Summary
Phil White is a retired Chief Survey Technician and subject matter expert in shipboard environmental data collection and management with over two decades of hands-on NOAA experience. Based in Newport, Oregon, he led fleet-wide procedures, sensor selection, calibration standards, and data management policies while chairing the Marine Operations Advisory Council to bring NOAA operations into compliance with agency and executive directives. Phil trained and built a robust community of practice through annual Survey Technician sessions, routinely sailing on underway projects and installing/troubleshooting meteorological and oceanographic systems. He combines practical seamanship and technical acumen—operating ADCPs and multibeam echo sounders, configuring acquisition software, and advising engineers and researchers—to improve measurement accuracy and operational reliability. An oceanography and marine geology graduate from Humboldt State, he remains sought after for port visits, shipboard training, and pragmatic solutions for emerging sensor technology.
11 years of coding experience
Oceanography, Marine Geology, BS, Oceanography, Marine Geology, BS at Humboldt State University