Christopher Thomas is the Chief Technical Officer and Director of Component Information Support for the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). In this role he is the lead for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics and the Director, Defense Research and Engineering for DoDTechipedia. Mr. Thomas has 24 years experience in supporting IT in the defense community, specifically for web-based technology implementations including development of DoDTechipedia, and the initial development and hosting of DefenseLink and Air ForceLink.