Christopher Nassif

Christopher Nassif
Senior Scientist, HASS COE
christopher.nassif1@dot.gov

Christopher Nassif is a Senior Scientist at the USDOT Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence (HASS COE) specializing in testing and evaluation of multi-modal autonomous systems and technologies. Previously, he served as the Technical Program Manager for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technologies at the Federal Aviation Administration UAS Integration Office. In this role, he led the development of spectrum solutions for UAS communications, and detection and avoidance testing and integration. Formerly, he was the Lead Technologist for the Presidential Integration Pilot Program, and the PM for UAS Cargo Delivery Programs. He also advises on counter UAS technologies, tactics, and testing, and STEM education. Before joining the UAS Integration Office, Christopher was an Air Force Intelligence Officer managing MQ-1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper, and Predator C reconnaissance operations. More recently, Christopher served as the Senior Technical Intelligence Analyst in the Test and Evaluation Branch at the Joint Improvised Threat Defeat Organization countering Remote Controlled Improvised Explosive Devices and hostile UAS. Christopher has 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 managed over 30 government programs and has designed and conducted systems testing at ranges across the world while advising national labs, the intelligence community, and congressional leadership on domestic and international threats. Christopher received an M.S in Unmanned Aerospace Systems from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a B.S in International Relations from Michigan State University.