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TAC Membership

The NEXRAD Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is chartered by the NEXRAD Program Management Committee. The TAC is composed of a Chair; an Executive Secretary; four members each from the Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Transportation; and, two at-large members. The Chair's term is two years (renewable); the Executive Secretary's position is fixed by the charter; agency members serve indefinite terms at the pleasure of their Departments; and, the at-large members are appointed by the Chair. See the charter on the Reference page for more information.

Corrections to Neil.A.Edens@noaa.gov Last updated July 2012


Chair
Dr. John T. Snow
Regents' Professor of Meteorology
Dean Emeritus, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences
The University of Oklahoma
National Weather Center, Suite 5710
120 David L. Boren Blvd
Norman, OK 73072
(405) 325-6561 (School of Meteorology)
jsnow@ou.edu
Appointed: December 2001
Executive
Secretary
Lt. Col. Neil Edens
NEXRAD Radar Operations Center
(405) 325-2120
Neil.A.Edens@noaa.gov

Members

Department of Commerce
Kevin Kelleher
NSSL, Deputy Director
(405) 325-6900
kevin.kelleher@noaa.gov
Appointed: August 2012
David Sharp
Science and Operations Officer (NWS)
(321) 255-0212
David.Sharp@noaa.gov
Appointed: March 2007
Michael Istok
Physical Scientist
NWS/OST/SEC/DB
(301) 713-0763 ext 103
Michael.Istok@noaa.gov
Mark Walton
NWS Forecast Office
(616) 949-0643, Fax (616) 949-1708
Mark.Walton@noaa.gov
Appointed: March 1992

Department of Defense

Dr. Zapotocny
HQ AFWA/DNTR
106 Peacekeeper Dr. #2N3
Offutt AFB, NE 68113-4039
(402) 294-4835 or DSN 271-4835
Appointed: August 2010
Rich Ice
Radar System Engineer
OL-K, HQ AFWA
(405) 573-3382
Richard.L.Ice@noaa.gov
Appointed: August 2010

Department of Transportation

Dennis Roofe
FAA/ROC Liason
(405) 573-3444, Cell: (405) 820-9650
Fax: (405) 573-3480
Dennis.R.Roofe@noaa.gov OR
Dennis.Roofe@faa.gov
Appointed: June 1995
Todd Pattison
FAA/AJW-14A ITWS Lead Engineer
Todd.Pattison@faa.gov
Appointed: March 2007
Jim Evans
Lincoln Laboratory
30 Acacia Avenue
Berkeley CA 94708-1202
(781) 981-7950 (Secretary)
jime@ll.mit.edu
Appointed: June 2000
Bill Bumgarner
FAA/ATO-T Terminal Weather
BAE Systems
(202) 385-8834, Fax: (202) 493-4787
bill.bumgarner@faa.gov
Appointed: July 2002

At-large

Mr. Jim Wilson
NCAR
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder CO 80307
(303) 497-8818, Fax (303) 497-2044
jwilson@ucar.edu
Appointed: March 1992
Dr. Paul Smith
SD School of Mines & Technology
501 E. St Joseph Street
Rapid City SD 57701-3995
(605) 394-2291, Fax (605) 394-6061
Paul.Smith@sdsmt.edu
Appointed: March 1996