Name: Geary Callan

Q: Where in NOAA do you work now?
A: My duty station is Madison, Wisconsin, in the meteorology building at the University of Wisconsin. This is a contingent of NESDIS employees doing research with GOES data.

Q: When did you begin your work with NOAA?
A: About January 1970. NESS was part of ESSA then, but was soon reorganized to NOAA.

Q: Looking back, what events stand out as the most memorable during your time with NOAA?
A: The launch of the first of the GOES satellites, then the utilization of the data.

Q: From your point of view, what have been the most significant changes NOAA has experienced during the past 30 years?
A: The change in computing power, going from punch cards and the CDC 6600 to the RISC and PC technology today.

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