{"id":168120,"date":"2015-07-23T14:51:48","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T18:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-367239"},"modified":"2023-03-20T10:08:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T14:08:01","slug":"kennedy-biographies-gerace","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/kennedy-biographies-gerace\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Gerace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-bio-intro maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-bio-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"hds-bio-intro-container grid-row grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-4 desktop:grid-col-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-bio-thumbnail width-10 tablet:width-card desktop:width-card-lg\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/chris_gerace_ksc-3065240_0022.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"A photograph of Kennedy Space Center's Chris Gerace.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 54% 9%; object-position: 54% 9%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/chris_gerace_ksc-3065240_0022.jpg 1492w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/chris_gerace_ksc-3065240_0022.jpg?resize=219,300 219w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/chris_gerace_ksc-3065240_0022.jpg?resize=768,1052 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/chris_gerace_ksc-3065240_0022.jpg?resize=747,1024 747w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/chris_gerace_ksc-3065240_0022.jpg?resize=1121,1536 1121w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/chris_gerace_ksc-3065240_0022.jpg?resize=292,400 292w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/chris_gerace_ksc-3065240_0022.jpg?resize=438,600 438w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/chris_gerace_ksc-3065240_0022.jpg?resize=657,900 657w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/chris_gerace_ksc-3065240_0022.jpg?resize=876,1200 876w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/chris_gerace_ksc-3065240_0022.jpg?resize=1460,2000 1460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-7 desktop:grid-col-9 grid-row margin-0 padding-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1 desktop:margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"display-60 display-block width-full\">Chris Gerace<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg padding-0 margin-0 color-carbon-60\">Manager, Integrated Performance<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Chris Gerace is the manager of the Integrated Performance Office of NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. CCP is working with the American aerospace industry to develop safe, reliable and cost-effective crew transportation systems for low-Earth orbit destinations, including the International Space Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His current role includes prioritizing, planning, tracking and integrating all activities related to certifying the integrated performance of the Boeing and SpaceX crew transportation system designs for the Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contracts. He oversees resources and coordinates with other CCP system offices and support teams for the overall certification effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to his current assignment, Gerace was the deputy manager of CCP\u2019s Systems Engineering and Integration Office. In that post, he was responsible for the development of requirements related to the transportation of crews to the space station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before joining CCP, he was chief of the Flight Structures Branch for NASA\u2019s Launch Services Program. He led the analysis team for more than a dozen missions launched by NASA, including missions to Mars, Pluto and into Earth orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gerace has received numerous awards during his tenure with the space agency, including Group Achievement awards, NASA Commendation awards and the NASA Medal for Exceptional Achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gerace attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh where he received a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering. He later attended the University of Denver and the University of Central Florida, receiving a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Engineering Management respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>Biography last updated August 2017<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Gerace is the manager of the Integrated Performance Office of NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. CCP is working with the American aerospace industry to develop safe, reliable and cost-effective crew transportation systems for low-Earth orbit destinations, including the International Space Station. 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