Christopher Terrio Email & Phone Number

Arlington, VA, US

Washington, DC, US

• Principal advisor to the 3-star Chief Operations Officer (COO), the SES-2 Associate COO, and two 1-star Deputies in the largest, most diverse organization on the Space Staff. Provides executive leadership & guidance to.
• Effectively managed a complex set of resources in support of a broad operational portfolio across 5 Directorates, 12 Divisions, & 33 branches--optimized a multitude of human capital, fiscal, & program resources.
• L2 lead for HQSF manpower analysis study; results expanded COO manning baseline from 175 to 392 billets (+124% growth)--informed FY25 PPB&E decisions for military & civilian personnel budget requests
• Oversaw various Civilian hiring lifecycle, human capital, & talent management initiatives; executed 29 FY23/FY24 hiring actions and strengthened commitment to diversity & inclusion--improved time-to-hire metric from.
• Drove execution & implementation of 12 3-star priorities through innovative approaches; completed 10-month Mission Directive rewrite, standup/activation of 3 Service component FLDCOMs, & SPAFORGEN implementation.
• Oversaw FY23 COO CONGO Cell establishment; championed process & training development, senior leader testimony prep, FY23/FY24 posture season activities--became benchmark program for the Space Staff & strengthened org.

Washington, DC, US

• Leads Service-level program management of the USSF Military Personnel Appropriations (MPA) and Mobilization programs. Provides direction to support Headquarters-level responsibilities to include organizing, training.
• Led historic transfer of 2 service-level programs from MAJCOM-level to the Space Staff; now managing program OT&E, PPB&E, Congressional oversight reporting, & customer engagement efforts--achieved IOC in <3 months!
• Drove expansion of program customer base to 3 FIELDCOMs (SpOC, STARCOM, SSC), 1 MAJCOM (AFMC), a CCMD (USSPACECOM), the Intel Community (NRO), and the Space Staff--delivered 219 work years of short-term FY22 staffing.
• Developed & implemented 1st-ever USSF digital manpower requirements process; received over 540+ FY23 mission support requests--reduced process errors by 75%, saved >200+ man-hours by automating & improving the accuracy.
• Innovated antiquated USSF MPA Tour Volunteer Contract; compiled policy, guidance, & instructions from various sources were captured on one form--ensured validation of training & readiness for >210+ ARC volunteers &.
• Facilitated stakeholder mapping, cross-cutting initiatives, & strategic project road map to successfully achieve a new customer outreach & training campaign--actions resulted in 99% work-year execution vital to.

Washington, DC, US

• Leads a 49-member joint service, total force Division comprised of space & cyberspace operations, intelligence, program management, administrative, IT management, and command post specialists from the U.S. Space Force.
• Led stand-up initiatives for 1st new military branch since 1947; created org architecture, human capital strategy, & managed diverse team through IOC activities--#1 of 15 USSF Civilians awarded w/the prestigious.
• Stepped up to fill critical 7-month O-6-level leadership vacancy as Division Chief; drove strategic planning for 5 branches, execution of 3 key COO priorities, & 11 continuous process improvement initiatives--praised.
• Led vital warfighter support operations during the USSF’s 1st real-world conflict (Russia/Ukraine); successfully delivered tailored >40+ space ops C2 updates to synchronize senior leader messaging--provided SecAF, CSO.
• Served as acting COO Director of Staff; successfully enabled continuity of COO functions & activities to ensure alignment w/Space Force organizational priorities, goals, & mission requirements
• Spearheaded the first-ever 24/7 activation of the new service-level USSF Service Watch Cell & Crisis Action Team--provided key ops support to 3 FIELDCOMs, 9 COCOMs, and the Intel Community despite 38% staffing &.

Washington, DC, US

• Infrastructure Lead for HQ USSF S2/3/4/6/7/10. Represents 12 Divisions on all allocation proposals/issues for facilities space within the Pentagon and leased space in the National Capital Region. Single-handedly.
• "Coined" for leadership excellence by the Secretary of the Air Force; led historic, 1.5-year project directing a cross-functional Infrastructure team of 30+ personnel across 12 Divisions--successfully completed initial.
• Executed 63 working group/synch meetings to enable customer engagement, ID’d >40 critical shortfalls, & gathered >11.2K+ in requirements; accelerated SF/COO's occupancy in the Pentagon from 18% to 100% in <1 year--an.
• Spearheaded SF/COO’s participation in DEPSECDEF-directed Pentagon facilities occupancy study; the first comprehensive study in >16 years--provided recommendations to DoD senior leaders on space reduction/utilization.
• Led stand-up of 11 office spaces & 7 SCIF-accredited rooms; forged partnerships w/20+ external entities, interfaced w/260+ customers, placed >130 work orders & >$13.5K in GPC purchases--enabled customer mission.
• Synchronized execution of >$5.5M in significant infrastructure investment efforts, validated $2.5M FY22 spend plan, forecasted FY23-FY24 PPB&E spending, & UFR/GPC tracking--secured dedicated funding streams for.

Washington, DC, US

• Provided service-level oversight for all Space Force Special Programs and led the office that directed, coordinated, and managed the execution of full-spectrum, highly complex, technical efforts in support of global.
• Handpicked as one of the first of 50 personnel to serve on the initial Space Force staff; selected as the USSF's 1st-ever Special Technical Operations/Special Programs Chief--shaped the nascent policies & processes.
• Created organizational identity as primary org design architect for the USSFs 1st-ever STO cell; led employee position description development, processes, programs, staffing, budget, & initial POA&Ms--stood up org in.
• Advised top Air & Space Force leaders regarding critical global events--provided classified info for capability & resource posturing
• Devised service's 1st-ever SAP & STO (SUPRA) billet plans for the collective Space Staff in concert w/SAF/AAZ & JS/J39--transformed the warfighting domain of space
• Secured $8.4M contract to enable development & operation of a Space Common Operating Picture (CoP) --produced actionable insight for senior DoD leaders & improved USSF operations across the globe

Los Altos, CA, US

• Program Manager for a portfolio of critical national security space programs and 5 contracts across the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), National Security Agency (NSA), & National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
• Program Manager for NRO Enterprise Exercise Program; led 824 geographically dispersed trusted agents across 50+ orgs in the planning, development, & execution of 11 major national-level exercises over a 23-month period.
• Co-Creator/Test Lead for NRO Lessons Learned Database; led 12-month project leveraging existing SharePoint 2013 technology to build a discoverable, sustainable database; worked requirements, database design, workflow.
• Authored 1st-ever NRO Joint Training Plan; 8-month project required collaboration w/30+ internal/ external customer orgs, 576 edits, & coordination across NRO SMEs; document guides enterprise-wide training--recognized.
• Innovated NRO Mission Protection; mapped 47 key requirements to org strategic goals & objectives, developed 5 key priorities, & created a detailed roadmap--efforts successfully informed FY22-FY26 IPBS & vital ops.
• Directorate Program Manager for the counter-unmanned aircraft systems—a top priority of the NRO Director; led enterprise effort comprised of 35 offices from 12 directorates, administered project collaboration site.

Los Altos, CA, US

Managed full-lifecycle recruiting program and marketing process; aligned company strategy to business objectives, administered applicant tracking system, created compelling position descriptions, sourced diverse candidate pipelines, identified program objectives and measures for success, reporting, and policy and procedures--acquired top-level technical.

Los Altos, CA, US

Key advisor to the CEO, COO, CFO, VP, and Board of Directors of a global systems engineering service provider with 5 sectors, >200 personnel, and annual revenue generation of over $59 million-dollars. Advised the senior leadership team on all aspects of company operations, HR, strategic planning, workforce forecasting, talent acquisition, and business.

Los Altos, CA, US

• Senior Systems Engineering Technical Advisor and Program Manager in the Operations Engineering Office of the NRO’s Mission Operations Directorate. Oversaw a portfolio of critical national security space and GEOINT.
• Chaired NRO Joint Exercise Steering Group; grew NRO Exercise Program substantially from 7 orgs to 34--growth rate of +385%; allowed for >4,912 additional hours of event play across the NRO enterprise--up 514% from the.
• Authored detailed white paper on Training Like We Fight and the Functional Consolidation of NRO Enterprise-Level Exercise Planning, Development, and Execution; disseminated to 55 NRO senior leaders across multiple.

Los Altos, CA, US

Lead Systems Engineering Technical Advisor for the NRO Training & Exercise Plans Division managing the enterprise-wide Exercise and Lessons Learned programs. Drove the NRO enterprises’ strategic planning through integration w/external partners such as the National Space Defense Center, Joint Forces Space Component Command, Combined Space Operations Center.

Los Altos, CA, US

• Lead for the Readiness Branch within the NRO Continuity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Office. Developed testing, training, and exercises (TT&E) for the NRO enterprise working in concert with numerous external.
• Developed, coordinated, and facilitated the NRO's leadership participation in the 1st-ever national-level exercise w/both COG & COOP; drafted inputs, after action report, and tracking mechanism for 30+ recommended.
• Instructed/prepared Crisis Leadership Team training for NRO Senior leadership and COOP representatives; facilitated 15 sessions for 20 Directorates & Offices w/70+ total attendees and developed 5 table top.
• Led organizational training initiatives; built comprehensive training database to track 1,283 internal & external education/certification requirements--ensured team members were fully trained/qualified to perform their.
• COMSEC Responsible Officer for 38 item program; prepared org for inspection; authored 14 checklists/5 program continuity products/closed out 50+ "findings"; took the program from 7 COMSEC incidents/"Unsatisfactory".

Randolph AFB, TX, US

• Principal advisor to the Director and senior leadership team of a national-level space operations center comprised of 363 joint service, multi-agency personnel directly supporting global intelligence requirements and.
• Oversaw the employment of a multi-billion-dollar national overhead intelligence collection architecture to ensure delivery of critical information to senior government policy makers, deployed warfighters, intelligence.
• Led contract team oversight on a multi-million-dollar contract; identified several inefficiencies, provided leadership w/creative problem solving by outlining 45 fix actions over a 5-year period--saved both the USAF &.
• Implemented multi-year workforce manning strategy; brokered agreements for U.S. Navy/ANG/ AFRES augmentation support--provided 200% staffing boost & allowed for a 25% increase in mission ops while saving the NRO >$1M.
• Directed $2M dollar rapid acquisition effort for SAP-level software capability; coordinated 109 discrepancy reports & developed operational training for 57 personnel--solved unmet NRO ops requirement leading to future.
• Drove the transition of a classified $400K operational reporting tool; directed 39-member team in the performance of >120 key milestone tasks, keeping program on-time, on-budget--streamlined support to >3.5K global.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

• Led an Inspection division with 5 branches and 18 selectively manned international personnel in the largest Operations Group in the United States Air Force. Oversaw space operations, force development, programming.
• Directed 18 quality assurance inspections; executed a $200K budget and led >200+ total personnel from 15 agencies in the discovery of >700 operational deficiencies; improved the training, programs, & strategic process.
• Led first-ever combat operations inspection team into Afghanistan & Qatar; evaluated 5 organizations and identified 16 operational lessons learned--enhanced SAP/STO-level counterspace operations in support of >2.5K.
• Developed ORI inspection preparation plan for the USAF’s largest Operations Group; identified 6 high-risk orgs, 142 programs, & strategy to address shortfalls--result: “Excellent” inspection rating, 12 strengths, 6 pro.
• Wing Project Officer for 7 HHQ-level initiatives enhancing space operations to include pioneering the first-ever total force USAF/ANG/AFRES inspection team, a manpower study that transferred 19 underutilized personnel.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

• Led 112 selectively manned personnel, 12 diverse occupations, and 9 offices in the United States Air Force’s only Offensive and Defensive Counterspace (OCS/DCS) deployable organization. Deployed with a 24-member team.
• Led a 9-person counterspace systems C2 team in support of 388 special operations, >2.1K joint combat personnel, 60 convoys, 10 Task Forces, and 6 combat search & rescue missions while deployed to Qatar &.
• Directed AOC team in the delivery of 1.5K+ hours of highly sensitive space effects ensuring Space Superiority in support of >50 troops-in-contact events, facilitated the seizure of 40 tons of improvised explosive.
• Provided expert Space AOC C2 for 64 high-visibility Operation NEW DAWN & Operation ENDURING FREEDOM missions; authored 194 Space Tasking Orders and analyzed >490 hours of target intel data feeding Coalition &.
• Deployed to 3 multinational wargames; oversaw 81 personnel, $750K in equipment, and led 8 SECAF-approved live-fire missions--delivered support fostering air/space/cyber cross-domain training to >1.8K warfighters...an.
• Streamlined STO capability employment and delivered classified effects & capabilities to the warfighter; executed 250% more engagement hours than the previous Air Expeditionary Force and grew the AOC/mission customer.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

• Weapons & Tactics and Operations Lead charged with training, development, innovation, force development, recruiting, EEO, professional development, and program management lead for a 31-person, bi-national space.
• 1 of 3 short-notice assignment volunteers to augment a critical Alaska Air National Guard manning shortfall and failing mission; answered AFSPC/CC initiative to sustain vital missile warning radar ops--earned the.
• Transformed the Weapons & Tactics office into a Wing “Best Practice” setting the standard for 18 other organizations; led charge on org's Operation BURNT FROST execution, created tactics manuals for 3 ground-based.
• Provided leadership through 2 major higher headquarters inspections in less than 4 months; led quality checks of 11 programs, corrected 76 errors, updated 24 workforce management & operations policies, & revamped 13.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

• Operations lead responsible for HR, staffing, training, workforce planning, performance management, force development, recruiting, awards & recognition, equal employment policy, and professional development of a.
• Operations project manager for $19.2M dollar system upgrade; trained 35 personnel, provided creative solutions to leadership, validated over 300-pages of technical data, and ensured upgrade was on-time/on-budget with.
• Earned 2006 AFSPC "Instructor/Evaluator of the Year" award; created innovative evaluation tool, a 344-entry historical error database & developed a standardization website which was praised by a HQ AFSPC inspection.
• Led an innovation concept by pioneering missile launch data-sharing tactics w/MIT scientists--enabled tipping & queuing of DoD radar assets to more rapidly acquire & identify foreign objects in space
• Executed 127 shifts/1076+ hours of flawless alerts, earned 7 straight Highly Qualified eval ratings, processed 6 high-visibility foreign launches; only org member to process "missile trifecta": Valid, Anomalous & Under.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

• Managed human resources and operations crew force management for a 33-person, bi-national workforce responsible for operating the $500M dollar Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) Site 1 phased-array radar.
• Recognized as "#1 of 11 Noncommissioned Officers...#1 of 15 crew chiefs...only operator certified as an Instructor, Evaluator, and Test Controller...phenomenal unit asset" and earned 3rd consecutive "Distinguished.
• Served as a mission expert monitoring >2.1K objects in space; processed 160 critical satellite passes for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM & tracked dangerous space debris near the $52B dollar International Space Station.
• Created a next-generation crew force management database; provided a single location for critical resource information and continuity for 7 diverse programs--program lauded by HQ AFSPC/IG and established the benchmark.
• Administered 10 team evaluations ensuring compliance with HHQ and local directives and scheduled >190 hours of data testing to ensure the integrity of the radar system and the missile warning network

Randolph AFB, TX, US

• Led training program and the development of 680+ GPS technical data revisions, policies, and operations publications for a 170-member organization and a $2.4B dollar satellite constellation. Guided 14-member operations.
• Rated "#1 of 37 Satellite Systems Operators...outstanding leader and operator..." and earned consecutive "Distinguished Graduate" awards as the #1 graduate of both Undergraduate Space Training and GPS Initial.
• Led 10 contingency sorties by optimizing the GPS constellation for air strikes by transmitting >1.6K satellite commands; improved GPS theater accuracy by >31% and assured 2-meter accuracy for B-2s, F-15s, & F-16s.
• Managed the unit education and training program for over 170 personnel; recognized as the top Wing Training Manager of 16--slashed training time by 55% & maintained an exceptional 98% course pass rate…the highest in.
• Standardized >600 operations procedures ensuring correct documentation and checklists for 155 space systems/satellite operators--personally recognized by a Headquarters inspection team for eliminating over 100+.
• Performed 90+ contingency satellite contacts providing warfighters' 2-meter accuracy during Operations IRAQI FREEDOM & ENDURING FREEDOM--put bombs on target destroying multiple high value assets

Randolph AFB, TX, US

Masters Degree, Engineering/Industrial Management

Bachelors Degree, Space Studies