Christopher Hornberger
Eagle River
Summary
Senior intelligence and systems leader with 19+ years of experience spanning SIGINT, cyber-enabled analysis, operations, and compliance oversight. Proven at bridging sensing systems, technical access, and analyst workflows into decision-grade outputs under real-world constraints. Extensive experience working alongside engineers, operators, and analysts in high-trust, high-stakes environments.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Intelligence Language Analyst / Project Lead
National Security Agency
01.2021 - 01.2025
- Led division-level analysis and collection planning against developmental programs and tactical activity in active combat zones, reporting to the Intelligence Community and 7 NATO allies
- Directed projects targeting strategic communications technologies, managing unique accesses and collaborating with technical experts to deliver operationally usable capability
- Served as Oversight & Compliance Officer, ensuring adherence to national policy, access controls, and intelligence oversight requirements; resulted in successful program and quality assurance evaluations
- Held site systems access manager position, issuing and validating sensitive certificates on short timelines to prevent operational disruption
- Quality-control linguist, managing high-value translations and process flow for 18 analysts
- Led cross-agency working groups producing analytical products to policy makers
- Recognized for above-grade performance with NSA-Alaska Star Award and U.S. Coast Guard District 17 Rear Admiral accolade
Intelligence Language Analyst Supervisor / Mission Operations
NSA
01.2017 - 01.2021
- Delivered time-sensitive threat warning and indications & warning to combatant commands, allied forces, and homeland defense stakeholders
- Fused geospatial and multiple intelligence disciplines into operational reporting used for national force protection and posture decisions
- Coordinated collection priorities for automated data acquisition systems, aligning technical capability with mission demand
- Mitigated system outages and data-loss risks by coordinating directly with engineers and administrators
- Alaska Mission Operations Center
Senior Analyst / Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst
National Security Agency
01.2006 - 01.2017
- Supported national-level missions through foreign language exploitation, SIGINT analysis, and target development
- Cyber subject matter expert liaison across NSA community partners
- Identified adversary networks, operational patterns, and new collection opportunities
- Authored and briefed intelligence products for senior military and civilian decision-makers
- Fort Meade & Joint Assignments
Education
Associate of Science - Intelligence Studies
Community College of the Air Force (CCAF)
01.2020
Associate of Arts - Foreign Language
Defense Language Institute (DLI)
01.2020
Skills
- SIGINT & multi-INT fusion
- Cyber-enabled intelligence & access development
- Malware analysis & triage
- Linux proficient
- Code analysis & technical reasoning
- GIS / geospatial analysis
- Data analysis & visualization/presentation
Security Clearance
TS/SCI (current)
Leadership And Additional Experience
- Military Conservation Law Enforcement (8 years) / Fish & Game Law Enforcement
- Youth leader and church finance manager
- Cross-country skiing coach
Certifications And Qualifications
- CISSP Certification Course
- Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) Reading/Listening - 4/3 Scores (Top 2% Air Force)
- FAA Private Pilot
- General Class Amateur Radio Operator
- Certified Scuba Diver
- Hang Glider Pilot
Timeline
Intelligence Language Analyst / Project Lead
National Security Agency
01.2021 - 01.2025
Intelligence Language Analyst Supervisor / Mission Operations
NSA
01.2017 - 01.2021
Senior Analyst / Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst
National Security Agency
01.2006 - 01.2017
Associate of Science - Intelligence Studies
Community College of the Air Force (CCAF)
Associate of Arts - Foreign Language
Defense Language Institute (DLI)