Gary E. Gray

Graduated from the University of Massachusetts @ Lowell in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology.
Since June of 1991 I have worked for what was then STX and is now part of Raytheon (with an extended stint as part of Hughes Aircraft).*
Prior to recieving my degree in meteorology I worked at the Hughes/STX office out of Lexington, MA.*
Most of my work during that period was a Hanscom, AFB.*
During that period I primarily did work in cloud climatology, with my most important study done for NASA regarding the LANDSAT-7 satellite.*
Since June of 1993 I have worked in Maryland (at the Suitland Federal Center and at the NOAA Science Center) on the GOES and ATOVS projects.*
This work involves developing satellite derived products for the series of GOES satellites.*
Primarily my work has been in the GOES Atmospheric Soundings system.*
I have also done substantial work on the ASOS Supplemental Cloud Product and the Thermal Gradient Winds.*
I have done some, but much less work in the Derived Product Imagery and Winds products.*
Currently, I am the Project Manager on the GOES and ATOVS contracts for NOAA/NESDIS.*
Obviously, over the past few years I've also been maintaining my web page, which is done in my spare time.
My web page, Millennium Weather, was formed in early summer of 1996.
Millennium Weather was originally intended to distribute my tropical cyclone model (TRANTECH) data.
However, my model was in something of a test mode, so I began issuing opinions on the models, really to discredit my own model at times!
This led to more comprehensive model discussions, which included my take on the situation.
During most of the early days of this, my discussions have been posted to the ne.weather newsgroup and to the wxobs-sne mail list.
On this newsgroup and mail list I had also been traditionally posting winter storm forecasts for the Northeast U.S.
This lead to the Northeast U.S. Winter Storm Page section of Millennium Weather.
*Millennium Weather and any contents herein have no relation to, are not sponsored by, and have no oversight provided by Hughes, Raytheon, or NOAA/NESDIS.
 Millennium Weather is entirely independent of these organizations.

For those interested, here's some more generic personal information:

I spent a majority of my life in New England; I was born and raised in Rochester, MA and lived there for 21 years.
Rochester, MA is in Southeastern Massachusetts, a short distance off of Cape Cod (west of Wareham, MA).
I graduated from high school in 1989 and went on the University of Lowell (which merged with U-Mass while I was there).
I moved down to Maryland after graduating from college, but I still consider myself a New Englander at heart.
As such, I'm a big Boston Bruins, Boston Red Sox, and New England Patriots fan (sorry Celtics, I just don't like basketball!).
And speaking of which, I also play ice hockey.
I have played ice hockey since I was about 3 or 4 years old, but an auto accident put me out of commission from age 10 through 20.
So, I'm not as good as I could be, but since age 20 I'm proud of the progress I've made (I'm 28 now).
My latest team, the Washington Nationals have won several tournament awards.
These awards include 1st place in a New York tournament, 2nd in Montreal, and 3rd in Amsterdam.
Due to some knee problems, I'm presently on hiatus from playing hockey.
I used to live in the Butcher's Hill area of Baltimore, MD, but now reside in Camp Springs, MD, just outside of D.C..
Other "serious" interests include politics, theology, and, of course, the weather.
Of course, then there are the basic, but all-important things in life...
I live with my partner of 10+ years with our three dogs (a doberman a dalmation/mix and one of "unknown" breed... possibly a Shar-Pei).

O.k., so, did I miss anything important??

Just e-mail me if you've got any other questions/comments.

Otherwise, here are some links to various important links contained in here:

TRUE REPUBLICAN
NOAA/NESDIS
FORECAST PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT TEAM
The GOES TEAM
RAYTHEON
RAYTHEON-ITSS
BOSTON BRUINS
BOSTON RED SOX
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
UNIVERSITY of MASSACHUSETTS at LOWELL
U-MASS LOWELL WEATHER CENTER
STATE of MARYLAND
CITY of BALTIMORE
BUTCHERS HILL