Ashley Kells Email & Phone Number

Silver Spring, MD, US

Silver Spring, MD

With the migration to AWIPS II complete in September 2015, I have become the project lead on a variety of development projects. As the project lead, I assist with the development of technical requirements, project plans and match project development schedules with release schedules. I also facilitate issues between the requirements owner (the NWS Analysis.

Silver Spring, MD

While working for the AWIPS Site Support Team, I was the second tier software support for a variety of software applications including; decoding and displaying of Observational and Model Data in D2D, LDAD along with WarnGen configurations issues and problems. For a period of time I was the primary second tier support for the main AWIPS Baseline aviation.

Silver Spring, MD

As the AWIPS and Dissemination Requirements Meteorologist, my duties were to coordinate on a daily basis with Field Sites and the Regions, as well as, OST, MDL, FSL, OHD, OOS and Northrop Grumman Information Technology (NGIT). This coordination allowed me to accomplish my goal of prioritizing AWIPS problems (Discrepancy Reports [DR]), as well as to provide.

North Little Rock, AR

My duties as a journey-level forecaster for the NWSFO Little Rock included working both the aviation and public desks, issuing the complete suite of products in a timely fashion. During these shifts, I coordinated with neighboring Weather Service Forecast Offices, River Forecast Centers and the Storm Prediction Center. I also worked numerous severe weather.

Wilmington, OH

My duties at the NWSO Wilmington, OH included issuing daily river forecasts and river statements, operating four digital NOAA Weather Radios, launching upper air balloons, taking observations, downloading climatological information and quality controlling of hydro-meteorological data. I also answered phone calls from the media, the public, law enforcement.