CHRISTINA HOUGHTON
Littleton,CO
Summary
Goal-oriented Program Manager with a track record of driving positive business impact through continuous improvement. Skilled problem-solver and leader with expertise in business and financial acumen. Motivates teams to achieve performance goals and business objectives. Experienced in executing full and modified Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) requirements, developing competitive strategic proposals, and facilitating program start-up and close-out activities. Demonstrated first-line leadership experience in mentoring, coaching, and employee performance management.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Work History
Program Management Manager
Lockheed Martin Space
Littleton, CO
03.2022 - 11.2023
- Successfully led international staffing opportunities, including establishing a subcontract with a local resourcing small business in Australia.
- Established an international work location for personnel in Melbourne, VIC, coordinating with domestic and international leads to ensure the best price guarantee, providing on-site, centrally located work location.
- Fostered relationships with global ground subcontractors and local space subcontractors
- Spearheaded IRAD initiatives to enhance technical framework.
- Exceeded expectations by managing over $4M of active accounts, including responsibility for EVMS compliance, critical path analysis, and baseline change control, for a 22% ROS at completion of the study.
- Chartered risks, opportunities, mitigation and burndown plans to support critical program milestones including leading the bi-weekly Risk & Opportunity Management Board (ROMB)
Project Engineer Staff Supporting Capture Team
Lockheed Martin Space
Littleton, CO
06.2021 - 03.2022
- Performed detailed reviews of the proposal artifacts – Basis of Estimates (BOEs), Contract Master Schedule (CMS), material estimates, individual volume reviews, and Other Direct Costs (ODC), ensuring proposal compliance at the time of submittal, leading to a major down-select opportunity for an international proposal.
- Collaborated with the Planning Manager to ensure consistency of the wording, level of detail, and task descriptions in the CMS for submittal as part of the final proposal submission for an international program.
- Shaped the concept of operations with individual Product Centers to meet shared goals and deliveries, ensuring team 'buy-in' for proposal submission. This resulted in a consistent path for bidding.
- Coordinated and communicated LM investments needed for an international proposal – IRAD, Capital, early start of Engineering efforts, personnel resourcing availability, etc.
- Conducted risk assessments and created mitigation strategies for potential project risks.
Project Engineer Staff for Navigation Systems
Lockheed Martin Space
Littleton, CO
11.2018 - 03.2022
- Coordinated Structures, Mechanisms, Thermal/Blankets, Harness and Bus Systems Engineering Ensuring on-time delivery of products to Assembly, Integration, Test, and Launch Operations (ATLO)
- Oversaw $300M in active accounts, ensuring EVMS compliance and performance metrics including monthly reporting to Program Management and Government Customers
- Developed and presented technical anomaly investigation materials for both internal and external customers
- Created BOEs for diverse Special Studies, ROMs, and internal proposals
- Identified risks, opportunities, and mitigation strategies to support program milestones
Quality Assurance Engineer Senior Supporting Navigation Systems Mission Area
Lockheed Martin Space
Littleton, CO
05.2014 - 11.2018
- QA Control Account Manager (CAM) for $80M of active accounts responsible for EVMS compliance and cost, schedule, and technical performance
- Developed BOE inputs for numerous major proposals including Over Target Baseline (OTB) for SV01-08, Space Vehicles SV09/10, Global Positioning System (GPS) Follow on Program (F), Storage for SV03-10
- Additionally, provided inputs for various Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) and other internal proposals
- Presented critical program status to customers and program management, including streamlining the Program Failure Review Board (FRB), monthly Corrective Action Board (CAB) meetings, and additional Technical Review Boards (TRM)
- Supported the Assembly, Integration, and Test of a Military Space Satellite, including certification of various mechanical operations – Torque, Mate / De-Mate, and Calibration verification
- Identified risks, opportunities, mitigation, and burndown plans to support critical program milestones including coordination with the Quality Assurance Risk & Opportunity lead
- Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills by assisting with root cause analysis and development of corrective actions to promptly resolve quality issues
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Marketing
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LASkills
- Program Management
- Execution Skills
- Cost Account Management
- Program Start-up & Close-out
- Internal & External Program Reviews
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- Root Cause Analysis
- Quality Assurance
- Supply Chain Management
- Risk Management
- Stakeholder Influence
- Critical Path Analysis
- Financial Management
- Business Administration
Websites
Certification
- DoD Top Secret Clearance Eligibility, 11/30/25
- Program Management Institute Program Management Professional (PMP), 3802795, 04/12/27
- Google Project Management: Professional Certification, 9XAB6LKBDFDB
- Google Data Analytics Specialization, G23SSTEKTEGY
- Google Introduction to Generative AI Specialization, JY6UR0RJSK6K
Work Availability
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Affiliations
- PMI Mile-High Chapter Member
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeContract WorkWork Location
On-SiteRemoteHybridImportant To Me
Work-life balanceCompany CultureHealthcare benefitsLanguages
English
Native language
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