Our staff routinely collaborate to provide multi-disciplinary solutions to the problems facing our clients. Key members of our staff are listed in alphabetical order below, along with available bio information. To send an email, click the employee's name.
Thomas Allen, A.A., Marine Technician
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Mr. Thomas Allen has experience with the Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS), covering installation, operation, repair, and periodic maintenance of monitoring stations. His educational credentials include Associates Degrees in Avionics, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Computer Networking. In addition to his current experience with PORTS, he has 24 years of electronics maintenance work and training with the United States Air Force. His Air Force experience includes computerized test station operation and maintenance, avionics and electronics maintenance, corrosion control, and quality assurance programs.Brief Bio Sketch
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Bruce Andrews, M.S., Oceanographic Data Specialist
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Mr. J. Bruce Andrews has more than 30 years of experience in software development, scientific data processing, and numerical modeling for a wide range of commercial and government clients. Mr. Andrews earned his M.S. in Ocean Engineering at MIT in 1969. His fields of expertise include applications programming, system programming, systems integration, instrumentation software design, data analysis, data acquisition, data presentation and display, processing system design and implementation, physical oceanography, signal processing, numerical modeling. He has experience with many different programming languages including FORTRAN, C, and Visual Basic.
Mr. Andrews has participated in a number of diverse modeling studies including one to model cyclone-generated currents, waves, and storm surges on the continental shelf off NW Australia. Mr. Andrews is also the author and chief programmer responsible for the design and implementation of Integrated Real-Time Monitoring System (IRMS), Woods Hole Group's proprietary software for near real-time data acquisition and display using networked personal computers. He is also involved in on-going development of software tools for processing and analyzing data from various oceanographic and meteorological instrumentation, with emphasis on interactive quality assessment and data editing as well as archiving in standard (netCDF) formats.Brief Bio Sketch
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David G. Aubrey, Ph.D., Chairman and CEO
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Dr. David G. Aubrey, founder and CEO of the Woods Hole Group, provides overall scientific and engineering guidance. He performs high-level QA/QC on many WHG projects while managing many projects on his own. Prior to founding the Woods Hole Group, Dr. Aubrey was for 22 years a Senior Scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). While at WHOI, Dr. Aubrey served as Director of the Coastal Research Center where he oversaw and performed many studies in the area of the coastal environment and climate change. Dr. Aubrey has more than 90-refereed publications and numerous technical documents, and is co-author on several books.
Dr. Aubrey specializes in international environmental projects including science, engineering, policy, legal, regulatory, and management. His most recent projects focus on coasts, rivers and their basins, terrestrial environments, and marine environments, for physical, chemical, biological, and information technology applications. Dr. Aubrey has developed international environmental programmes in diverse places such as the Black, Caspian, and Yellow Seas, Gulf of Honduras, West Indian Ocean, Guinea Current region of West Africa, and in the Middle East. He has directly assisted countries in the implementation of environmental policy, legal, regulatory, and integrated management regimes. Dr. Aubrey has performed many environmental impact analyses, health impact analyses, and audits to evaluate the impacts of proposed projects on both the environment and human health, for various sectors including intergovernmental bodies (UNEP, UNDP, World Bank, International Development Bank), national governments, local governments, commercial firms, and private individuals.Brief Bio Sketch
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Sam Berry, B.S., Field Oceanographer
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Mr. Sam Berry has eight years of experience with physical oceanographic data collection programs, including shallow and deep-water moorings, oceanographic/geophysical surveys and cruises, and installation, operation and maintenance of real-time monitoring systems in ports and harbors and offshore environments. His academic credentials include a B.S. in Marine Science from Texas A&M University at Galveston. His expertise is focused on the design, operation, maintenance, and execution of field projects, including the deployment of ADCPs, meteorological equipment, and numerous other oceanographic systems for the oil and gas industry. His responsibilities include programming, deploying, maintaining, and troubleshooting ADCP's. Mr. Berry also has project management experience for real-time oceanographic systems and deep water mooring projects in the Gulf of Mexico, Trinidad, and Brazil. In addition to his fieldwork, Mr. Berry is responsible for quality control and analysis of real-time oceanographic data, as well as preparation, calibration and maintenance of oceanographic monitoring equipment for mooring programs.Brief Bio Sketch
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Edward H. Burger, M.A., Marine Scientist
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Mr. Ned Burger has 28 years of experience with marine physical and biological data collection and analyses; including design, fabrication, installation, and maintenance of shallow and deep water real-time monitoring systems in estuaries, with 14 years' experience using real-time oceanographic and meteorological measurement systems. He has worked as a member of diverse research teams in the establishment of permanent water quality monitoring stations on moored coastal buoys and other fixed platforms in and around the Chesapeake Bay and tributaries. Mr. Burger's work in the past five years has focused on physical oceanographic measurements using both surface and bottom mounted ADCP systems that telemeter data in real time. His academic credentials include a M.A. in Marine Science from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, where he specialized in physical oceanography and environmental engineering. In his role with the Woods Hole Group, he has acted as a Local Operator and Field Technician for the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River and Bay PORTS. His responsibilities include on-site service and maintenance, reporting, and project management. Brief Bio Sketch
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Robert A. Catalano, M.B.A., V.P. Science Operations/Team Leader
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Mr. Robert A. Catalano has more than 25 years of experience in the fields of marine instrumentation, coastal and physical oceanographic data collection, project management, and general management. Mr. Catalano specializes in Project Management for large-scale hydrographic and marine geophysical data acquisition surveys, physical oceanographic data acquisition, and marine data acquisition instrumentation systems and has extensive experience in international and domestic projects for both government and private sector clients. As the Vice President of Scientific Operations, Mr. Catalano is responsible for the scientific operations for the consulting business of the Woods Hole Group, monitoring the financial, quality, and schedule performance of all field programs. Mr. Catalano earned his M.B.A. at Northeastern University in 1996 and his B.S. in Geology at the University of Connecticut in 1976.Brief Bio Sketch
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Clinton Hare, Ph.D., Mid-Atlantic Operations Manager/Oceanographer
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Dr. Clinton Hare has a broad background in biological, chemical and physical oceanography. He is experienced with oceanographic data collection programs, including equipment configuration and installation, as well as operation and maintenance of real-time monitoring systems in ports and harbors and offshore environments. His academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Oceanography, M.S. in Marine Studies, and B.A. in Biological Sciences all from the University of Delaware. Dr. Hare is the Local Operator for both the Delaware River & Bay and Chesapeake Bay Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS) programs. In this capacity he is responsible for the day-to-day management, planning, client communication, reporting and overall maintenance and operation of the programs. His expertise covers deployment of bottom-mounted and buoy-mounted current meters, meteorological and tidal gauge equipment, troubleshoot and quality control of NOAA PORTS systems. Brief Bio Sketch
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Leonid I. Ivanov, Ph.D., Oceanographer
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Dr. Leonid I. Ivanov has more than 20 years of experience worldwide in open-ocean and coastal oceanography. He specializes in the collection, analysis, interpretation, and integration of field data into project design, including the design of multi-disciplinary field studies to measure currents, water level, and seawater properties in various environments. Dr. Ivanov has conducted field studies and research in the eastern Tropical Atlantic focusing on the investigation of physical mechanisms driving seasonal and meso-scale ocean variability, as well as baroclinic and barotropic tides, inertia-gravity waves and coastal fronts off West Africa. He is the author (or co-author) of 24 peer-reviewed publications, a substantial part of which were related to the studies of the Tropical Atlantic. Brief Bio Sketch
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Bruce A. Magnell, Ph.D., Senior Scientist/Senior Oceanographer
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Dr. Bruce A. Magnell has more than 30 years of experience in applied science and ocean engineering for a wide range of commercial and government clients. He is a recognized expert in the field of physical oceanography in industry, government, and academia. His fields of expertise include physical oceanography, electrical engineering, coastal ocean dynamics, oceanographic instrumentation design and evaluation, signal processing, data analysis, data acquisition, real-time telemetry, processing system design and implementation, technology evaluation, business management and business development. He has extensive experience in the analysis of coastal ocean dynamics, especially wind-driven circulation and mixing on the continental shelf. Specifically, Dr. Magnell has collected, analyzed, and reported on numerous deepwater current measurement programs worldwide, including some of the first observations of the loop current in the Gulf of Mexico. In the past few years, he has been the Principal Investigator for oceanographic data collection programs in the USA, offshore Brazil, offshore West Africa, offshore Australia, and offshore Indonesia. He also has participated in and directed large-scale oceanographic measurement programs for the MMS, such as the Northern California Coastal Circulation Study and the New England Outer Continental Shelf Physical Oceanography Program. Brief Bio Sketch
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Archie Todd Morrison III, Ph.D., O.E., Senior Ocean Engineer
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Dr. Todd Morrison is a Senior Ocean Engineer at the Woods Hole Group, and is a Senior Engineer and Vice President for Engineering at Nobska Development, Inc. He earned a B.A. in Engineering and Applied Science / Electrical Engineering at Harvard University, an M.S. in Ocean Engineering and an O.E. in Oceanographic Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and a Ph. D. in Oceanographic Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Dr. Morrison enjoys the challenge of designing and developing new instrumentation for research, particularly for ocean science. He has developed instrument systems and software for biogeochemical and physical oceanographic investigations and fisheries research. He specializes in current measurement technology and remains interested in the behavior of continental shelf bottom boundary layers, especially their interaction with the sediment bed and their role in sediment entrainment and transport. To study those phenomena, he has designed and deployed instruments capable of making spatially detailed velocity measurements through the steady and wave bottom boundary layers. He also continues to be interested in the operation and use of unmanned vehicles for underwater research. His work in this field has focused on characterizing the hydrodynamic behavior of these platforms and the application of control theory to the problems associated with precisely following a planned trajectory. Brief Bio Sketch
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Daniel J. Rogers, B.S., Marine Technician
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Mr. Dan Rogers has experience integrating, testing, installing, and maintaining NOAA PORTS stations from Narragansett Bay to Southern Chesapeake Bay. He has been a key resource for both the Narragansett Bay and NY/NJ Harbor PORTS, performing operation and maintenance independently and as part of a team. Dan is familiar with all aspects of PORTS and NWLON station components and is experienced in troubleshooting both Vitel VX1100 and Sutron XPERT data collection platforms. Mr. Rogers has 37 years of experience working in a variety of underwater environments in open water and confined spaces for the public utilities sector. He is also an AAUS-certified scientific diver. His academic credentials include a B.S. in Marine Biology from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth and commercial diving certification from Diver's Training Academy, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. His expertise is focused on the operation and maintenance of NOAA PORTS and NWLON installations, including the deployment of ADCPs, inspection, maintenance and repair of underwater components for water level and water quality monitoring systems, and assisting with the installation and maintenance of land-based PORTS and NWLON station components. His responsibilities include diving, deploying and maintaining ADCPs, construction, and electronics troubleshooting. Mr. Rogers also has experience with NOAA Annual Inspection SOPs including assisting with geodetic leveling per NOAA/NGS specifications. In addition to his field experience, Mr. Rogers is responsible for PORTS inventories, maintenance logs, and daily QA/QC. Brief Bio Sketch
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David Szabo, M.S., Manager Houston Office/Senior Oceanographer
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Mr. David Szabo has more than 30 years of experience in metocean sciences and has worked with a wide range of government, education, and oil industry clients. He earned his M.S. in oceanography at Florida State University in 1978 and his B.S. in meteorology and oceanography at New York University in 1970. Through his work experience Mr. Szabo has developed a broad practical knowledge of the application of metocean research in engineering applications. His experiences range from design and management of major oceanographic measurement programs to validation of numerical wave and current models for engineering use. He has both participated in and developed joint industry and speculative metocean programs. Mr. Szabo also has over ten years of experience in business development and management. Brief Bio Sketch
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Sean P. Toungate, Field Technician
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Mr. Sean Toungate has more than 16 years of experience in installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of industrial/residential mechanical, electrical, and motor-controlled systems. He also has experience with computer programming, hardware installation, networking, and electronic device troubleshooting. He has been involved with the preparation, installation, and maintenance of real-time monitoring systems, including the deployment of Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs) and other meteorological equipment. Regular quality-control of data for all stations in the Delaware River and Bay and Chesapeake Bay PORTS systems.Brief Bio Sketch
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Minhchau Hung Vu, B.S., Chief Engineer/Production Manager
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Mr. Minhchau H. Vu earned his B.S. in Computer Science at Boston University in 1992. Mr. Vu's 16 years of expertise include designing, engineering and writing firmware for embedded microprocessor of the current meters, wave gauges, tide gauges, meteorology systems; integration, installation and testing of the oceanographic measurement systems, data acquisition systems, data logger and real-time data telemetry systems; trouble-shooting and repairing of these systems in the field and laboratory. He is an accomplished field engineer, having successfully deployed and maintained oceanographic systems in South America, West Africa, Indonesia, and the Gulf of Mexico. Brief Bio Sketch
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Daniel R. Weirauch, M.S., Field Oceanographer
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Mr. Daniel Weirauch has experience with oceanographic data collection programs, including equipment configuration and installation, as well as operation and maintenance of real-time monitoring systems in ports and harbors and offshore environments. His academic credentials include a M.S. in Marine Studies from the University of Delaware and a B.A. in Geosciences from the Pennsylvania State University. His expertise is focused on the configuration, assembly, and deployment of ATONs, meteorological equipment, and numerous other oceanographic systems for the Physical Oceanographic Real-Time Systems (PORTS) program. His responsibilities include installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting all monitoring systems for the Delaware River & Bay and Chesapeake Bay PORTS programs. In addition to his field experience, Mr. Weirauch also is responsible for preparing monthly field reports and performing quality control of real-time oceanographic systems.Brief Bio Sketch
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