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CHRISTOPHER J. RINER

Summary

Seasoned AEGIS Weapon System expert and U.S. Navy instructor with 21 years of experience in operations, maintenance, and training on AEGIS combat systems. Certified Master Training Specialist and Senior Instructor of the Year at AEGIS Training and Readiness Center. Delivered over 749 hours of instruction to 500+ personnel with a 100% graduation rate. Qualified Combat Systems Coordinator and experienced in BMD system integration and curriculum development.

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years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Technical Instructor / Training Program Manager

U.S. Navy, AEGIS Training and Readiness Center (ATRC)

Dahlgren, USA

01.2020 - 01.2025

Delivered 749+ hours of classroom and laboratory instruction on AEGIS Weapon System (AWS) Baselines 5, 7, 9, CP 22, and CP 24 - including ACNT architecture - to 500+ personnel annually with a 100% graduation rate for senior enlisted courses.
Led 15-instructor team at ATRC Dahlgren to develop CSOOW course at Navy's premier AEGIS schoolhouse, managing training schedules, instructor evaluations, and courseware across multiple baselines; achieved sustained 95%+ graduation rate for all courses.
Selected as FY2023 Senior Enlisted Instructor of the Year; awarded Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (Gold Star) for outstanding instructional excellence - providing 406 hours of advanced AEGIS technical instruction to 27 senior enlisted Sailors.
Earned Master Training Specialist (MTS) certification - the Navy's highest instructor credential - demonstrating mastery of instructional design, curriculum development, trainee evaluation, and adult learning methodology.
Solely qualified to teach every ACNT baseline (5, 7, 9, CP 22, CP 24) at ATRC - uniquely solving command manning gaps and ensuring no course was ever cancelled due to instructor unavailability.
Developed and delivered CSOOW (Combat Systems Officer of the Watch) course of instruction across 4 baselines using guided discussion methodology; authored and maintained lesson plans, trainee guides, lab workbooks, and evaluation criteria to enhance learning outcomes.
Conducted instructor evaluations and certified instructors across 4 baselines per NETC and SCSTC standards, enhancing team instructor qualification rate by 20% through implementation of peer-to-peer coaching programs.

Systems Maintenance Supervisor / Senior Engineering Technician

U.S. Navy, USS Bainbridge (DDG-96)

Norfolk, USA

01.2017 - 01.2022

Led a 25-member technical division as Acting LCPO, maintaining 100% operational readiness of the AEGIS Weapon System (Baseline 7.2A), including AN/SPY-1D(V) phased-array radar, Fire Control System MK 99, AEGIS Computer Network (ACNT), VLS, CEC, and BMD systems during multiple C5F/C6F deployments.
Qualified as Combat Systems Coordinator (CSC), Anti-Air Warfare Coordinator (AAWC), and CSOOW - responsible for real-time AEGIS tactical employment decisions protecting a billion-dollar asset and 300+ crew in high-threat environments.
Assumed full Training Supervisor (TRASUP) duties when incumbent departed; self-taught CSOSS training configuration for BFTT and underwater systems in one week (reduced config time from 2 hours to 45 minutes); personally ran every Fleet Synthetic Training (FST) evolution and strike group exercise - qualifying hundreds of personnel across 4 warfare areas and 14 watchstations prior to deployment.
Qualified 3 combat systems coordinators, 3 AAW coordinators, 4 CSOOWs, 10 CSOSS area supervisors, and 21 CSOSS technicians, enhancing watchbill depth and deployment readiness.
Achieved 100% score during IRAT and INSURV on all AEGIS systems; guided CF Division to GREEN score during 2021 INSURV and successfully replicated result during Group Commander Fleet Synthetic Training.
Resolved a Navy-wide AEGIS/EW interface outage by self-teaching DAC architecture and creatively using a BFTT laptop to extract config data - discovering an IP mismatch that had stumped the fleet for years; authored the SOP that NSWC Port Hueneme distributed fleet-wide, eliminating costly DAC hardware replacements. Restoring bearing lines to all combat watchstanders. Received a bravo zulu by Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group during the 2021 deployment.
Received a bravo zulu from Harry S. Truman strike group for expertly troubleshooting and correcting CND interface discrepancies with CEC. Restoring composite ID, and CEC operations greatly increasing strike group combat capability during the 2021 deployment.
Led 46 Ships Electronics Readiness Team meetings, coordinating 4,425 hours of maintenance with Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, maintaining full mission capability of AEGIS combat systems.

Military Training Instructor

U.S. Navy, Training Support Center

Great Lakes, USA

01.2014 - 01.2017

Mentored and instructed over 1,200 apprentice-level Sailors daily, ensuring only fully qualified personnel were integrated into the operational fleet; managed groups of up to 400 personnel.
Delivered 140+ hours of structured instructional programs, recognized with Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for sustained outstanding performance (2014-2017).
Delivered instructional sessions on military protocols and procedures.
Developed training materials to enhance learning effectiveness for service members.
Assessed trainees’ performance through practical evaluations and feedback sessions.

AEGIS Computer Systems Lead / Maintenance Supervisor

U.S. Navy, USS Ross (DDG-71)