Christopher West, PhD

Teaching Associate Professor and Practicum Manager at Institute for Advanced Analytics
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Apex, North Carolina, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Teaching Associate Professor and Practicum Manager
      • Dec 2012 - Present

      Responsible for guiding 23ea 4-5 person graduate student teams through practicum analytics projects as they hone their professional "soft" skills during the course of project execution. Responsible for guiding 23ea 4-5 person graduate student teams through practicum analytics projects as they hone their professional "soft" skills during the course of project execution.

    • Chief, Emergency Management and Modernization Branch
      • May 2011 - Nov 2012

      Branch was Headquarters Air Combat Command's (US Air Force) rough counterpart to FEMA for 13 Air Force bases. Branch was Headquarters Air Combat Command's (US Air Force) rough counterpart to FEMA for 13 Air Force bases.

    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chief, Afghan National Security Forces Operations and Maintenance Division
      • May 2010 - May 2011

      Chief of new 58 person US/Afghan division for US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Afghanistan District directing all contracted facility/utility/infrastructure operations and maintenance at 256 Afghan National Army and Police installations. Directed standup of new $450M, 4000+ employee primary O&M contract vehicle to support Afghan installations. Chief of new 58 person US/Afghan division for US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Afghanistan District directing all contracted facility/utility/infrastructure operations and maintenance at 256 Afghan National Army and Police installations. Directed standup of new $450M, 4000+ employee primary O&M contract vehicle to support Afghan installations.

    • United States
    • Armed Forces
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Program Director and Assistant Professor of Engineering Management
      • May 2006 - May 2010

      Directed Engineering Management Masters of Science Program including curriculum & admissions review, budget, and student mentoring. Courses-taught include Crisis Project Management and Project Management at graduate level. Published research in same subject matter. Directed Engineering Management Masters of Science Program including curriculum & admissions review, budget, and student mentoring. Courses-taught include Crisis Project Management and Project Management at graduate level. Published research in same subject matter.

    • United States
    • Defense and Space Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Commander, 755th Civil Engineer Squadron
      • Feb 2008 - Aug 2008

      Commanded 755th Civil Engineer Squadron for 6-mo deployment orchestrating contracted facility/infrastructure construction and operations & maintenance at largest military installation in Afghanistan. Commanded 755th Civil Engineer Squadron for 6-mo deployment orchestrating contracted facility/infrastructure construction and operations & maintenance at largest military installation in Afghanistan.

    • Civil Engineer Section Chief, Air Combat Command Inspector General
      • 2000 - 2002

      Led 8 person engineer inspection team. Inspected 25 USAF Installations during wartime exercises and compliance inspections, formally documenting performance.

    • Environmental and Readiness Flight Commander, 347th Civil Engineer Squadron
      • 1997 - 2000

      Led 13 personnel in management of base environmental programs including Installation Restoration Program valued at $9.3M. Directed AF base engineers posturing/training for disaster response & deployment.

    • Project Engineer, 554 RED HORSE Engineer Squadron
      • Apr 1994 - Apr 1995

      Officer in charge of 7 military construction projects worth ~$2.5M

    • Project Engineer, 27th Civil Engineer Squadron
      • Feb 1992 - Apr 1994

Education

  • Old Dominion University
    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
    2002 - 2006
  • U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology
    Master of Science (M.S.), Engineering and Environmental Management
    1995 - 1996
  • Auburn University
    Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering
    1987 - 1991

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