Christopher Pestak Program Manager Glenn Engineering and Research Support (GEARS)
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AIAA SciTech Forum 2022
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Christopher (Chris) Pestak is the Program Manager of the Glenn Engineering and Research Support (GEARS) contract for HX5, LLC. HX5 is a 1,000-plus engineering contractor headquartered in Fort Walton, FL with customer-focused locations across the US.
The GEARS contract is a seven-year, $350M contract with the NASA Glenn Research Center. As the Program Manager for GEARS, he manages an organization of 370 contractor employees performing a wide range of research and engineering work in space and aeronautics.
Throughout his 39-year career, Chris has worked as an engineer, group leader, project manager, program manager, and corporate executive. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and a MS in Industrial Engineering, both from Cleveland State University. In 2020, he was elected to the rank of AIAA Fellow.