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Silver Spring, MD

Silver Spring, Maryland

Managed high priority activities for the NWS director, including public-private partnerships, and Regional Collaboration Teams, and internal communications. Engaged with NOAA line offices, partners, and NWS region and field offices to discuss NWS policies and programs, resolve issues, and, provide information that promotes the agency’s goal to build a.

■ Wrote time-critical reports and briefings on impending significant weather events impacting the United States; analyzed forecasts and impacts and coordinated with scientists at regional operations centers to ensure the reports were technically accurate and conveyed critical information to top White House, FEMA and Department of Commerce officials■.

Silver Spring, MD

■ Conducted qualitative evaluations of potential relocations for 122 NWS local offices; recommended options for office locations to NWS leadership. Evaluated complex requirements, policies, public reaction, funding, and potential efficiencies ■ Wrote Joint Project Agreements with universities which enabled the NWS to collocate weather forecast offices with.