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Region 6 welcomes Chris Eischen

October 19, 2020

Christopher Eischen (Chris)

Assisted Acquisition Service Branch Chief
Federal Acquisition Service

Joined GSA September 2020
christopher.eischen@gsa.gov

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Where do you live?

Overland Park, Kansas

Where is your hometown?

Algona, Iowa

What was your career journey, to where you are now?

My 17-year federal career started at the U.S. Army Rock Island Arsenal as a Contract Specialist, followed by some time at the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where I was a contract specialist, contracting officer and small business specialist. I then took a job at the Bureau of the Fiscal Service as a program manager, and most recently I served at the Small Business Administration as the procurement center representative for all of the federal agencies located in Kansas and Missouri.

What is your alma mater, degree or special training?

Master of Business Administration from St. Ambrose University.

Tell us a little about yourself. Children? Pets? Married? Hobbies?

Wife - Kim, Daughter - Amri, Son - Ace, and Bruno the chiweenie.

What is one of the items on your bucket list?

Australia

What characteristic or value do you most admire in others?

Integrity