Abbreviated CV
U.S. Citizen by Birth: March 1941,
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Languages: English and Spanish
Education:: Purdue University, Ph.D. 1975.
Agricultural Meteorology /
(Primary /Secondary Disciplines) Climatology and
Agronomy
Purdue University, M.S. 1967. Soil Physics / Plant
Physiology
Pennsylvania State University; B.S. 1963. Agri&Bio
Science/ Meteorology
Prof Employment ZedX Inc. 2008 to 2010,
Senior Research Scientist, Bellefonte, PA
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Climate Assessment Technology, Inc. 1980 to 2007, Vice
President, President,
consultant, and project manager; Houston, TX
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; 1975 to 1979,
AST. Earth
Observations Division, Houston, TX
Purdue University; 1969 to 1974, Graduate Research Assistant & Teaching
Assistant. W. Lafayette, Indiana
Purdue University-Ford Foundation; 1967 to 1969, Fellow in
Latin American
Agriculture, Pergamino
Argentina
U.S. Department of State; 1963 to 1965, Peace Corps
Volunteer, Uruguay
Key Prof Experience: Commercial software
development and operations for climatological analyses,
soil
moisture-irrigation scheduling, and crop predictions: programmer,
manager.
Research on rainfall, soil moisture and plant responses to
water stress: field
and laboratory.
Statistical testing of agronomic model performance and
evaluation of model-
system designs, research, and implementations.
AgroMeteorology advisor and consultant on agricultural businesses,
govern-
ment agencies, and the United Nations FAO.
(link to A Narrative Description Professional Employment and Experience)
Honors & Awards: NASA Superior Achievement
Award (1979)
NASA Outstanding Performance Award (1977)
Ford Foundation Fellow In Latin America(1965)
Sigma Xi (1974)
Phi Epsilon Phi (1962)
Agronomy Junior Achievement Award (1962)
Pennsylvania State Farmer Degree (1959)
Publications: (link to A List of Publications)