Captain R. Russell Smith, U.S. Navy Commanding Officer, Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center
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Captain R. Russell Smith, U.S. Navy Commanding Officer, Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center A native of Gloucester, Massachusetts, Captain Smith is a 1992 graduate of Maine Maritime Academy. His sea assignments include service as Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135 Intelligence Officer in USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63)and USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70), where he supported VAQ 135’s combat missions during Operation DESERT FOX; Carrier Air Wing 5 Intelligence Officer in Atsugi, Japan, where he deployed again in USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) throughout the Western Pacific; and Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence for Carrier Strike Group 10, HARRY S. TRUMAN Strike Group, CTF-50, sailing the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea. Ashore, Captain Smith’s assignments include duty as the Senior Iranian Naval Analyst, Naval Forces Central Command in Manama, Bahrain; Officer in Charge of Field Operating Base Europe Detachment Mons, Belgium, from which he deployed to the Balkans; Commanding Officer, Southern Region Joint Operational Intelligence Cell, Naples, Italy; Officer in Charge, Information Dominance Corps Region, Southwest, San Diego, California, and Director of Information Dominance, Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center, Fallon, Nevada. Captain Smith graduated with distinction from the College of Naval Command and Staff, where he was awarded a Master of Arts Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies. He is also a graduate of the Naval Operational Planner Course, now known as the Maritime Advanced Warfighting School. Captain Smith’s personal awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, as well as various service and campaign awards. William A. Kerr III Technical Director (N0T) Fleet Numerical Meteorology & Oceanography Center (FNMOC) Mr. William A. Kerr III earned a BS degree in Physics at San Diego State University in 1989. With co- inventors, he was awarded US Patent 5,440,660; "Fiber optic microcable produced with fiber reinforced ultraviolet light cured resin and method for manufacturing same" on 8 August 1995. He earned his Project Management Professional certificate from the Project Management Institute on 13 October 2008. He completed the Stanford Advanced Project Management program on 17 September 2011. From 1981 through 1993, Mr. Kerr worked his way from secretary to electronics technician to physical scientist in support of the Advanced Concepts Branch of the Ocean Engineering Department at the Naval Ocean Systems Center. During this time he participated in multiple optical-fiber related invention and engineering teams and projects. In 1993 Mr. Kerr transferred to the Systems Integration Division, supporting C4I systems. Mr. Kerr performed C4I system installations aboard fifteen ships and shore commands and provided CM, software and system integration, integration and functional testing, and training in support of several C4I systems. Mr. Kerr began working with the Navy METOC community during development of requirements for NITES. Mr. Kerr was eventually assigned to the NITES program, serving as lead integrator, later Test Director, and finally as Chief Engineer. In 2000, Mr. Kerr accepted a position with FNMOC's Systems Division. In 2002, Mr. Kerr transferred to the Technology Advancement Group, working as department deputy and project manager on a variety of IT, METOC, IA, and Web service projects. In 2008, Mr. Kerr transferred into the newly-established FNMOC N9 (set up as a Project Management Support Office) as deputy and project manager. In 2008, Mr. Kerr was selected to be the head of the newly-established IT Services Department, the first Navy IT MEO under OMB Circular A-76. Mr. Kerr successfully closed out the A-76 study period in September of 2013 and was placed at the head of a reorganized core-IT department in March of 2014. In June 2015 Mr. Kerr was promoted to FNMOC Technical Director, honored and humbled to represent an outstanding workforce in Navy METOC and Navy IDFOR. Mr. Kerr's honors include an Exemplary Achievement Award, a Sustained Superior Performance Award, a team award for the microcable invention team, and a Team Leader of the Year award. He has worked for the Navy for 34 years, 15 of them at FNMOC. Not unrelated, he completed the University of California at Davis Winemaking Certificate program on 18 March 2013 and favors red Bordeaux blends. Commanding Officer A native of Ohio, Capt. Greg Ireton enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1978 following high school. He graduated with an associate degree in aviation flight technology from Mercer College and a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology from the University of North Carolina at Asheville in 1997. He earned a Master of Science degree from the Naval Postgraduate School in meteorology and physical oceanography in 2001. His first Navy assignment was in Jacksonville, Fla., as part of the Meteorology Environmental Team, where he was deployed to the Caribbean Sea aboard USS Mississippi in 1993 in support of counter-drug operations. Capt. Greg S. Ireton Later, Capt. Ireton served aboard USS Anzio during a During the tour, Capt. Ireton screened for command six-month Arabian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea and was detailed to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces deployment as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Central Command/Fifth Fleet/Combined Maritime Group in 1994-95. Forces and served as METOC officer and the Maritime Operations Center executive officer. In 1997, Capt. Ireton served as the executive officer at Naval Central Meteorology and Oceanography Prior to being named commanding officer of the Center in Bahrain, where he supported several Iraqi Naval Oceanographic Office, he served as executive and Sudan Tomahawk Land Attack Missile strike officer at the command. Previously, he served in missions. Washington, D.C., at OPNAV N80 (Bullpen) as a In 2001, he transferred to NAS Corpus Christi, Texas, programmer for more than 220 IDC programs and where he served as officer in charge of the 22-person N2/N6E as a planning, programming, budget and detachment. Capt. Ireton was also addu to NAS execution coordinator for METOC programs. Corpus Christi and chief of Naval Air Training. Capt. Ireton has earned multiple Meritorious Service Capt. Ireton reported as the plank owner for the Strike Medals, Navy and Marine Corp Commendation Group Oceanography Team San Diego, where he Medals and Navy Achievement Medals, as well as a deployed with Expeditionary Strike Group One Combat Action Ribbon and numerous campaign, aboard USS Tarawa to the Middle East for nearly service and unit awards. eight months. For more information, call NAVOCEANO Public Affairs at 228.688.5649 Rev 12-21-15 Technical Director Mr. Marcus “Mark” Jarrett is the 13th technical director of the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO), located at the Stennis Space Center in southern Mississippi. As technical director, Mr. Jarrett is the senior civilian at NAVOCEANO and ensures the technical and long- term programmatic viability of the command, overseeing and directing the development and implementation of new technical approaches to existing processes and products, applying novel operational concepts and modifying programs to meet new and emerging requirements. Prior to this position, Mr. Jarrett served as the director of NAVOCEANO’s Ocean Projects Department from 2012 to 2016. In this capacity, he was responsible for the planning and execution of survey programs that Mark Jarrett utilize autonomous underwater vehicles and autono- mous sensors in the collection of environmental and Oceanography Command, supervisor of the oceanographic data to support Navy and national propagation branch analysis and database section of requirements. the acoustics department and acoustician in the acoustics department. Prior to joining NAVOCEANO From 2008 until 2012, Mr. Jarrett served as the in 1986, Mr. Jarrett worked as an operations geologist director of operations for NAVOCEANO, where his in the private sector. responsibilities included the planning and execution of worldwide environmental oceanographic surveys Mr. Jarrett is a native of Connellsville, Pa. He that utilized six to seven T-AGS class oceanographic graduated from the University of Florida in 1981, survey ships, aircraft and away teams in support of where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Navy and national requirements. Geology. In 1982, he completed a Master of Science degree in geology from the University of Florida. Mr. Jarrett held the position of deputy director of operations from 2004 to 2008. Prior to 2004, Mr. His personal awards include meritorious civilian Jarrett served in various positions within NAVO- service award (two awards), armed forces civilian CEANO, including survey operations planner, survey service medal (two awards) and the NAVOCEANO operations liaison to Commander, Naval Meteorology silver sea service award. For more information, call NAVOCEANO Public Affairs at 228.688.5649 Rev. 3/16 Vanessa Griffin Director, NOAA/NESDIS Office of Satellite and Product Operations Vanessa Griffin has over 30 years experience in the Federal Government helping foster the research, development, and operations of the Nation’s critical IT systems supporting weather and climate prediction and atmospheric research. In her current position as the Director of NOAA’s Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO), Ms. Griffin directs