Consultant, Kevin Kennedy Associates Inc.
Providing expertise in meteorology, weather analysis and reconstruction, weather-related expert testimony, climatic and emergency response planning, forensic investigation and analysis and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.
Expert Witness and Consultant, Meteorology Consulting firm
Provided technical support, consultation and
expert witness services, analysis and reconstruction of weather, rain, wind, sea and visibility conditions. Specialized in testimony for law firms, insurance companies and engineers regarding floods, construction damage, slope failures, personal injury, aviation, boating, and auto and motorcycle accidents, and to local government agencies on air pollution transport. Consultant and climatic planning for international investment. Advertisements for real estate development. Consultant to television network station.
Subject-Matter-Expert (SME) on weather for Los Angeles Terrorism Early Warning Group (TEW) and TEW Exercise participant
Coordinated meteorological data and knowledge for emergency response planning.
Research Leader, Battelle Memorial Institute, Camarillo Office
Provided technical support, consultation and documentation to U.S. Navy on air pollution transport mechanisms, satellite data applications, effects of meteorological conditions on systems and operations, and homeland security/counter-terrorism applications of meteorological data.
Geophysics Division/Branch Head, and Associate Head, Naval Air Systems Weapons Division, Point Mugu, CA
Provided technical and administrative leadership of multi-disciplinary organization of scientists, engineers, technicians, military and contractor personnel to provide all weather and ocean support for Navy’s Sea and Land Ranges, and airfields. Was responsible for observing, measuring, instrumenting, forecasting, testing and evaluating weather and air-ocean conditions, determining impact on aviation and operations at sea, was Support lead for ‘Purple’, ‘Orange’, and ‘Blue’ meteorological and oceanographic (METOC) cells for Third Fleet counter-terrorism exercise and experiment, development and demonstration of new prediction and analysis techniques, Quality control, Technical documentation, established Air Pollution/Contamination Transport Response Team for the Navy to provide independent METOC modeling and evaluation support to address environmental encroachment and regulatory issues.
Head, Special Programs Branch, Pacific Missile Test Center (PMTC)
Provided technical and administrative leadership of project managers, task managers, operation conductors and Range Operations supervisors for the planning, operational support and post-op assessments of high visibility programs on the Range, including Trident, Tomahawk, Harpoon and Japanese Defense Force. Reviewed and approved program documentation, provided and scheduled Range Operations support personnel, conducted operations in Tracking & Control rooms.
Assistant Program Manager, SYSCOM Oceanography Office, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Washington DC
Assisted the Program Manager in the identification of emerging and follow-on METOC support requirements within Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Sea Systems Command and Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, documented environmental sensitivities associated with high visibility systems, drafted Tri-Syscom instructions to coordinate Navy METOC support, developed technical and programmatic documentation.
Instructor, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
Provided instruction in meteorology relative to aviation.
