Chris joined the military in 1989, where he served with the 2nd Ranger Battalion at Ft Lewis, WA and the 1st Ranger Battalion at Hunter Army Airfield, GA before making his way to 1st Special Forces Detachment Delta at Ft Bragg, NC. While on active duty, he deployed numerous times around the world, including Afghanistan and Iraq.
After Chris’ tenure in the military, he worked for Triple Canopy as a project manager and the agent in charge of a high threat executive protection detail in Iraq.
Chris then joined the Improvised Explosive Device Task Force (IEDTF), which was instrumental in the development of the Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG) and the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization.