Certified Consulting Meteorologists
A CCM, or Certified Consulting Meteorologist is a professional meteorologist who has an in-depth understanding of the atmosphere and its behavior. Services and products provided by CCM's are founded upon their abilities to apply this specialized knowledge to a broad range of related activities, issues, and inquiries. The essential attribute of the CCM is a specialized knowledge of the field, combined with broad experience, an integrated concept of service, and a clear and unwavering adherence to the rules of professional conduct and service. The principal purpose of the CCM program is to enable users of meteorological services to select consultants with greater confidence in the quality and reliability of the products and services they will receive. WDT is proud to announce that J. William "Bill" Conway, Dr. Richard Carpenter and DeWayne Mitchell have attained their CCM status from the American Meteorological Society.
Our Experts
J. William "Bill" Conway, CCM, WDT Meteorologist
Bill Conway joined WDT in November 2000 as one of the founding employees
of WDT and is currently Sr. Vice President of International Systems.
He earned his Bachelor of Science in Meteorology (with honors) at
Metropolitan State College in Denver, Colorado and his Master of
Science in Meteorology from the University of Oklahoma. His masters
thesis was "The Role of the Differential Reflectivity Column in
Embryo Production and Hail Growth". Bill's employment background
includes six years as a research associate at the prestigious National
Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) and four years as a forecast meteorologist
with Aeromet, Inc. at the Kwajalien Missile Range in the Marshall
Islands. Bill is a self-described "weather nut". In his spare time,
Bill enjoys time with his kids (Daniel and Eric), and his hobbies
include playing in the band at his local church, carpentry, diving,
skiing, and various sports.
Dr. Richard Carpenter, CCM, WDT Meteorologist
Dr. Richard L. Carpenter, Jr., joined WDT in June 2000 as a founding
employee, and is currently Vice President for Numerical Modeling.
Dr. Carpenter earned his Ph.D. in Meteorology from the University
of Oklahoma (OU) in 1994. His dissertation, "Entrainment and Detrainment
in Numerically Simulated Cumulus Congestus Clouds," received OU's
Outstanding Dissertation Award in the area of Engineering and Physical
Sciences. Dr. Carpenter also earned an M.S. in Meteorology from
OU in 1989 and a B.S. with Honors in Atmospheric Science from the
University of California at Davis in 1985. He has been a Certified
Consulting Meteorologist (American Meteorological Society) since
2004. Prior to joining WDT, Dr. Carpenter worked as a senior research
scientist for the Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms (CAPS)
at OU for seven years. He has taught courses in meteorology at universities
such as OU. Dr. Carpenter and his wife Paula have five children.
He enjoys storm chasing, hiking, rock collecting, and studying the
relationship between science and the Bible.
E. DeWayne Mitchell, CCM, WDT Meteorologist
DeWayne has been with WDT since 2000, and he has contributed to
the development and implementation of unique software tools to identify
and diagnose severe and hazardous weather during his tenure at WDT.
Prior to coming to WDT, DeWayne spent 12 years at the National Severe
Storms Laboratory where he conducted applied research and developed
software to identify and diagnose severe weather using Doppler radar.
DeWayne earned both his B.S. and M.S. degrees (M.S. Thesis Title:
.Observations of Convection Initiation During CaPE 1991: A Case
Study.) in meteorology from the University of Oklahoma in 1990 and
1997, respectively. He has been one of the principal founders of
WDT's forensic weather business unit which is responsible for the
development and application of weather assessment techniques which
assist WDT's clients verify the occurrence of various weather phenomena
including but not limited to hail, tornadoes, damaging winds and
extreme rainfall. In his spare time, DeWayne enjoys time with family,
and he is an avid water skier and volleyball player.