Benjamine “Carry” Huffman

Executive Assistant Commissioner, Enterprise Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

Benjamine “Carry” Huffman is the Executive Assistant Commissioner, Enterprise Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Washington, DC. Enterprise Services provides mission support services, specialized skills, resources, and equipment that enables over 60,000 CBP employees to safeguard America’s borders thereby protecting the public from dangerous people and materials while enhancing the Nation’s global economic competitiveness by enabling legitimate trade and travel. Enterprise Services is comprised of approximately 5K personnel at 206 locations across the United States and includes eight functional offices: Accountability, Acquisition and Procurement, Facilities and Asset Management, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Programming, Administrative Services, and Training.

Chris Pietrzak

Deputy Director

CBP Commercial Technology Innovation

Chris Pietrzak joined the U.S. Border Patrol in 1999 and currently serves as the Director (Acting) of the CBP Innovation Team (INVNT). INVNT’s mission is to identify, adapt, and deliver innovative and disruptive commercial technology solutions that makes frontline personnel safer and more effective. In this role Mr. Pietrzak oversees a budget of approximately $43M to develop, pilot, and deploy commercial technologies to end users and transition proven, impactful capabilities to CBP program owners.

N. Clark Lanzendorf

Director, Tactical Aircraft and Vessel Acquisitions (TAVA), Air and Marine Operations (AMO)

Director Lanzendorf has over 10 years of federal acquisition, contracting and procurement experience. He is currently the Director of Tactical Aircraft and Vessel Acquisitions and is responsible the planning, execution, and management of acquisition programs and activities providing rotor and fixed wing aircraft and marine and riverine vessels to AMO operators.  Director Lanzendorf is responsible for the management of a portfolio of major Acquisition Programs, to include the UH-60 Black Hawk, Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft (MEA), the Light Enforcement Helicopter and Coastal Interceptor Vessel. Additionally, Director Lanzendorf is responsible for the management of AMO capital assets, a $2.1B portfolio of 23,500 inventoried assets, ranging from aircraft and vessels to vehicles, IT equipment, and hand held devices.