Christopher Lanchoney, PMP

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Apr 1997 - Aug 2018

  • Led 221 personnel/executed Commanders Inspection Program for 30th Space Wing supporting West Coast polar orbit space lift, western range operations and DoDs sole operational developmental missile system test and launch platform.• Established guidance for selecting, training and equipping 9 Inspector General staff and 221 Wing Inspection Team members.• Analyzed data, developed objectives, coordinated, organized and executed inspection requirements for 48 tenant units assigned to three Major Commands, Numbered Air Force, and 3-letter organizations within DoD, Air Force, and MAJCOM plans and guidance.• Led Wing Inspection Team meetings, planned, coordinated and executed robust emergency management exercises to validate the installations disaster response force capabilities and training.• Documented inspections, exercises and real-world evaluations. Produced After Actions Reports using the Inspector General Evaluation Management System.• Analyzed trends, metrics, reports on economy, utilization, health, welfare & state of discipline of/for 6.8K personnel and provided executive level briefings to senior leadership.• Executed by-law inspections to ensure compliance with executive directives.• Represented and assessed wing, higher headquarters, Chairman Joint Chiefs Staff & DoD exercise events and ensures mission surety & validates wing self-assessment program results.• Assisted with complaints resolution at the Wing level, ensured all complaints were heard and investigated. Show less Executes Commanders Inspection Program for West Coast polar orbit spacelift, range ops & operational/developmental missile system testing for DoD Develops/analyzes risk metrics & reports on economy, utilization, health, welfare & state of discipline for 6.8K installation employees Establishes guidance for selecting/training/equipping 309 IG/WIT members to inspect wing & 48 tenant units across 3 MAJCOMsAssesses all wing, HHQ, CJCS & DoD exercise events/ensures mission surety & validates wing self-assessment program results Show less Train and equip maintenace technicians in proper handling and transportation of decomissioned Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) for use to launch satellites for many National orginizations.The training experience given includes: Heavy hauling on tractor trailer of large explosives, weights range from 15 pounds to 230,000 pounds. Extensive Explosive Safety, AFOSH (Air Force equivalent of OSHA), training technicians to be team leads/ team chiefs for many launch missions on both East and West Coasts. Show less Transported and Stored on tractor trailer rocket motor boosters for current and decommisioned Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) at Hill Air Force Base (Hill AFB) in Ogden Utah. Primary responsiblities there were to safely and effectively transport rocket motors to and from Hill AFB for the purpose of storage for upcoming missile building. This job had extensive Explosive Safety requirements due to the nature of handling explosives. The job also required coordinating and directing tasks to safely load, transport, and unload explosive components. The job also required extensive driving of these rocket components over Utah state highways, with weights ranging from 10 pounds to 140,000 pounds. Show less

  • Self-Assessment Program Manager

    Jul 2017 - Aug 2018

  • Inspector General Installation Inspection Manager

    Jul 2017 - Mar 2018

  • Mission Assurance Superintendent

    Aug 2016 - Jul 2017

  • Academy Military Trainer

    May 2012 - Aug 2016

  • Spacelift Maintenance Trainer

    Mar 2006 - May 2012

  • Missile Handling Assistant Team Chief

    Jan 2002 - Mar 2006

  • Missile Maintenance Technician

    Apr 1997 - Jan 2002
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  ManTech

  Aug 2018 - Oct 2020

  • Provide Air Force Leadership with launch vehicle processing schedules, monitor/ assess the launch service provider’s (LSP) processing/ problem resolution activities.• Develop day of launch and mission rehearsal scripts, timelines, technical reference products to support the launch team during performance evaluations of launch processing/ operations, mission rehearsals lessons learned and anomaly scenarios.• Provide technical assessments for launch campaign planning meetings, mission working groups, readiness reviews, and technical forums to identify technical issues/risks.• Evaluate/ assess payload integration requirements, the abilities of the LSP and Range to meet payload, and identify risks/issues to AF Leadership.• Maintain the archive of launch campaign products, provide technical training on the mission management process.• Cybersecurity assessment team member tracking cyber risks to launch infrastructure and systems Show less • Assess and evaluate the New Entrant’s launch complex requirements, design and verification and validation documentation and provide risk recommendations.• Monitored and observed New Entrant processes and procedures including vehicle processing flow for launch, static fire, Wet Dress Rehearsals (WDRs), and other operations.• Supported launch site related technical interchange meetings, design reviews and Engineering Review Boards.• Cybersecurity assessment team member tracking cyber risks to launch infrastructure and systems• Communicated AF engineering principles to leadership relating to quality assurance of launch campaigns. Show less

  • Launch Mission Integrator

    Jul 2019 - Oct 2020

  • Senior Launch Site Mission Assurance Engineer

    Aug 2018 - Jul 2019
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  United States Air Force

  Oct 2020 - Sept 2022

  Exercise Program Manager, 521 AMOW/IG

  • Plan, organize, and manage a wide range of complex activities involved in the wing exercise program to ensure unit readiness and force resiliency meet Combatant Commander requirements.• Plan and execute exercise lifecycle tasks in support of Wing and Host installation exercises, as directed in the Wing CCIP and IG validation plans, and in accordance with Air Force Inspection Agency standards.• Plan, manage, and assess the sequence, direction, and progress of the exercise program while maintaining joint service relationships at squadron, wing and MAJCOM leadership levels.• Led NODAL ACE efforts in exercise planning to ensure units meet Force Element responsibilities with regard to taskings of personnel and equipment• Work with 521 AMOW units to identify specific requirements for money, manpower, material, facilities, and services to support diverse exercises, implementing strategies to support exercise evaluation, wing inspection team development, host-installation integration, and ensuring FWA program goals are met• Interview and investigate members whose adherence to FWA are in question, refer complaints to the proper agencies for handling.• Regularly brief O-5/O-6 level commanders on exercise objectives and milestones to ensure readiness objectives are met. • Represents the 521 AMOW/IG and the exercise directorate at conferences, meetings, seminars, briefings, and other official functions.• Plan and manage training and exercises specific to the Commanders Inspection Program (CCIP), Management Internal Control Toolset (MICT), and IG Evaluation Management System (IGEMS).• Consult with Wing XP to coor’d OPORD, WARNORD, EXORDs IAW with JOPES based on SORTS/DRRS statuses• Drive direction and progress of readiness lifecycle in accordance with leadership guidance.• Prime consult and advisor to the commander on projects and programs affecting the readiness of the unit. Show less

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  United States Air Force

  Dec 2022 - now

  Program Analyst

  Currently working at USAFE-AFAFRICA as the tasker manager for the A3/10 Directorate of Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration.

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  ManTech

  Oct 2023 - Sept 2024

  Training and Rehearsal Lead
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  United States Space Force

  Sept 2024 - now

  Delta Planning Manager