
Meteorology GIS Application Developer and Analyst
Norfolk, Virginia Area

Meteorology GIS Application Developer and Analyst
Norfolk, Virginia Area
Professional meteorologist and GIS specialist with global experience providing weather impact assessments, analysis services and custom computer application development.
• Meteorology, oceanography and climatology data analysis and operational assessment
• Geographic Information Systems, mapping, spatial analysis and modeling
• Computer programming; VBA, VB6, JavaScript, ArcObjects, PHP
• Environmental mathematical modeling
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2008 — Present (3 months)
Avineon is a global technology company specializing in Information Technology, Geospatial and Engineering Services for government and private industry.
Avineon delivers total system solutions that provide outstanding value by applying our innovative approaches, skilled people and disciplined processes.
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Environmental Services industry)
April 2003 — May 2007 (4 years 2 months)
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; USN; Military industry)
August 2000 — April 2003 (2 years 9 months)
Senior Meteorology Watch Office, Long Range Forecasting Division Head, Optimum Track Ship Router and Hurricane Duty Officer
- Senior Watch Officer was responsible for all facets of meteorological support, new product development and implementation, management of all watch personnel, personnel qualification program, and personnel training and education
- Maritime forecaster and ship router, produced critical medium to long-range weather and oceanographic forecasts and track guidance for units of the Atlantic Fleet.
- U.S. Navy Long-Range Forecasting Division/Energy Conservation Program Division Head. Program was directly responsible for over $4 million in cost avoidance for Department of Navy U.S. shore establishment's fuel and utility budget fiscal year 2000 to fiscal year 2001.
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; USN; Military industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years)
Meteorology and oceanography forecaster on exchange to the Royal Navy at their Fleet Weather and Oceanography Centre near London.
Performed duties as staff weather forecast for the UK Permanent Joint Headquaters, and UK Chief of Joint Operations for various operations, including;
- Operation Desert Storm, Kuwait
- Operation Provide Comfort, Kosovo
- West Africa Civil Unrest
- Anti-submarine Tracking Operations
Developed initial UK Meteorology Cruise Missile Support Program
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; USN; Military industry)
1993 — 1995 (2 years)
• Tactical Meteorology Division supervisor. Coordinated and provided all tactical meteorological support for U.S. Naval, U.S. Marine Corp and Joint operations in the Western Pacific, Philippine Sea, Indian Ocean, Arabian and Persian Gulf.
• Supervised and trained forecast team producing weather forecasting and providing meteorological services to U.S. Navy, NOAA, U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. merchant vessels in the Western Pacific.
• Maritime forecaster and ship router, produced critical medium to long-range weather forecasts and track guidance for units of the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf fleets.
M.S., Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, 1995 — 1998
Thesis: Response of the South China Sea to Forcing by Tropical Cyclone Ernie (1996). Utilized full physics Princeton Ocean Model (POM) to model the physical oceanographic affects; sea-surface deformation, surface currents, and subsurface vertical and horizontal water motions, of typhoon force winds on semi-enclosed ocean basin. To facilitate this study, developed custom temporally and spatially varying wind field model of Tropical Cyclone Ernie (1996) to provide forcing to the POM.
B.S., Applied Mathematics, 1983 — 1987
American Meteorology Society