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OPC > Staff

Staff

Administrative

Ming Ji	Director	(Ming.Ji@noaa.gov)
Kevin McCarthy	Deputy Director	(Kevin.McCarthy@noaa.gov)
Crystal Rickett	Administrative Officer	(Crystal Rickett@noaa.gov)

Ocean Applications Branch

Implements new software and techniques to support the ocean forecast branch.

Joe Sienkiewicz	Science and Operations Officer (SOO)	(Joseph.Sienkiewicz@noaa.gov)
Curt Janota	Technique Development Meteorologist	(Curt.Janota@noaa.gov)
Bob Daniels	Contract Oceanographer	(Robert.Daniels@noaa.gov)
Greg McFadden	Contract Computer Programmer	(Gregory.Mcfadden@noaa.gov)

Ocean Forecast Branch

The operational unit which creates the High Seas Forecasts, Marine Weather Charts, and the Offshore Waters Forecasts. Listed below are the marine forecasters whose names you see on the forecast products for much of the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans.

David Feit

Branch Chief

(David.Feit@noaa.gov)

Jim Clark	Lead Marine Forecaster		(James.Clark@noaa.gov)
Bob Oszajca	Lead Marine Forecaster	Assistant webmaster	(Robert.Oszajca@noaa.gov)
Scott Prosise	Lead Marine Forecaster		(Scott.Prosise@noaa.gov)
Doug Scovil	Lead Marine Forecaster		(Douglas.Scovil@noaa.gov)
Paul Vukits	Lead Marine Forecaster		(Paul.Vukits@noaa.gov)

Kevin Achorn

Marine Forecaster

(Kevin.Achorn@noaa.gov)

George Bancroft

Marine Forecaster

(George.Bancroft@noaa.gov)

Robert Banks

Marine Forecaster

(Robert.Banks@noaa.gov)

Kathy Bell Marine Forecaster Assistant Webmaster (Kathy.Bell@noaa.gov)

Timothy Collins

Marine Forecaster

(Timothy.Collins@noaa.gov)

Jim Kells Marine Forecaster
Assistant Webmaster
(James.Kells@noaa.gov)

David Kosier

Marine Forecaster

(David.Kosier@noaa.gov)

Hugh McRandal

Marine Forecaster

(Hugh.McRandal@noaa.gov)

David Mills

Marine Forecaster

(David.Mills@noaa.gov)

Frank Musonda Marine Forecaster (Frank.Musonda@noaa.gov)

Jim Nolt

Marine Forecaster

(James.Nolt@noaa.gov)

Michael Rowland

Marine Forecaster

Webmaster

(Michael.Rowland@noaa.gov)

Todd Shaw

Marine Forecaster

(Todd.Shaw@noaa.gov)

Last modified on Tuesday, April 01, 2008