Kris Andrews

Experience

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  US Army

  Sept 1982 - Jun 1992

  Attack Helicopter Pilot

  Assigned to aviation units w/in Infantry Divisions

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  US Army

  Aug 1992 - Sept 2001

  Aviation Acquisition Officer

  A career military officer with 12 years experience in the Acquisition arena. Department of Defense (DoD) level III certified in program management and contracting. Have held a wide variety of material acquisition management positions covering all aspects of the material acquisition process throughout a system’s life cycle.

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  Booz Allen Hamilton

  Jun 2001 - Nov 2003

  Deputy Program Manager

  Rocket Engine Test-Stand Upgrade

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  United States Air Force

  Nov 2003 - Feb 2013

  Systems Engineering Manager

  Mission Evaluation Department Manager for InDyne Corp.. Mission Evaluation Department includes the most technically oriented functional areas on an almost 800 person Western Range Operations and Maintenance contract. Systems Engineering, Flight Safety Engineering, Flight Safety Analysis, Math Lab, and Performance Evaluation are the specific individual branches that comprise this department. Responsibilities include providing pre/post launch performance analysis, engineering and other technical support analysis that ensures Western Range systems are available to support DoD, NASA, commercial and other user launch, orbital tracking, and test programs. Show less

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  US SpaceForce (USSF)

  Feb 2013 - now

  Director/NH-IV

  Director, Space Launch Delta 30 Program Management Directorate (SLD 30/PMD). Responsible to plan, organize, direct, and lead a team of Program Managers and Program Analysts on the Western Range (WR). Direct responsibility for the programmatic management of multiple Space Force/Air Force space and ballistic launch/test programs of national significance. Program(s) are characterized by unusual managerial complexities and demands as well as substantial uncertainties and risks. Responsible for directing and coordinating the collective efforts of a multi-disciplined staff of Government civilians assigned to a major program segment of national scope and interest. Show less