Madeline Walker
Houston,TX
Summary
Detail-oriented Project Coordinator experienced in managing high-visibility NASA projects in fast-paced environments. Expertise in project planning, scheduling, logistics, and stakeholder coordination. Collaborates effectively across teams and leadership to prioritize tasks and ensure project timelines are met.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Science Project Coordinator
Amentum
Houston, TX
01.2025 - Current
- Serve as Project Coordinator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate Internal Science Team, supporting the planning, coordination, and execution of science objectives for high-profile missions.
- Coordinate projects across NASA directorates, centers, contractors, and headquarters stakeholders, ensuring schedules, priorities, action items, and deliverables remain aligned.
- Coordinate recurring project meetings and working sessions with 20+ cross-functional stakeholders across multiple NASA centers, managing schedules, agendas, action items, and follow-up activities to keep project priorities and deliverables on track.
- Support project planning from early concept development through execution, including operational planning, integration strategies, requirements documentation, schedules, milestones, and deliverable tracking.
- Serve as a liaison for crew training coordination, planning and supporting virtual and in-person science training events while coordinating schedules, facilities, resources, and personnel.
- Manage vendor clearances and ITAR/EAR compliance requirements, supporting secure information sharing and credentialing across international and commercial partners.
- Collaborate with cross-center teams to align operational timelines, resources, dependencies, and mission-readiness activities while identifying and communicating emerging coordination needs.
- Support real-time mission operations and integrated simulation events by tracking workload, coordinating activities, managing action items, and maintaining information flow in time-sensitive environments.
Human Resources Administrative Specialist
Amentum
Houston, TX
08.2023 - 01.2025
- Coordinated recruitment logistics, scheduling interviews, managing candidate communication, and supporting onboarding to ensure seamless transitions for new hires.
- Maintain and update employee records, ensuring confidentiality of HR documentation.
- Support HR programs by assisting with logistics of trainings, policy implementation, and compliance tracking.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams on HR projects, driving strategic alignment across departments.
- Served as point of contact for employees, providing guidance on HR procedures, processes, resources, and administrative support to address employee needs.
- Prepared offer letters and contracts, ensuring compliance with company policies.
- Developed and maintained employee onboarding programs, improving integration for new hires.
Project Coordinator
Perry Homes
Houston, TX
02.2019 - 03.2023
- Coordinated schedules, documentation, and communication among construction managers, vendors, and homeowners to ensure project milestones were met.
- Maintained project files, purchase orders, and change orders, enabling accurate and timely project reporting.
- Managed vendor communication, ensuring materials and timelines aligned with build requirements.
- Provided customer support throughout the build process by facilitating walkthrough, addressing questions, and ensuring issues were escalated and resolved.
- Implemented process improvements that enhanced team collaboration and efficiency in project execution.
- Coordinated project timelines and schedules to ensure timely completion of construction phases.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Business Communication
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UTSkills
- Project management
- Strategic Planning
- Project Planning & Scheduling
- Milestone tracking
- Risk & Issue Management
- Deliverable tracking
- Stakeholder Management
- Scientific Resource Management
- Training Coordination
- Project reporting
- Process Improvement
- Team coordination
- Executive-Level Communication
Timeline
Science Project Coordinator
Amentum
01.2025 - Current
Human Resources Administrative Specialist
Amentum
08.2023 - 01.2025
Project Coordinator
Perry Homes
02.2019 - 03.2023
Bachelor of Business Administration - Business Communication
Western Governors University