Mr. Christ is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of NavCom Defense Electronics, Inc., headquartered in El Monte, California. NavCom manufactures avionics, communications, and test equipment for the U.S. defense community. Along with its El Monte facility, NavCom also has a facility in Warner Robins, Georgia.

Mr. Christ joined Gould Inc. in 1986 as President and General Manager of its NavCom Systems Division. In the fall of 1988, Gould Inc. was acquired by Nippon Mining of Japan and Mr. Christ led a management buyout of the NavCom Systems Division.

Prior to joining NavCom, Mr. Christ spend 17 years with the General Electric Company in a variety of management and technical positions in military and government related businesses.

From 1982 to 1986, he was Program General Manager of GE’s Simulation and Control Systems Department, Daytona Beach, Florida. From 1969 to 1982, he was employed with GE’s Aircraft Control Systems Department in Binghamton, New York, in various management and engineering positions involving flight control, weapon control and electrical systems. He joined GE as an engineer in airborne electronic assemblies and avionics controls.

Mr. Christ is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He and his wife, AnneMarie, have one child.