Carol Wilkinson

Experience

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  Los Alamos National Laboratory

  Apr 1997 - Jul 2003

  Project Manager for the Nuclear Weapons Hydrodynamics Testing Program

  Project Manager for construction of the two particle accelerators for the Dual Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test (DARHT) facility. Group Leader and supervisor for the construction and operations of DARHT. Project Manager for the Nuclear Weapons Hydrodynamic Test Program at the completed DARHT facility.

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  California Institute of Technology

  Jul 2003 - Aug 2017

  Advanced LIGO Project Manager

  Advanced LIGO Construction Project Manager

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  National Science Foundation

  Nov 2013 - Oct 2016

  Visiting Facility Advisor

  Helped develop policies, procedures, and guidelines contained in the NSF Large Facilities Manual. Extensive knowledge of NSF policies and requirements for the management of scientific facility acquisition and operations, with emphasis on Earned Value, Risk, and Contingency Management. Acted as liaison to and reviewer of various facilities in planning or in construction. Reviewed project planning and implementation for in-depth stage-gate and performance reviews.

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  Wilkinson Consulting: MBO Associates

  Feb 2017 - now

  Senior Project Management Consultant

  Consulting on project management for all phases of scientific facility life cycle. Subject matter expert in contingency estimation, risk and opportunity management, and earned value management systems. In-depth knowledge of and experience with National Science Foundation requirements and procedures for proposing and managing scientific facility construction and operations.

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  Cornell University

  Aug 2017 - now

  Associate Project Manager

  Support the CMS Upgrade project for the High-Luminosity LHC