Christopher A. Royse

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EDUCATION:

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, Arlington, VA Master of Science in Bioscience Management, May 2005. • WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY, Dayton, OH Master of Humanities, June 1999. B.A. in Political Science, Minor in Health Sciences, August 1996. • THE CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL LAND INSTITUTE, THE WILSON CENTRE, FITZWILLIAM COLLEGE, Cambridge, England Business and Biotechnology in Europe International Residency, June 2004.• GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, Washington, DC Certificate in Artificial Intelligence Management, March 2019.

SECURITY CLEARANCES:

DOD/DOS Top Secret.

ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS:

WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY, Dayton, OH Member of the Institutional Biosafety Committee since 2020. Invited Guest Lecturer.

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, Arlington, VA Member of the Institutional Biosafety Committee since its establishment in 2005.

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Department of Forensic Sciences, Arlington, VA: Adjunct Professor, Guest Lecturer 2003-2008.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Member of Board of Directors for the Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict (SO/LIC) Division and the Wright Brothers Regional Chapter Executive Committee.

INTRODUCTION:

Mr. Royse possesses a record of extensive, successful, leadership experience by being assigned to progressively more difficult problems over his career requiring him to develop teams, lead teams and complete tasks for United States Government and commercial clients. Mr. Royse is an experienced leader encompassing all aspects of executive management including individual and portfolios of programs, projects, Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition framework requirements, road mapping, laboratory (budgeting, construction planning, commissioning, and operations), research and development and test & evaluation, digital engineering and artificial intelligence at the international, state and local levels. Wins include: Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) contract (SAIC, value $255M), DTRA Chemical and Biological Technologies Directorate Program A&AS contract (The Tauri Group, value $85M), DTRA CTR Integrating Contractor contract (Parsons-one of four, value $950M), United States Agency for International Development Project Management Unit Contract for Haiti earthquake reconstruction (Parsons, value $2M) and United States Trade and Development Agency Haiti post-earthquake reconstruction energy needs study (Parsons, value $1M), United States Army System of Systems integration/fabrication (MRI Global, value $3.6M Direct), United States Army ID/IQ - Research

and Development (MRI Global, value $26M) Commercial client- Product Test and Evaluation (MRI Global, value $570K).

WORK EXPERIENCE:

2023 – present D’Angelo Technologies, 3182 Rodenbeck Dr. Beavercreek, OH 45432 Business Development Advisor

Responsible for helping identify Research, Development, Technology & Engineering contracting opportunities with the US Federal Government.

Building, through collaboration, internal organization and controls for proposal, event attendance and staff professional development.

2023 Contracting Resources Group (CRG), 8 W. West Street Baltimore, MD 21230, Senior Program Strategist

Hired to save an underperforming contract and within six months:

oDeveloped, implemented and managed the enduring strategy for relocation of at-risk personnel for the Department of State Office of Coordination of Afghan Relocation Efforts (CARE).

oOversaw the rapid expansion of the Advisory and Assistance Service contract by instituting and managing the deliberate recruiting process that led to a doubling of the team.

oEstablished a democratized process for disparate contracting entities’ leaders to solve real and perceived tasking overlaps.

oInstituted a travel process that is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to better accommodate disabled veteran employees required to travel long distances.

oParticipated in the initial site visits and serve as advisor for the two new relocation platforms – led the interagency security working group at one European location - and the current management of the existing two relocation platforms.

2022 – 2023 DragonSpears, 350 N. Orleans St., Ste. 9000N, Chicago, IL 60654 Vice President of Federal Sales

Established Federal Sales Process within current, successful, Commercial Sales Process.

Generated leads and nurtured client relationships.

Business Development of new opportunities.

Lead proposal developer.

2021–2022 Dif Inc., Vandalia, OH 45377 Operator-Owner

Provided advisory services to small business startups to include assistance with:

oRegistration requirements.

oEstablishing digital marketing plan and initial digital marketing tasks.

oWriting business and financial plans.

oRepresenting firms at marketing events.

2021 Vana Solutions, Inc. 3610 Pentagon Dr., Ste. 110, Beavercreek, OH 45431 Director of Business Development

Direct report to corporate president on business development initiatives.

Responsible for building pipeline for 2022 and out years.

Promoted agile practices and digital framework transformations to clients.

2019-2021 Oasis Systems, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, Sr. Program/Manager/Human Systems Division/Agile Combat Directorate/Air Force Life Cycle Management Center

Reported to Division Director on management of portfolio of projects spanning all programs of the Human Systems Division and manpower and scheduling.

Coordinated management of reports, continuous process improvement and new initiatives.

Lead for Division Roadmap efforts; to provide multi-year, multi-Line of Effort and funding views, current and out year, of Warfighter capabilities provided through the Division.

Responsible for Division branding and serve as liaison to the special operations community.

Supporting Member of the Aircrew Subsystems Board Secretariat.

2018-2019 MRIGlobal, Fairfax, VA, Sr. Director Information/Security/Reconnaissance (ISR) Division, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Business Development (CWMD)

Responsible for developing business within the CWMD space for the Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR) Division.

Developed new forensics market clients, commercial and federal, for biological and chemical entities and explosives.

Developed new market clients (SOCOM/USAID/Army Futures Command).

2018 Whitney, Bradley & Brown, Inc., Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, Sr. Program Manager/ Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial System Program Director’s Action Group Lead

Responsible for coordinating all DoD Acquisition/Program/Administrative/Risk Management requirements for reporting the Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, & Special Operations Forces Directorate.

Reported directly to the Integration Branch Chief on daily efforts to synchronize Cost, Schedule, Performance, Risk and Contracting aspects of the Global Hawk Program among the Engineering, Development, Product Support, Sustainment, Test and Foreign Military Sales Branches.

Served as focal point of contact for outside sources to include the performing contractor, clients and media.

2017 JRC ISI, Washington, DC, Senior Analyst

Oversaw portfolio management of numerous projects to include cost, schedule and performance at numerous sites within the United States.

Worked with inter-departmental and interagency stakeholders to assist with technology transfers.

Responsible for market research to support Program requirements.

2016-2018 ViGILITY, Woodbridge, VA

Part-time advisement to the CEO and President in establishing a privately-owned start-up,

Served as Physical Security and CWMD Subject Matter Expert (SME).

2015-2016 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS COMPANY (ATSC), McLean, VA Director Business Development Federal Services

Oversaw a pipeline of upcoming opportunities throughout the U.S. Federal Government in the areas of national and homeland defense, disaster response and logistics.

Managed gate reviews and proposal development/management.

Responsible for branching the company into three new markets that were not historical corporate strengths: The Defense Threat Reduction (DTRA) Agency, the United States Air Force Materiel Command and the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).

2015 ROYSE INC., Woodbridge, VA, President and CEO

Provided overall leadership and management to Royse Inc. a privately-owned consulting firm which specializes in security and safety planning, preparedness, response and recovery for global commercial, governmental, nongovernmental, and educational organizations. Royse Inc.’s specific focus practice areas are on Critical Infrastructure and Personnel protection.

Client’s:

oConfidential Client: Providing archiving and cybersecurity services of information obtained from maritime and ground reconnaissance by unmanned sensor platforms.

oGINIA: Providing Business Development consulting assistance for Special Operations Cybersecurity needs.

oHartwell Capitol Consulting: provided legislative liaison assistance for Veterans Affairs initiative.

2014 - 2015 ADVANCED SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT, Inc., Alexandria, VA, Continuity Operations Subject Matter Expert-SME

Provided SME Consulting Services to the United States Army Information Technology Agency on Continuity Operations Planning at the Enterprise and Directorate levels to include, but not limited to: Training, Threat and Vulnerability Assessments, Operations and Knowledge Management.

2014 APPLIED EXECUTIVE SOLUTIONS, Abilene, TX, Consultant

Provided Chief Operating Officer, level, consulting for a start-up company that had been awarded a subcontract to provide training services, in Turkey, for a Middle East security force.

Program Manager for a commercial training contract to provide Infantry Training to a new force.

Identified trainees to be transferred to specialized training.

Responsible for camp/facility management to include all instructor and trainee common and work areas including ranges.

2011-2014 BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON, Ft. Belvoir, VA, Lead Associate

Chemical Weapons Elimination Team Program Lead & Chemical Weapons Elimination Team Project Manager—Syria Chemical Weapons Destruction Project/Deputy Program Manager for DTRA CTR A&AS contract.

Assisted with closeout of US-Russia Chemical Demilitarization Program and contracts.

Shaped the Security and Safety plan, provided to the Government of Libya, for the Wadaan Chemical Materials site.

2009-2011 PARSONS, Washington, DC, Director, Business Development.

Responsible for Security (National and Homeland) portfolio and pipeline, specifically the Counter WMD and Consequence Management markets.

Corporate lead for business development in Haiti after 2010 earthquake.

Subject Matter Expert for design of Biosecurity insider/outsider threat model for South Dakota State University.

2006-2009 THE TAURI GROUP, Alexandria, VA, Director, International Security Operations.

Led, managed and provided expert analysis on study to create a Systems Biology initiative for the DoD.

Provided expert analysis on a study to make recommendations on the expansion of the Department of Defense (DoD) Biological Threat Reduction Program globally.

Program Management Support to International Security Operations business practice.

2005-2006 SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (SAIC), United States Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Research and Development: Biological Research Program Manager.

Responsible for establishing and leading improved management process for research and development through the full life cycle of projects from proposal solicitation, continuing with all aspects of program management in compliance with the Department of Defense Acquisition Management Framework and culminating in the transition of the work to the next step in the Department of Defense acquisition process. Portfolio included prophylaxis, therapeutics, medical devices and psychology projects.

Advised the Surgeon General’s office on a DOTMLPF approach where a Leadership decision was made versus a Materiel (procurement) decision for battlefield eye protection.

Lead facilitator of a classified medical wargame at the Naval War College.

2000-2005 SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (SAIC), Threat Reduction Support Center, Alexandria, VA, Deputy Task Leader, Biological Weapons Proliferation Prevention Support Team; Biological Warfare Expert, Biological Weapons Proliferation Prevention Support Team.

Led, managed and advised on policy, project, personnel, system integration and DoD acquisition management for 20 United States team members and formerly 15 Russian/Kazakhstan sub-contractors at the program level. Team project areas include:

Biosecurity; Biosafety, systems engineering and integration; laboratory construction; facility demolition; information technology infrastructure development and implementation; logistics and procurement; bioscience research and development management to include basic and advanced research of therapeutic and prophylaxis products and diagnostic procedures and processes; financial management and some marketing.

Recruited globally, hire and place experts in bioscience to work as collaborative researchers with former biological warfare scientists in the Former Soviet Union.

1998-2000 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, Washington, D.C.: Budget Analyst, Finance Division, FBI Laboratory Account.

Researched, reviewed, verified, developed and compiled appropriate budgetary information submitted by the FBI Laboratory Division to the Department of Justice; Office of Management and Budget and the United States Congress.

Oversaw the management of appropriations for the new FBI Laboratory construction in Quantico, VA.

Member of the Attorney General’s committee to develop a five-year computer crime plan and as a central point-of-contact during Command Post Operations.

1994 - 1998 MIAMI VALLEY HOSPITAL, FRANCISCAN MEDICAL CENTER, CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER, Dayton, OH: Anesthesia Technician, Unit TechnicianEmergency Department, Laboratory Assistant/Phlebotomist, Deaner (Autopsy Technician).

Member of the Emergency Department EMS Committee and Emergency Department Total Quality Improvement Committee.

1986-1998 UNITED STATES ARMY, Ft. Bragg, NC/Ohio Army National Guard Special Operations Weapons Sergeant

Led, instructed, supervised, and conducted training in small unit light infantry tactics, employment and functions of all high-density light weapons, heavy weapons, man-portable air defense weapons (MANPADs), and anti-armor weapons both U.S. and Foreign.

Assisted on all tactical operations planning to include planning for operations in areas denied to conventional forces by contamination from Nuclear, Biological or Chemical weapons.

Developed and implemented weapons/tactics training programs for up to 1,500 indigenous personnel.

TRAINING: • Defense Acquisition University, Acquisition Level 2-Medical Acquisition • SAIC Project Management 3, SAIC EVMS, SAIC Division Controller's Course • 24 Hour Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)/Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response ''HAZWOPER'' course.

PUBLICATIONS/ PRESENTATIONS:

Chris Royse & Barbara Johnson - Security Considerations for Microbiological and Biomedical Facilities, Anthology of Biosafety V - BSL4 Laboratories, Chapter 6 (2002), http://www.absa.org/0200royse.html.

Kathryn Crockett, Ph.D. & Chris Royse - Gastrointestinal Anthrax: The Threat, Journal of Homeland Security, May 7, 2008, http://www.homelandsecurity.org/newjournal/Articles/displayArticle2.asp?article=172.

HONORS: Member of Defense Threat Reduction Agency Team of the Year 2014-Regional Contingency Team #1 (Syria). SAIC Strategies Group Outstanding Achievement Award (Honorable Mention) for being Lead Biological Weapons Elimination Consultant to the CENTCOM WMD Weapons Elimination and Threat Reduction Planning Team (Iraq) 2003. Chairman, Northern Virginia Technology Council’s BioMedTech Committee2004-2006.

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