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Anthony Praino
Poughquag, NY
Anthony Praino is the Chief Engineer and Meteorologist on the Environmental Sciences team at the IBM Research in Yorktown Heights, NY, where he leads the systems engineering as well as develops environmental sensing and modeling applications. His focus since 2000 has been developing the Business of Weather in IBM.
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David D'Arcangelo
Philadelphia, PA
20+ year energy trading meteorologist. Focus on North American and European markets from short term (1-3 days) and seasonal (6-12 month) forecasts; primarily those factors that influence market prices and supply/demand components.
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Jeff Massey
Seattle, WA
I am currently a senior applied scientist at Amazon Prime Air (drone delivery). I am designing and building the weather service to support safe drone package deliveries. I hold a PhD in atmospheric science and have been in industry for 8 years working on weather solutions for agriculture, transportation, supply chain, and aviation.
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Jerry Brotzge
Albany, New York
I am a mid-career research scientist and meteorologist (now manager of the NYS Mesonet) with experience in management, weather observations (surface sensors, profilers, and radar), severe weather, and applications. I've mentored many students and have worked with academia, govt and private sectors. Am happy to discuss anything weather!
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Steve Bennett
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
I am an entrepreneur with 25-years in the private and public sectors (ranging from The Weather Channel to UC San Diego/Scripps). My career arc bridges the gap between climate volatility and business operation.
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