Scott Shipley
Director at WxOps
Satellite Beach, Florida, United States
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Top SchoolScott Shipley is a seasoned director and scientist with a Ph.D. in meteorology and more than three decades of experience spanning NASA, Raytheon, academia, and entrepreneurial ventures. He founded WxAnalyst and co-founded WxOps to apply 4-D GIS, lidar, and real-time atmospheric science to aviation, maritime, and space operations, and his inventions include a High Spectral Resolution Lidar and an early Electronic Flight Bag. Scott has led satellite calibration/validation and algorithm efforts for major programs (NPOESS, NEXRAD, AWIPS) and developed flight‑tested ISS payloads for plant biology and remote sensing. Known for pioneering COLLADA-based geobrowser techniques and transparent interfaces funded by NASA/NOAA SBIRs, his technologies are operational in commercial EFBs used by airlines. Based in Satellite Beach, FL, he blends deep research credentials with hands-on systems engineering and program management across space, atmospheric, and geospatial domains. An unexpected thread through his career is turning advanced research prototypes into fielded operational products—from radar and lidar to microgravity payloads.
9 years of coding experience
32 years of employment as a software developer
PhD & MSc, Meteorology, Electrical Engineering, PhD & MSc, Meteorology, Electrical Engineering at University of Wisconsin-MadisonPart 107 Remote Pilot Certificate, Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate at Pilot InstituteBA, Physics, Math & Music, BA, Physics, Math & Music at Beloit CollegeGithub contributions (1)
WorldWindLabs/WxOps-WorldWind
Jan 2017 - Jan 2017
Contributions:30 commits, 4 PRs, 36 pushes in 7 days
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