Christopher E. Manuel is the California Central Coast Tech Bridge Director and the Associate Dean of Research for Technology Development at the Naval Postgraduate School. Prior to joining NPS, Chris initiated two start-up technology companies. He also worked for Sierra Nevada Corporation as a Corporate Vice President for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Networks (C4N). Mr. Manuel is a US Army Special Forces Chief Warrant Officer 4 with 33 years of service and 15 years of special operations experience in multiple countries including Namibia, Mozambique, Kuwait, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Afghanistan.