Christine Burkette the CEO of Promising Integration Consulting Firm, Inc. (PICF Inc.), a black women owned IT consulting firm, located in Detroit, MI. She is also the CEO and inventor of a new compatibility app and card game, The 5F’s to Love, LLC.
She is from Detroit, Michigan, attended Northwestern High School, graduating at the top of her class. Her love for science and music motivated Christine to travel over 30 miles each way, by bus to high school. Her decision was based on attending a high school with a planetarium and a music program. During high school, she traveled the country as a young jazz musician and participated in several science and music competitions. In 1988, Christine won a national Duracell contest building a life size walking ostrich powered by Duracell batteries. She attended Delaware State University, in Dover, Delaware, completing her, B.S. degree in Chemistry, M.S. degree in curriculum and instruction at Capella University, in 2010 and her 2nd M.S. degree in science at Marygrove College, in 2012. She is currently enrolled in the Michigan State University, doctoral program in Educational Psychology and Technology.
Over the past 12 years, Christine has worked in fortune 500 companies from General Motors to ProQuest in the role of Corporate Trainer, Senior IT Project Manager, IT Consultant and Business Strategist. As the former CIO of Detroit Public Schools Community District, in her 90 days of employment she successfully designed and launched the school districts first online 9th grade admissions testing platform. Within 4 months of employment working collaboratively with six internal and external partners and departments the virtual/hybrid teaching and learning platform, 2 years prior to the 2020 pandemic. Further confirming her ability to accurately forecast the needs of an organization mitigating the impact for over 50,000 students and 30,000 staff.
Christine has over 10 years’ experience as a speaker in DEI, Innovative IT Solutions, Leading in Tech: Building a Team of Leaders, Creating the Roadmap to being a IT CEO, App Development: Where to Start! and Integrating Tech to Enhance Teaching and Learning: Closing Learning Gaps.
With her experience in corporate she understood the role of technology as well as a student’s ability to apply what they learned in the classroom to real world applications successfully. When given an opportunity to teach chemistry and biology in an urban high school, she used her on the job training as a Chemist and IT Consultant and created an application-based science learning experience. Using data from previous test cycles, she identified an opportunity to rewrite the science curriculum and begin testing her theory that all students can learn Educational Psychology and Educational Technology provided the proper teaching and learning environment. This demands accountability and promotes curiosity.
Although she believes that her education is a vital key to her success and career opportunities, she would rather be known for her eminent ability to lead high stakes projects with a 91% success rate. Christine launched Promising Integrations Consulting Firm, Inc. (PICF, Inc.) in 2004, to qualify as an education service provider, in the state of Michigan, so she could provide PD training on how to integrate tech in the classroom. During her second-year teaching biology, she was recognized by the governor for innovative teaching, launching one of the first paperless classrooms, by incorporating computers in her classroom curriculum, in 2003. She shared with school leadership this was in keeping with corporate standards, in relation to submitting typed lab reports, doing research, and creating presentations. Her company is focused sharing how to enhance the pedagogy of teaching and learning, that will close learning gaps and increase content comprehension for all students.
Christine prides herself on setting an example of what can be accomplished when you are a black woman working in a field usually dominated by men. Her background in technology ranges from software development, large scale deployment, infrastructure design and implmentation, data center management, innovative technology solutions, IOS integration, disaster recovery, biometrics, to SQL/cloud server. PICF, Inc. is an IT consulting firm with over one hundred staff ranging from content developers, retired teachers/school leaders to network engineers. Providing services ranging from K12 online learning to cyber security. Her client’s range K12 school districts, colleges, healthcare companies, small startup companies, athletes with individual product lines to federal contracts.
In 2019, she launched The 5F’s To Love, LLC. The 5F’s To Love brand has been in development for the past four years, can be used, whether you have been dating for a few weeks or married for 20 to 30 years. The brand launched in September, 2021 the podcast is availble on Facebook, Linkedin, YouTube Channel, Twitter, iTunes, Google Podcast, Spotify, Anchor, Breaker, Pocket Casts, and Radio Public. Tune in every Friday, 8pm to 9pm EST. The App is availble for download on Apple Store and Google Play and the card game, will be availble in stores December,2021 at Target, Walmart, Amazon and The 5F’s To Love website. The 5F’s To Love is a compatibility app will help you align your core values. The things that matter most to you in a relationship, by ranking words that start with the letter “F” and placing them in chronological order of importance to you. Once you have ranked your F’s, your top “5F’s” will be identified, share a link with your spouse or person you are dating to compare your F’s. Understanding the top “5f’s” matching is the key to successful relationship. This is a quick and noninvasive way to see what you have in common and the areas you may need to work on. You can use this app to reassess your relationship compatibility multiple times, as needed. The 5F’s To Love Card Game is a fun and interactive game allowing players in the game to ask the problematic questions, while building a stronger and healthier relationship your spouse, partner, person your dating, or just playing the game with aa group of friends with potential mates. Everyone wants a stronger, healthier, and happy relationship. The card game guides you thru mindful and nurturing questions ranging from finance, intimacy, relationship, cooking and health questions to trust and dare questions, across 10 relationship areas. The goal of the card game is to strengthen your communication and deepen your connection.
“The only way to get started is taking the first step, taking action on one thing and seeing it thru to the end! Are you READY?” - Christine M. Burkette

For more information about Christine Burkette, go to:
1. PICF, Inc, - https://picfinc.com/
2. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Promising-Integrations-Consultanting-Firm-Inc-107178009368285
3. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/picfinc/
4. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBKx7XOGuw3v_jYxxsBuL7Q
5. Facebook TechTalkswithChris - https://www.facebook.com/ITTalkswithChris
6. Facebook The5FsToLove - https://m.facebook.com/The-5Fs-To-Love-103002281890706/
7. Innovation Women Profile - https://speaker.innovationwomen.com/user/9844

Christine is a nationally recognized speaker in DEI, Innovative IT Solutions, Transformational Leadership and How to Use Technology to Enhance Teaching and Learning in the Classroom.