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Karen Mislick

Senior Lecturer
Operations Research

Phone: (703) 431-7331

Overview

Working for 30 years as a cost estimator/auditor, I have authored several best practice guides including the GAO Cost Estimating & Assessment, Schedule Assessment, Technology Readiness Assessment, and Agile Assessment Guides. I used the criteria in these guides to create audit recommendations aimed at improving government program outcomes and over the years provided hundreds of briefings. After getting my master's degree from the Naval Postgraduate School, I accepted a teaching position in the Operations Research department. I am now using my knowledge and skills to ensure that future cost estimators understand all the risks facing their programs and have myriad ways to quantify and assess their potential impacts so that their leaders can make informed decisions.
NPS Experience
  • 2018 - current: Senior Lecturer
Other Experience
  • 2001 - 2018 Assistant Director, Government Accountability Office
  • 2000 - 2001 Senior Cost Estimator, Naval Center for Cost Analysis (NCCA)
  • 1998 - 2000 GS-14, Government Accountability Office
  • 1993 - 1998 GS-13, Naval Center for Cost Analysis (NCCA)
  • 1990 - 1993 Naval Air Systems Command
Research Interests
data analysis
Teaching Interests
data visualization and storytelling

Awards

  • 2018 - Gary Christle Leadership award , Project Management Institute
  • 2011 - Best Educational Contribution award , Federal Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC)
  • 2010 - Award of Merit , Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACEI)
  • 2009 - Award of Excellence , Federal Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC)
  • 2007 - Rising Star Award , Federal Computer Week
  • 2006 - Meritorious Service Award , Government Accountability Office
  • 1997 - David Packard Acquisition Excellence Award , Department of Defense

Boards, Memberships, & Certifications

Professional Memberships
  • 2018 International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association
Licensures and Certifications
  • 2016 Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Level III certification in Business Cost Estimating , Defense Acquisition University
  • 2001 Chief Information Officer certification - Distinguished graduate, National Defense University