Christopher Pietras

About Christopher Pietras

Acquisition Professional - Level DAWIA Certification - Acquisition Professional Community membershipUS Navy Engineering Duty Officer 20+ Year active duty Navy Career with two command tours- Program Manager, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA PMS 20••••13 - Commanding Officer Supervisor of Shipbuilding Groton (SUPSHIP Groton), 20••••••20+ years of documented leadership and management success across a broad range of operational, technical and business domains, including nine years of shipbuilding and specialized program management. Managed billion dollar operations and acquisition programs, improving processes and quality, increasing organizational productivity, while reducing cost and schedule, and enhancing internal and external stakeholder relations. Global experience in Foreign Military Sales (FMS) with a proven record of achieving results under extremely challenging conditions. Cleared for Top Secret information and granted access to Sensitive Compartmentalized Information based on a SBPR September 16, 2014.Relevant special skills include: Program Management, International Relations, Foreign Military Sales, Financial Management, Team Building, Mentoring, Crisis/Risk Management, Cross-Cultural Communications, Integrity, Mentoring, Diving/Salvage, non-profit relationships and oversight, Maintenance planning and execution

Experience

1. Vice President Operations

   Mission Technologies, a division of HII

   Apr 2025 — Present · Hampton Roads, VA, US

Education

• Naval Post Graduate School

  M.S, Electrical Engineering

  1991 — 1993

• United States Naval Academy

  B.S, Marine Engineering

  1979 — 1983