Christopher Nassif

Speaker Bio

Christopher Nassif is a Senior Scientist within the Department of Transportation Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST) Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence (HASS COE) specializing in the testing and evaluation of multi-modal systems technologies, counter UAS strategies and spectrum solutions to enable autonomous technologies. Chris has more than 20 years of government experience spanning counterterrorism, strategic and operational intelligence, test and evaluation, program management, UAS operations, and interagency special access programs. He has been the technical manager for multiple FAA UAS programs including the Presidential Pilot Program (IPP), Partnership for Safety Plans (PSPs), and the FAA Test Sites.

He is a Veteran Air Force Intelligence Officer and Senior Mission Controller for the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft systems and holds a B.S. in International Relations from Michigan State University and a M.S in Unmanned Aerospace Systems from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.