Christina
Hawkins has been designing and building exceptional commercial web sites since
1999, having successfully developed and managed over 100 websites since
incorporation, all of which were specifically tailored to customers’
requirements (www.globalspex.com).
She has always had an entrepreneurial spirit, starting her first business at the
age of 12, cleaning neighborhood homes with a friend.
Prior to creating GlobalSpex, Inc., Christina worked in various industries, including government and non-profit organizations. She began her career in 1987as a Management Analyst with the Defense Department. In 1996, Christina moved to the private sector as an Insurance Representative with Beam, Cooper, Gainey Insurance, focusing on Large Business Customers (in excess of $1 Million). In 1998, Christina became an intern in the IT department of the Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union helping customers with a new service called “online banking”. It was at this time that Christina realized her future was with computers, specifically, networking, and she began taking courses at a local community college.
In 1999 Christina and her husband relocated to Yuma, AZ, she became the IT Specialist for a local metropolitan planning organization where her first assignment was to create a website and buy the organization’s domain. At the same time, local IT Company asked her to design sites for their customers. She still receives referrals 10 years later! Christina worked evenings and weekends building a portfolio and a client base. When her husband received orders to transfer to Florida, she entered into business full time! She has spent the past 10 years building GlobalSpex, Inc.
Christina’s extensive and varied experience, in both the business and government arenas, has enabled her to significantly improve her management, marketing, graphic design, and computer expertise, as well as enhance her business acumen. Remaining current with the ever evolving nature of the Internet and information technology is a challenge for any business executive. Christina, through her due diligence, has been able to ensure her business clients have access to the most cost effective, technically efficient, and productive strategies available.
Christina received a Bachelor of Science degree from George Mason University in 1991; a Masters Degree in Administration from Central Michigan University in 1996; and a Certificate of Graphic Design from the Art Institute of Houston in 2004. Born into a military family and married to a US Marine, Christina has lived in various parts of the world. In 2003, her husband, Stephen, retired from the USMC, and she and her family settled in Houston. Christina and her husband have two daughters; Emily, 7, and Sophia, 20 months.