Chris Willis is a graduate of the United States Military Academy and holds a Masters Degree from Long Island University. He is a retired United States Army Infantry Officer. His assignments included service in Afghanistan, Iraq and Korea. Chris, an Army Civilian, currently serves as the Deputy Director of the Maneuver Battle Lab (MBL), Fort Benning, Georgia. He has led virtual and constructive experimentation both locally at the MBL and distributed through the Battle Lab Simulation Collaborative Environment (BLSCE). Chris is a Certified Modeling and Simulation Professional (CMSP) and holds a professional certificate in modeling and simulation from the University of Alabama, Huntsville.