Sarah P. Email & Phone Number

Silver Spring, Md, Us

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Leading efforts to improve NWS winter weather products and services and coordinate winter weather requirements and policies.

Silver Spring, Maryland

Supporting the NOAA/NWS Winter Weather Program to advance science-driven research into forecast operations including product development and training.

Silver Spring, Maryland

At NOAA's Office of Ocean and Atmospheric Research (OAR/OWAQ), I will be supporting the Joint Technology Transfer Initiative (JTTI) funding portfolio and the expansion of the Forecast a Continuum of Environmental Threats (FACETs) program. Through project management and role as NWS liaison, I will help facilitate the transition of NOAA research into forecast operations.

College Park, Md

Precipitation Experiments, Workshops, TrainingResearch to OperationsSupport for the Weather Prediction Center

College Park, Md

As Testbed Project Manager, I align the hydrometeorology testbed (HMT) projects within WPC in compliance with research grants and proposals, NOAA reporting requirements, and successful transition of research to operations through training and outward engagement. In addition, I maintain roles in planning and facilitation of HMT experiments which includes scientific collaboration with research and model development partners.Publications:Martinaitis, S., J. Gourley, Z. Flemig, E… Show more As Testbed Project Manager, I align the hydrometeorology testbed (HMT) projects within WPC in compliance with research grants and proposals, NOAA reporting requirements, and successful transition of research to operations through training and outward engagement. In addition, I maintain roles in planning and facilitation of HMT experiments which includes scientific collaboration with research and model development partners.Publications:Martinaitis, S., J. Gourley, Z. Flemig, E. Argyle, R. Clark III, A. Arthur, B. R. Smith, J. M. Erlingis, S. Perfater, B. Albright , 2016: The HMT Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor Hydro Experiment. Bull Amer. Meteor. Soc, 98, 347-359. http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/BAMS-D-15-00283.1Ferraro, R., et al. (2018), Snowfall rates from satellite data help weather forecasters, Eos, 99, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018EO096715. Published on 23 April 2018. https://eos.org/project-updates/snowfall-rates-from-satellite-data-help-weather-forecasters Show less

Baltimore, Maryland Area

-Serve as Program Manager for building web interface to visualize and compare atmospheric data-Develop and test scientific geo-spatial IDSS collaborative tool.-SME for GIS data, applications and programs as well as data sharing and decision support-Work with partners to integrate collaborative technologies and data sharing into workflows-Develop and execute training workshops, video and web resources for scientific geo-spatial IDSS collaborative technologies.-Develop… Show more -Serve as Program Manager for building web interface to visualize and compare atmospheric data-Develop and test scientific geo-spatial IDSS collaborative tool.-SME for GIS data, applications and programs as well as data sharing and decision support-Work with partners to integrate collaborative technologies and data sharing into workflows-Develop and execute training workshops, video and web resources for scientific geo-spatial IDSS collaborative technologies.-Develop solutions for scientific data mining, management and access.-Assist in planning, execution and production of the Weather & Climate Summit: Social Media, Panel Discussion Moderator.-Develop, create and maintain web sites including graphics and media, as well as supervise web development staff.-Write weather and climate stories for video production, web publication and written publication. Assist with video production in StudioEarth®.-Serve as liaison between the National Weather Service and StormCenter for collaboration on several tasks and projects related to communicating weather and climate.-Participate on several NASA-funded projects, including coordination of weekly collaborations between FEMA, NWS, NASA, and other agencies for purposes of software testing and sharing weather and climate data and information.-Create, write, maintain technical reference document for environmental software tool both in PDF and web format with graphics and video.-Develop and maintain social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter for promotion and information distribution.-Create and deliver presentations, marketing materials and monthly updates to customers and partners. Show less

Writer for WeatherBug Achieve Program (monthly weather-related articles for students and teachers). Articles were published on the WeatherBug Achieve web site each month.

- Develop Interactive Web Site for the display of real-time observations and forecasts that are available in the Greater Tijuana River Watershed area bordering the United States and Mexico.- Assist in the development of an Interactive Web Site for the display of real-time observations and nowcasts of the distribution pattern of sea nettles (jellyfish) in the Chesapeake Bay. (This project was the beginnings of what is now NOAA’s Chesapeake Bay Forecasting Sea Nettles site:… Show more - Develop Interactive Web Site for the display of real-time observations and forecasts that are available in the Greater Tijuana River Watershed area bordering the United States and Mexico.- Assist in the development of an Interactive Web Site for the display of real-time observations and nowcasts of the distribution pattern of sea nettles (jellyfish) in the Chesapeake Bay. (This project was the beginnings of what is now NOAA’s Chesapeake Bay Forecasting Sea Nettles site: (http://chesapeakebay.noaa.gov/forecasting-sea-nettles//) Show less

- Monitor and trouble shoot several models for Baywatch Project in shift-work fashion. Write and present shift forecast discussion using maps and computer graphics to the Baywatch Project team.- Monitor and trouble shoot ODAAS (Operational Data Acquisition and Archive System) acquisition of observed and numerical ocean and atmospheric model output data. - Write, test, implement and modify new and existing UNIX Borne and C Shell scripts and their associated Fortran programs for acquire… Show more - Monitor and trouble shoot several models for Baywatch Project in shift-work fashion. Write and present shift forecast discussion using maps and computer graphics to the Baywatch Project team.- Monitor and trouble shoot ODAAS (Operational Data Acquisition and Archive System) acquisition of observed and numerical ocean and atmospheric model output data. - Write, test, implement and modify new and existing UNIX Borne and C Shell scripts and their associated Fortran programs for acquire and archive of numerical model output from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP).- Co-author and maintain a written manual on ODAAS.- Design/create/maintain web sites, including images edited using Photoshop and interactive maps created using ArcView GIS, the Interactive Data Language (IDL) and Live Image for the Oceanographic Programs web site based on current laboratory projects, and place them on the intranet web server. (This project was the beginning of what is now NOAA’s nowCOAST site: http://nowcoast.noaa.gov/) Show less

-Provide maintenance for the existing GEMPAK and the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System for the National Centers (N–AWIPS) software including software error corrections, enhancements, and coordination with and integration of software developed at other National Meteorological Center (NMC) sites.-Develop miscellaneous N-AWIPS applications to interface with new observational data decoders and formatters.-Enhance N-AWIPS documentation including on-line help and user’s… Show more -Provide maintenance for the existing GEMPAK and the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System for the National Centers (N–AWIPS) software including software error corrections, enhancements, and coordination with and integration of software developed at other National Meteorological Center (NMC) sites.-Develop miscellaneous N-AWIPS applications to interface with new observational data decoders and formatters.-Enhance N-AWIPS documentation including on-line help and user’s guides.-Provide N-AWIPS user support, including coordination with forecasters and product development scientists in the NMC service centers.-Testing of N-AWIPS Graphical User Interface (GUI) products, new or changed General Meteorological Package (GEMPAK) routines, and decoders. Show less

Bs, Meteorology

Activities and Societies: American Meteorological Society

Project Management

Graduate studies in Project Management