The People Behind MRESS

MRESS has been designed, built, operated, and paid for by individuals not associated with any private or government organization. A lot of time and money has been invested in what we can only call our hobby of instrumentation and meteorology. Below is an overview of some of the great people helping out with the project.

Robert Fritchie is currently attending the University of Oklahoma as a graduate student enrolled in both Meteorology and Computer Science. He also works as a meteorologist/software engineer at Weather Decision Technologies Inc. developing internationally deployed air traffic weather support systems. His areas of expertise include severe and unusual weather, data assimilation, systems engineering, application design, and fluid dynamics.

Eric Nguyen is a meteorologist with expertise in meteorological instrumentation and storm chasing. He developed the system's sensor package's minimum specifications and decided what sensors to use. He also designed and built the water-resistant, mechanically-aspirated T/RH radiation shield.

Rachael Sigler is a meteorologist working full time for Weather Decision Technologies Inc. She is the default navigator for all chases, and has an extensive knowledge of storm dynamics and structure, along with a technical background in web application development.