Cristina Smolkin (Faria) is an experienced legal professional with a strong background in contracts and corporate law. Currently serving as Associate General Counsel at QinetiQ US since January 2019, Cristina has held multiple roles including General Counsel & Sr. Dir. Contracts and Counsel & Director of Contracts. Prior to QinetiQ, Cristina worked as an Associate Attorney at Gallant & Ervin, LLC from March 2017 to January 2019. Cristina also has experience as a Contracts Attorney at L-3 Communications Security and Detection Systems, and as a Contracts Administrator in L-3 Communications Aerospace Electronics Division. Cristina's educational background includes a Juris Doctor from New England Law | Boston and a BA in Philosophy from the University of Massachusetts.