Christie Bettle
League City
Summary
Product and delivery leader with 17+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams in defense, intelligence, and technology environments. Proven track record defining product strategy, managing roadmaps, and delivering AI/ML, analytics, and business intelligence solutions that solve complex operational challenges. Experienced partnering with customers, engineers, data scientists, and executive stakeholders to translate user needs into scalable products and measurable business outcomes. Skilled in Agile product development, stakeholder management, customer discovery, backlog prioritization, and data-driven decision making. Holds an active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Delivery Manager/Technical Project Manager
Redhorse Corporation
Arlington
10.2022 - Current
- Own product strategy, roadmap execution, and delivery for AI/ML, predictive analytics, and business intelligence solutions supporting U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force maintenance and readiness programs.
- Partner with government stakeholders, end users, engineers, and data scientists to define product requirements, prioritize features, and align solutions with mission objectives and customer needs.
- Lead and mentor a cross-functional team of 20+ data scientists, engineers, and BI developers through the full product lifecycle, from discovery and planning to deployment and user adoption.
- Drive Agile product development using SAFe and Scrum methodologies, managing priorities, stakeholder expectations, risks, dependencies, and release planning across multiple workstreams.
- Establish product performance metrics, KPIs, and executive-level reporting to support data-driven decision-making, continuous improvement, and successful delivery of customer outcomes.
Product Owner / OSINT Analyst & IO SME
Espire Services LLC
Vienna
09.2020 - 10.2022
- Acted as Product Owner for AI-enabled natural language processing initiatives, partnering with engineers, data scientists, and government stakeholders to deliver mission-critical intelligence and analytics capabilities.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define product requirements, prioritize enhancements, and streamline analytic workflows to better meet user needs and mission objectives.
- Conducted user research and operational analysis to identify automation, predictive analytics, and decision-support opportunities, translating complex customer challenges into actionable product features.
- Designed data collection and web-scraping solutions that provided predictive insights and supported strategic decision-making for senior government and Special Operations stakeholders.
- Led a team of 10 analysts supporting machine learning model development, data labeling, and quality assurance efforts that improved training data accuracy and model effectiveness.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Security Risk Analysis & Information Technology
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA12-2020
Skills
- Agile development & Scrum
- Product strategy
- Requirements gathering
- Stakeholder engagement
- Risk management
- Reporting tools
Certification
- Certified SAFe Scrum Master
- Certified AI-Empowered SAFe Scrum Master
- CMMI Associate Certification
Timeline
Delivery Manager/Technical Project Manager
Redhorse Corporation
10.2022 - Current
Product Owner / OSINT Analyst & IO SME
Espire Services LLC
09.2020 - 10.2022
Bachelor of Science - Security Risk Analysis & Information Technology
Pennsylvania State University