Chris joined Gallagher Marine Systems in August of 2012 after retiring from California Fish and Wildlife. Before retiring, his last position with California was Deputy Administrator for the Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) which empowered Chris with executive management responsibilities. Prior to the Deputy Administrator duties, Chris was the Law Enforcement Captain with statewide responsibility of Investigators and State on scene coordinators of spill response. He was also the co-chair along with the USCG Captain of the Ports for each of the three (San Diego, Los Angeles & San Francisco) area committees in California. Chris had responsibilities as the Lead State on Scene Coordinator for pollution response along with management duties for statewide response activity. As the Director of Response Services, Chris oversees all Response Services activities and supervises the Response Managers for the Gulf, West, and East Coasts.
