Mr. Christian J. Araguas serves as the Director for the Division of Engineering in the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES), and in this role he also serves as the NRC Standards Executive. He joined the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2001 and has served in various capacities, including, Project Manager in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)  and in the Office of New Reactors (NRO); Technical Assistant for Division of Advanced Reactors and Rulemaking in NRO; Chief of the Containment, Structural, and Thermal Branch and the Inspection and Operations Branch in the Division of Spent Fuel Management in the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS); Deputy Director in the Division of Fuel Management in NMSS; Executive Technical Assistant to the NRC's Executive Director for Operations focusing on both technical and corporate offices; Deputy Director for the Division of Risk Analysis in RES. He also completed temporary assignments as the Acting Deputy Director for the Division of Systems Analysis in RES; Acting Deputy Director in the Division of Reactor Oversight in NRR; and Acting Deputy Director in the Division of Reactor Projects in Region II.  Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Araguas served as the Director of the Division of Risk Analysis in RES. Mr. Araguas is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.