Karolina Athanasopoulou, P.E., PMP

Karolina athanasopoulou, p.e., pmp

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  • Timeline

    Sept 2007 - Jun 2012

    Structural Engineer

    DENCO Structural Engineering
    Jul 2012 - May 2014

    Structural Engineer

    Arteliagroup (Sogreah Gulf Fzco)
    Sept 2013 - Sept 2015

    Project Controls Engineer

    Archirodon Group N.V.
    Sept 2015 - Jan 2017

    Senior Structural Engineer

    Worley
    Sept 2017 - May 2022

    Senior Manager

    Exponent
    Oakland, California, United States
    May 2022 - Dec 2023

    Program Controls Lead

    Meta
    New York, New York, United States
    Current Company
    Dec 2023 - now

    Regional Program Manager, Front End Planning

    Google
  • About me

    Regional Program Manager at Google | MIT Sloan MBA | Data Centers | Infrastructure

  • Education

    • Massachusetts institute of technology

      2022 - 2024
      Master of business administration - mba, executive mba
    • Hellenic american educational foundation athens college - psychico college

      1997 - 2002
      High school
    • University of california, berkeley

      2016 - 2017
      Master of science - ms engineering & project management
    • National technical university of athens

      2002 - 2007
      Bachelor & master of engineering (meng) civil engineering
  • Experience

    • Denco structural engineering

      Sept 2007 - Jun 2012
      Structural engineer

      Performed design for bridges, overpasses and residential projects. In charge of residential projects on-site management, project budgeting & scheduling, and risk management as a freelance project engineer.

    • Arteliagroup (sogreah gulf fzco)

      Jul 2012 - May 2014
      Structural engineer

      Managed sub-contractor coordination for Hamriyah Power Generation Station in Sharjah, a fast-paced project to meet growing market demand. Advised client in tender evaluation, bid selection, and project management.

    • Archirodon group n.v.

      Sept 2013 - Sept 2015
      Project controls engineer

      Managed project progress monitoring and engineering oversight, coordinated site office and management team communication, prepared budgets and established invoicing process for a large offshore terminal in Abu Dhabi, budgeted at $265 million. Prepared Tender Design for bid estimating purposes of Jebel Ali Port in Dubai bridging the gap between engineering and tendering department. Worked on detailed design of electrical substations and pumping stations for Qatar Petroleum in Qatar.

    • Worley

      Sept 2015 - Jan 2017
      Senior structural engineer

      Lead design engineer managing the design of pumping stations and piled seawater intake and outfall structures of the world’s biggest refinery Jazan IGCC in Saudi Arabia. Performed engineering reviews of container terminals' planning and design in the Middle East. Consulting clients on engineering solutions, feasibility studies and overall construction management, in charge of budgeting and staffing.

    • Exponent

      Sept 2017 - May 2022

      Meta contract: Leased Program Scheduling Portfolio Manager of Electric Generation Interconnection Programs under Transmission Operations. Overseeing capital budget and portfolio execution.Leads data management and metrics reporting for Project Management Office under Electric Transmission Operations. Oversaw architecture of data aggregation tools and reports to facilitate financial and scheduling reporting, user interaction, and data entry. The tool connects to financial and schedule databases to provide real-time data and analytics to assist program managers and leadership in making data-driven decisions. Show less Managed large electric transmission line interconnection programs. Managed project team consisting of eight project managers and several program-level team members. Produced monthly executive-level reporting showing key metrics’ performance that assisted in overall program oversight. Developed financial forecasting model and schedule health assessment tool to improve KPIs and project closeout. Streamlined existing processes and developed tracking tools to monitor contract management, invoicing, project schedule progress, financial performance, and governance. Successfully improved order management processes and established monthly review process to ensure compliance.Managed the transmission scope of fiber relocation program. Set up program and project management office in conjunction with IT Department. Restructured processes to ensure compliance with Electric Project Delivery governance and funding. Led project management team and coordination with Contracts group, Engineering, Land, and Environmental. Successful delivery of safety-critical, high-profile fiber removal and replacement projects under budget, within compressed schedules, and with constrained resources. Show less Managed several electric transmission interconnection and relocation projects from planning to execution and developed financial forecasting, project schedules, and project status reports. Provided project and program control services, monitored monthly project and program level status updates, contract spend, and KPI reports. Analyzed budget and schedule variances and communicated and escalated risks to clients and management.Led project controls team of large capital infrastructure programs, High-Speed Rail and Caltrain Electrification. Prepared monthly financial decks and dashboards, reviewed invoices, and identified and advised project team of risks and risk mitigations in financials, schedule, and performance. Show less

      • Senior Manager

        Mar 2021 - May 2022
      • Manager

        Mar 2019 - Mar 2021
      • Senior Associate

        Sept 2017 - Mar 2019
    • Meta

      May 2022 - Dec 2023

      Program Controls Lead, Pre-AFE Lease. Planning leased data center portfolio. Overseeing program scheduling. Planning and execution timelines for lease portfolio data centers.

      • Program Controls Lead

        Sept 2022 - Dec 2023
      • Program Manager, Construction Global Data Center Connectivity

        May 2022 - Sept 2022
    • Google

      Dec 2023 - now
      Regional program manager, front end planning

      Data Center Portfolio, Front End Planning - Google Cloud

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Project management professional (pmp)®

      Project management institute
      Dec 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Edx verified certificate for mechanical behavior of materials: stress transformations, beams, columns, and cellular solids

      Edx
      Nov 2015
      View certificate certificate
    • Edx verified certificate for mechanical behavior of materials: linear elastic behavior

      Edx
      Oct 2015
      View certificate certificate
    • Professional engineer (pe)

      Ncees
      Jan 2020
  • Volunteer Experience

    • SF Section Board Member - Treasurer

      Issued by AACE International on Apr 2018
      AACE InternationalAssociated with Karolina Athanasopoulou, P.E., PMP
    • Co Chair of Pro-Bono services

      Issued by Spark on Apr 2018
      SparkAssociated with Karolina Athanasopoulou, P.E., PMP
    • In charge of theatre sets (design and execution)

      Issued by Thespis Greek Theatre on Jun 2015
      Thespis Greek TheatreAssociated with Karolina Athanasopoulou, P.E., PMP
    • Participant

      Issued by MDA Hellas on Apr 2007
      MDA HellasAssociated with Karolina Athanasopoulou, P.E., PMP