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Since 1999, founder and principal architect of (DOC/NOAA/NESDIS) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Environmental Visualization Laboratory (Vizlab). Define business requirements and produce the theory, concept, design, prototyping, procurement, construction, operation and management of this satellite science visualization and multimedia practice. Responsible for computing resources and configuration, NOAA employee and contractor training, satellite data management, web systems development, content creation and strategic planning. Skilled leader and communicator adept at working with high-functioning science teams in government, academia and media on products, systems and software with a focus on data visualization founded on best practices in product design. Strategic thinker with over thirty years of experience. 24+ years working at the intersection of satellite data archives, visualization software and coding platforms. Work with scientists and other Vizlab team members to visualize, contextualize and communicate the width and breadth of NOAA’s data mandate. 24+ years creating and administering websites on U.S. government resources, writing content management systems from scratch and shepherding Drupal CMS for NESDIS’ web presence from initial justification through operational implementation. Calm and knowledgeable guide to the government through 30+ years of technology evolution. 24+ years designing user interfaces for 3 website refreshes, 2 content management systems designed in-house, through initiation and launch of NESDIS’ Drupal install and subsequent site development; trained and monitor the successors to these jobs. Initialized, developed and integrated ArcGIS applications into the foundational designs of NESDIS web site presence. 24+ years documenting development and justification of Vizlab web and network presence, planning and procurement. Content creation and editing for websites, social media, presentations and demonstrations. 24+ years working within U.S. government networks as a UNIX power user, administrator, developer and programmer as a trusted member of various development teams within 2 ERAV endpoints. 12+ years installing, configuring, updating, maintaining, using, administering and producing content with Esri ArcGIS Enterprise software presences including satellitemaps.nesdis.noaa.gov, gis.nnvl.noaa.gov. Serve as administrator, editor and content producer on NOAA’s GeoPlatform, a cloud-based instance of Enterprise Portal CMS for all of NOAA.

Listed skills include Software Development, Data Visualization, Web Development, Software Project Management, and 14 others.

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