition in the DoD

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

- Designed, produced and tested the first metal 3D-printed fixtures and parts created for the F-16 fighter jet- Wrote PowerShell script to automate repair approval for routine repairs

- Cofounded company that makes the first passive dolly that can glide down stairs, sold the company to a large competitor

Washington, Dc, Us

- Founded military unit that manages ~$1B/year in investments, was #16 on Fast Company ‘innovative places to work

Wright-Patterson Afb, Oh, Us

- Developed a full-stack website for rapid response to active shooters on military bases

- 4 year old organization reaches over 3000 students, 200 companies, and 10s of investors every year to help students get jobs at and create their own startups, has since been absorbed by MIT for student-run entrepreneurial programs

- Cofounded company to bring 3D printed wearable fare cards to the Boston Subway system, selling ~$20K in 3 weeks on Kickstarter

- Teaching assistant for most popular multi-disciplinary design thinking course at MIT, teaching over 75 students a term

Singapore, Sg

- Established groundwork for an entrepreneurial program at SUTD, which resulted in a team of Freshmen raising $50k for their company before the school officially opened

San Francisco, California, Us

- Worked in both Cambridge, MA and Palo Alto, CA evaluating early-stage teams, markets and technologies

- Coached 70 students each term into technical entrepreneurs, 8 teams successfully started companies and raised angel or institutional funding

Rome, Italy, It

- Evaluated wind turbines for utility installations and finalized installation of 10 MW wind farm in Molise, Italy

Washington, Dc, Us

- Interacted with constituents, attended hearings and worked directly with legislative assistant to provide analysis on energy policies.

Southborough, Ma, Us

- Designed an automated adsorbent testing apparatus which increased testing capabilities by 700%, resulting in new fuel filter with 500% increased desulfurization performance

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Mechanical Engineering

Dual Master Of Science (Ms), Mechanical Engineering And Technology And Policy (Tpp)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering