Christopher A. Garrett Senior Level Executive, Technical Advisor, Systems Engineering Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
Christopher A. Garrett, a Senior Level Executive, Technical Advisor, Systems Engineering, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He serves as the recognized Air Force authority for systems engineering for weapon systems lifecycle management charged with providing technical oversight and advice to high level Air Force and government officials. In this role, Mr. Garrett is the lead engineer developing the Air Force Materiel Command strategy for digital transformation.
Mr. Garrett spent over 27 years of active duty service in the Air Force working in the areas of electronic warfare, test, space, and aircraft sustainment and while on active duty he spent two years at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, leading the C-17 group. Mr. Garrett finished his career as the Deputy Director for Engineering and Technical Management at Air Force Materiel Command. As Deputy Director, he focused on three areas – System of Systems Analysis, Open Systems Architecture, and Strategic Planning. From September 2015 to February 2020, Mr. Garrett worked in the engineering home office at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center where he focused on infusing open standards and architectures across Air Force weapon systems.
Mr. Garrett also led an effort to build an Air Force ecosystem where open standards, agile processes and digital engineering could be combined to delivery capability expeditiously to the field. In February 2020, He was appointed Senior Leader for Systems Engineering in the Air Force. In this job, his current focus is to ensure the Air Force Materiel Command Digital Campaign appropriately replicates and expedites the system engineering process.
EDUCATION
1987 Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy
1988 Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
2002 Master of Military Operational Arts/Sciences, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. February 1989 to September 1994, Systems Engineer, Electronic Warfare Center, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas
2. September 1994 to March 1997, Test Program Manager, 413th FTS, Edwards Air Force Base, California
3. March 1997 to June 1999, Chief, Operational Analysis, Captain, Test and Evaluation Directorate, Pentagon
4. June 1999 to June 2001, Operations Officer, Maj, GPS Test Squadron, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico
5. June 2002 to January 2006, Branch Chief, Lt Col, National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, Virginia
6. Jan 2006 to Aug 2008, Commander, Lt Col, Operations Squadron, Australia
7. Aug 2008 to April 2009, Lt Col, Special Assistant to the Commander, 330th ASW
8. April 2009 to June 2010, Commander, Colonel, 564th Aircraft Sustainment Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
9. June 2010 to August 2011, Chief, Colonel, Globemaster Division, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
10. August 2011 to June 2014, Deputy Director, Colonel, Engineering Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
11. June 2014 to September 2015, Senior Systems Engineer, Clear Creek Applied Technologies, Ohio
12. September 2015 to June 2016, Open Systems Architecture Technical Expert, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
13. June 2016 to February 2020, Avionics Architecture Technical Advisor, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
14. February 2020 - present, Senior Leader, Technical Advisor, Systems Engineering, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
Mr. Garrett spent over 27 years of active duty service in the Air Force working in the areas of electronic warfare, test, space, and aircraft sustainment and while on active duty he spent two years at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, leading the C-17 group. Mr. Garrett finished his career as the Deputy Director for Engineering and Technical Management at Air Force Materiel Command. As Deputy Director, he focused on three areas – System of Systems Analysis, Open Systems Architecture, and Strategic Planning. From September 2015 to February 2020, Mr. Garrett worked in the engineering home office at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center where he focused on infusing open standards and architectures across Air Force weapon systems.
Mr. Garrett also led an effort to build an Air Force ecosystem where open standards, agile processes and digital engineering could be combined to delivery capability expeditiously to the field. In February 2020, He was appointed Senior Leader for Systems Engineering in the Air Force. In this job, his current focus is to ensure the Air Force Materiel Command Digital Campaign appropriately replicates and expedites the system engineering process.
EDUCATION
1987 Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy
1988 Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
2002 Master of Military Operational Arts/Sciences, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. February 1989 to September 1994, Systems Engineer, Electronic Warfare Center, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas
2. September 1994 to March 1997, Test Program Manager, 413th FTS, Edwards Air Force Base, California
3. March 1997 to June 1999, Chief, Operational Analysis, Captain, Test and Evaluation Directorate, Pentagon
4. June 1999 to June 2001, Operations Officer, Maj, GPS Test Squadron, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico
5. June 2002 to January 2006, Branch Chief, Lt Col, National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, Virginia
6. Jan 2006 to Aug 2008, Commander, Lt Col, Operations Squadron, Australia
7. Aug 2008 to April 2009, Lt Col, Special Assistant to the Commander, 330th ASW
8. April 2009 to June 2010, Commander, Colonel, 564th Aircraft Sustainment Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
9. June 2010 to August 2011, Chief, Colonel, Globemaster Division, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
10. August 2011 to June 2014, Deputy Director, Colonel, Engineering Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
11. June 2014 to September 2015, Senior Systems Engineer, Clear Creek Applied Technologies, Ohio
12. September 2015 to June 2016, Open Systems Architecture Technical Expert, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
13. June 2016 to February 2020, Avionics Architecture Technical Advisor, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
14. February 2020 - present, Senior Leader, Technical Advisor, Systems Engineering, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio