Resume

• 2006

  Seattle Pacific University

  Michael R. Witiw

  Consulting Meteorologist

  Florida Institute of Technology

  U.S. Air Force

  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide

  Terabeam

  Awarded the Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) designation by the American Meteorological Society (Certificate #586)\nProvides expert testimony and consulting when weather is an issue. Experience includes several aviation accidents/incidents including the Air France 447 accident.\nConsulting experience includes providing meteorological expertise to Honeywell Avionics when developing their new airborne Doppler weather radar. As a NASA summer faculty fellow

  Dr. Witiw worked in Range Systems validating Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite microburst forecast products.

  Certified Consulting Meteorologist

  Greater Seattle Area

  Michael R. Witiw

  Consulting Meteorologist

  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  Responsible for academic quality at the Everett and Portland Campuses. Teaches meteorology

  math

  physics

  statistics and research methods.

  Associate Professor

  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide

  Melbourne

  FL

  Taught course in meteorology

  aviation meteorology and aviation physical and chemical science.

  Associate Professor

  Florida Institute of Technology

  Worldwide

  Served in the U. S. Air Force for 24 years as a meteorologist including four years flying experience as an airborne meteorologist with the \"Hurricane Hunters\". Other duties included leading forecasting units in Europe and North America. Lt. Col. Witiw commanded weather detachments at McChord and Fairchild Air Force Bases. Shorter assignments took Lt. Col. Witiw to the Mideast

  East Asia and Central America where he helped establish new units in Panama and Honduras.

  Lieutenant Colonel

  U.S. Air Force

  Taught physics

  meteorology and Earth system science.

  Seattle Pacific University

  Terabeam

  Senior Manager and senior meteorologist/climatologist for a laser-based communications company.

  Senior Manager and meteorologist

  Greater Seattle Area

  American Meteorological Society

• 1993

  PhD

  Science Education (Environmental Science)

  Florida Institute of Technology

• 1976

  Master's

  Meteorology

  St. Louis University

• 1965

  B.S.

  math

  Certified Consulting Meteorologist

  Certificate # 586

  American Meteorological Society

• E-Learning

  Fortran

  Matlab

  Program Management

  Teaching

  Statistics

  Curriculum Design

  Data Analysis

  Physics

  Research

  Science

  Higher Education

  Curriculum Development

  Adult Education

  Meteorology

  University Teaching

  Instructional Design

  Public Speaking

  Technical Writing

  Aircraft

  GOES Microburst Products Performance Analysis in the Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center Areas. NASA Contractor Report 2001-210260: 197-205.

  Analyzed the performance of satellite-based microburst forecast products.

  GOES Microburst Products Performance Analysis in the Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center Areas. NASA Contractor Report 2001-210260: 197-205.

  Steve LaDochy

  Addresses the issue of the decrease in Southern California coastal fog and implications.

  The Continued Reduction in Dense Fog in the Southern California Region: Possible Causes

  Steve LaDochy

  Describes fog as a hazard and ways to mitigate this hazard.

  Fog hazard mitigation

  K.A. Crooks

  R.C. Lanier

  Describes best ways of displaying of meteorological information in the cockpit.

  Integrating human factors into the human-computer interface: How best to display meteorological information for critical aviation decision-making and performance.

  Mike