Chris O'Brien

Information Systems, Sr. Manager at Raytheon

Nashua, New Hampshire, United States

About

Senior Information Systems and Technology Leader with 20+ years of experience aligning technology services with engineering, R&D, and secure-facility operations. Proven record serving as the strategic bridge between IT and engineering leadership across multi-site, classified, and highly regulated environments (CUI, DFARS, RMF). Expert in service delivery, roadmap development, budget oversight, stakeholder engagement, and process optimization. Lead high-performing teams supporting 500–2,000 engineering and technical users, driving major infrastructure upgrades, cost savings, and organizational efficiency. Strong communicator, Agile/Scrum practitioner, and champion of continuous improvement.

Experience

  • Information Systems, Sr. Manager at Raytheon
    May 2019 - Dec 2025 · 6 yrs 8 mos

    • Lead multi-disciplinary IT organization supporting engineering and compartmented environments across multiple sites. • Direct 12 staff managing secure IT systems supporting 500+ engineers and technical users. • Strategic IT partner to Engineering Directors; align IT capabilities, roadmaps, and resources with program objectives. • Scrum Master & Procut Owner across multiple initiatives, coordinate backlog prioritization & stakeholder alignment. • Oversee operations across numerous engineering, development, and secured environments. • Lead major infrastructure migrations, hardware refreshes, virtualization improvements, and secure endpoint transitions. • Manage procurement and budget planning; optimize vendor costs and forecasting accuracy. • Ensure compliance with cybersecurity, NIST, RMF, and corporate standards. • Drive root cause analysis and process improvements to reduce downtime and streamline operations.

  • Information Technology Business Partner at Collins Aerospace
    Feb 2014 - May 2019 · 5 yrs 4 mos

    • Managed IT services across 10 geographically distributed sites supporting 2,000+ users. • Served as primary interface between Engineering, Operations, and IT service delivery teams. • Led resolution of complex technical and process issues, improved operational throughput. • Supported audit and compliance activities; ensured policy and procedure alignment. • Conducted root cause analysis to improve service performance and reduce recurring issues.

  • Sr. Client Technology Services Administrator at Vistaprint
    Oct 2013 - Feb 2014 · 5 mos

    General desktop support for hundreds of global users in a Windows XP & 7 environment. Heavily involved in IT process improvement initiatives. Vendor relationship management. Software procurement & license administration.

  • Lead Desktop Support Technician at UTC Aerospace Systems
    Jul 2012 - Oct 2013 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Subcontractor with CSC (02/2013-10/2013) --- Desktop support specialist for users in a Windows XP & 7 environment. Exchange, Blackberry/SmartPhone support and troubleshooting. Involved in mentoring & training of technicians and users. Directed process improvements and metrics analysis/reporting Vendor relationship management.

  • Reporting Analyst at Dell
    Mar 2012 - May 2012 · 3 mos

    Provided metric reporting design, training and implementation to Dell Services accounts.