Elizabeth Sexton-kennedy
Computer Scientist Researcher at Fermilab
Geneva, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolElizabeth Sexton-kennedy is a seasoned computer scientist and research leader with 11 years of documented experience and a multi-decade career in scientific computing for high energy physics. She has held senior roles at Fermilab—including CIO and Computing Architect—and co-led software and computing for the CMS experiment at CERN, blending hands-on C++ and Python development with strategic leadership. Trained at UCSD and Rutgers in physics, she brings deep expertise in mathematical and computational modeling applied to experimental physics problems. Elizabeth is known for steering large, international collaborations and operationalizing complex research software stacks at scale. Based in Geneva, Illinois, she combines domain-level scientific insight with pragmatic architecture and program management that keeps flagship physics experiments running. An often-overlooked strength is her ability to translate experimental physics requirements into robust, maintainable software ecosystems across global teams.
11 years of coding experience
31 years of employment as a software developer
UCSDBachelor's degree, Physics, Bachelor's degree, Physics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick
Github Skills (31)
backbonejs10
umbrella9
foundation9
cms9
lucee9
jdownloader9
cockpit9
flask8
python8
research-data-management8
open-data8
mdm8
json-schema7
business-process7
edtech7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
sextonkennedy/hep-sf.github.io
Apr 2016 - Mar 2025
HEP Software Foundation github site
Contributions:5 PRs, 6 pushes, 3 branches in 9 years 1 month
hepfoundation
sextonkennedy/documents
Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
Repository for HSF documents (e.g. technical notes)
Contributions:3 pushes in 4 months
hsfnotes
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