Chang Zhao

Ms. Chang Zhao is a Vice President of ERT, leading the Science and Information Technology Business Unit. Her primary roles are leading business development, contract operations, and performance delivery; and nurturing customer relationships and industry collaboration partnerships. While managing more than two dozen contracts with over 250 employees and $30M annual revenue, she also serves as a program manager for multiple ERT ProTech IDIQ contracts within the Fisheries, Oceans, and Weather Domains. Working closely with five NOAA line offices (NMFS, NOS, NWS, NESDIS, OAR) plus NOAA headquarters (OED), her portfolio covers a wide spectrum of areas of climate prediction, water prediction, weather processing systems, sustainable fisheries, habitat conservation, geodetic survey, coast survey, air resources management, IT infrastructure, cyber security, and software engineering.

Since joining ERT in 2008, Ms. Zhao has gained an abundance of experience in NOAA science, IT technologies, and contract management. With her deep understanding of customer needs, strong technical knowledge, and seasoned leadership skills, Ms. Zhao has created many high value solutions for the government and delivered some of ERT’s most innovative solutions including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cloud services.