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Ellyn T. Montgomery Oceanographer and Data Manager Woods Hole Science Center, U.S. Geologic Survey (508) 457-2356 : emontgomery@usgs.gov

Research Interests -

• instrument systems for oceanographic data acquisition
• software development for analysis and display of oceanographic data
• process automation for acquisition and analysis of data from remote instrument systems
• use of visualization tools to enhance the understanding of complex data
• use of Open Source protocols to enable data interoperability

Publications -

Service -

• Marine Metadata Interoperability (MMI) Guides team member

Awards -

• WHOI Linda Morse-Porteous, 2000

Technical Skills -

• Software development in Matlab, C, Fortran, Perl, Basic, shell scripts, sed and awk
• Expert in use of analysis and display software tools
• Knowledgeable about Unidata's netCDF, THREDDS, and XML/NCML
• Documentation of experiments and software
• UNIX system administration
• Familiar with several operating systems, including UNIX, Windows, VMS, & DOS
• Conducted research on more than 30 oceanographic cruises of 1-60 day durations
• Operate and troubleshoot oceanographic instruments and sensors
• Management of large multi-investigator research programs
• Coordination of instrument and software development efforts
• Micro-controller programming, debugging and testing
• Design and author web content
• Proficient in spoken and written French
• NAUI certified Open Water Scuba Diver + qualified Research Diver

Education -

• B.A. Colby College, Waterville, ME, 1981
• Certificate of Unix Proficiency, U. Mass., Lowell, 1996

Hobbies -

• Anything outdoors! Hiking, X-C Skiing, biking, birdwatching, canoing, swimming, horseback riding
• Travel (check out a recent trip to the Brooks Range in Alaska)
• Growing orchids indoors, and gardening outside when the weather's good.