Principal Industries Served:
- Meteorology
- Hurricane and Severe Weather Forecasting
- Emergency Management Planning
Education:
This expert received a M.S. in Tropical Meteorology from Miami-Dade Junior College, Florida State University.
This expert received a B.S. in Meteorology with Minors in Mathematics and Physics from Miami-Dade Junior College, Florida State University.
Expertise and Services:
Meteorologist, Hurricane Forecaster, Storm Surge Expert Consultant
This associate is an expert in severe weather forecasting and planning, tropical meteorology, storm surges, and hurricane forecasting.
Historical hurricane research, storm surge concept training, model application, and model results are related areas of expertise. Additional specialization includes statistical hurricane intensity forecasting, emergency management planning, and satellite meteorology. Structure and dynamics of hurricanes and air-sea interaction are also specialties of this expert.
This expert has demonstrated specific expertise relative to storm surge research, SHIFOR Model (Statistical Hurricane Intensity Forecast), MEOW (Maximum Envelope Of Water), emergency management planning, and hurricane evacuation planning.
Professional Experience:
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy Associates Inc.
Providing expertise in meteorology, hurricane forecasting, storm surge research and consulting, hurricane evacuation planning, research meteorology, forensic investigation and analysis, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.
Hurricane Forecaster, Storm Surge Group Leader, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL
Served as Operational Hurricane Forecaster and Team Leader, Applied Hurricane Storm Surge Project. Also provided Historical Hurricane Research.
Storm Surge Group Leader, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL
Determined Hurricane Storm Surge Plain from Texas to Maine. Helped decrease the number of storm surge deaths in recent major hurricane events. Trained 200 coastal, local, state and federal emergency managers in storm surge concepts, model application and model results.
Research Meteorologist, National Hurricane Center and National Hurricane Research Laboratory, Miami, FL
Was responsible for research in areas including statistical hurricane intensity forecasting, emergency management planning, satellite meteorology, structure and dynamics of hurricanes, and air-sea interaction. Served as Co-Developer of SHIFOR Model (Statistical Hurricane Intensity Forecast), and developed MEOW (Maximum Envelope Of Water) concept for emergency management planning.
