Edward Colón
Summary
- Accomplished physicist with a Doctorate and over 20 years of experience in high-performance computing systems, specializing in the development and optimization of complex numerical models.
- Expertise in multiple high-level programming languages, workflow packages, and advanced visualization tools supports the leadership of diverse teams on innovative projects in numerical weather prediction and ocean modeling.
- Proven track record in developing code infrastructure for predictive models and creating efficient workflows for real-time mesoscale analysis systems.
- Committed to advancing computational science through collaborative leadership and technical excellence.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Physical Scientist III
Lynker
08.2022 - Current
- Created the initial workflow design for the future implementation of High Resolution Rapid Refresh-based 3D-RTMA system.
- Expanded the 3D-RTMA post-processing capabilities to include effective-layer-based severe weather fields of interest to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC).
- Involved in 3D-RTMA cloud computing efforts which came to fruition which the implementation of a fully resolved system during the 2023 Hazardous Weather Testbed Spring Forecast Experiment which provided a quantitative assessment of analysis skill
- Served as a code manager for the 3D-RTMA system using github for version control.
- Created and maintained data archives and a graphical portal that were essential for executing retrospective experiments used to assess changes in analysis skill during system development.
Senior Scientific Programmer
IMSG
06.2010 - 08.2022
- Served as the task leader for the infrastructure/external support group composed of NCEP/EMC developers working on the fulfillment of customer requirements including developing, testing, and refining mesoscale, global, and ocean models with the goal of integrating improvements in both forecast skill and computational efficiency into production models.
- Involved in the initial development of the NOAA Environmental Modeling System (NEMS) including the unification of physics and dynamics cores from the Nonhydrostatic Multiscale Model on B-grid (NMMB) and Global Forecast System (GFS) development codes into a single structural framework.
- Guided a data impact study to assess how the sudden loss of operational satellite measurements, essential for data assimilation/cycling, would impact the operational (North American Model) NAM forecast skill over a 60 day period overlapping the late October, 2012 landfall of Hurricane Sandy.
Scientific Programmer
SAIC
05.2007 - 06.2010
- Completed a project which expanded the Weather Research & Forecasting (WRF) model / Nonhydrostatic Mesoscale Model (NMM) infrastructure to include changes in data structure, index ordering while maintaining bitwise compatibility with forecast results derived from conventional index ordering schemes.
- Ported several components of the EMC-developed Hurricane WRF model onto the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Cray XT3/4 platform in order to determine the degree of scalability achievable on large HPC system.
- Developed the EMC WRF/NEMS launcher application - a workflow utility that integrated key component used in North American Model (NAM) production into a streamlined system able to render graphical output products.
Staff Scientist
Army Research Laboratory
03.2004 - 05.2007
- Supported Army Battlefield Environment Division numerical weather prediction research through technical assistance involving the use of HPC systems.
- Developed and implemented a real-time, ensemble forecasting system used in support of the 2006 Terrain-Induced Rotor Experiment (T-REX) field campaign.
- Taught a summer program for undergraduate students interested in the application of HPC in numerical weather prediction.
Scientific Programmer
Computational Physics, Inc.
07.2001 - 03.2004
- Assisted in the development of radiative transfer models and retrieval algorithms in support of Naval Research Laboratory efforts to provide technical support to future remote sensing missions.
- Involved in the development of research-grade retrieval algorithms for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS)/Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) Limb Profiler instrument.
- Presented research findings at NPOESS technical meetings.
Education
Ph.D. - Physics
Howard University
Washington, DCM.S. - Physics
Howard University
B.S. - Physical Sciences
University of Maryland College Park
College Park, MDSkills
- Workflow development tools expertise
- Ensuring compliance with coding guidelines
- Proficient in high-level programming languages (Python, Fortran, C)
- Version control management
- Experience with AI/ML tools, including Graphcast
Accomplishments
My contributions to the developing 3D-RTMA helped to sway the Environmental Modeling Center's decision to implement this utility as an operational system.
Affiliations
American Meteorological Association
American Geophysical Union
Certification
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Course Certification
Awards
Member of the Howard University Graduate Program in Atmospheric Science (HUPAS) Advisory Board., Postdoctoral Fellowship, Comparative Planetology Laboratory, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY., NASA Goddard Student Researchers Program Fellowship Recipient.
Publications
Coauthored recent manuscripts published in: Journal of Operational Meteorology, Geophysical Research Letters, and Weather and Forecasting.
Teaching
- Directed the Army High Performance Computing Research Center (AHPCRC) High School Summer Institute which focused on parallel programming and weather forecasting at Jackson State University, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, and University of North Dakota, 2005.
- Lectured undergraduate physics for science and engineering majors at the Howard University Department of Physics and Astronomy, 1999-2000.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Physical Scientist III
Lynker
08.2022 - Current
Senior Scientific Programmer
IMSG
06.2010 - 08.2022
Scientific Programmer
SAIC
05.2007 - 06.2010
Staff Scientist
Army Research Laboratory
03.2004 - 05.2007
Scientific Programmer
Computational Physics, Inc.
07.2001 - 03.2004
Ph.D. - Physics
Howard University
M.S. - Physics
Howard University
B.S. - Physical Sciences
University of Maryland College Park
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