Dr. Christine Altendorf was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in August 2009 and serves as the Chief of Engineering and Construction for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). She provides executive leadership for all technical engineering activities during planning, design, and construction for the worldwide military, civil works, environmental, support to others, and international programs within USACE with a budget influence of over $40 billion and a worldwide workforce of over 35,000.