Chris Lewis
Vice President
Director Lewis’ brings a tremendous depth and diversity of relevant professional and military experiences to the Castle Pines North Metro District Board of Directors.
He earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from the New York Institute of Technology, an MBA from Ashland University, and a Command & Staff Graduate Diploma from the Naval War College in 2013. He is a decorated Commander (Select) in the US Navy Reserve and served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1988 to 1996.
Professionally, Christopher Lewis is Director of Construction and Field Operations with Charter Communications, Inc., where oversees many aspects of systems integration, standards development, and business management, including business plan development, strategic planning, process improvement, program management, KPI and scorecard development, supply and contract management, and process and cycle reduction.
Before accepting his position with Charter Communications, Director Lewis worked for 20 years at CenturyLink Communications in various senior management roles in engineering, program and process management, finance, and PMO and integration management. His responsibilities included due-diligence evaluation, identification of synergy opportunities in HC and non-headcount areas, identification of essential process differences and redundancies, organization design, work plans development; drive integration management and change, tracking and executive reporting.
In all, Director Lewis has 28 years of experience in voice, data and video communication networks; fiber optic and DC power systems; mergers and acquisition integration; program management; project management; revenue assurance; crisis management; SEC 10-Q, 10-K reporting; controls management; supply chain management, procurement, cyber security, strategic planning; disaster support; mobility planning and contingency logistics.
Commander (Select) Christopher Lewis is a veteran of Desert Storm/Desert Shield and the Global War on Terrorism. His military service awards include:
- Joint Commendation Medal
- Navy Commendation Medal
- Joint Achievement Medal
- Navy Achievement Medal (two awards)
- Selected Marine Corp Reserve Medal
- Joint Unit Commendation Award (three awards)
- Navy Unit Commendation
- Meritorious Unit Commendation
- Army Reserve Achievement Medal
Having served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1988 to 1996, Lewis commissioned through the Navy Direct Commissioning Program in December 2004. Upon completion of Navy Supply Corps School in Athens, Georgia, in September 2007, then Lieutenant Junior Grade Lewis reported for duty as the Assistant Supply Officer with Naval Mobil Construction Battalion Seventeen out of Fort Carson, Colorado. He mobilized in October 2007 and deployed to Iraq as the Assistant Supply Officer NMCB-17 and Assistant Officer in Charge of the Camp Fallujah Det, during which time he earned the Seabee Combat Warfare Device and the Fleet Marine Force Officer Qualification. Since returning from mobilization, he has held various assignments with increasing responsibilities. He currently serves as the Admin and Training Officer for the Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella out of Fort Worth, Texas.
As CPNMD's vice president, Christopher remains firmly committed:
- First, to secure the Inclusion of CPNMD's water and wastewater utilities with those of a larger district that provides superior economies of scale, lower cost-of-service rates and trajectories, a renewable water portfolio, and ideally, a lower mill levy;
- Second, to secure the Inclusion of CPNMD's fiduciary and stewardship responsibilities for 352 acres of community open space, fourteen miles of trails, and three parks (Coyote Ridge Park, Daniels Gate Park, and The Retreat Park) with the City of Castle Pines; and
- Third, until then, continue providing high-quality, clean, safe, reliable, on-demand drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, parks, trails, and open space services to CPNMD customers at the lowest possible cost.
Christopher, his wife, Myrian, and their daughters have lived in Castle Pines’ Stonecroft neighborhood for the last 16 years, where he serves on two homeowner association boards.