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Eosonde Research Services (previously Environmental Research Services) [ERS] has been the world leader in multi-functional, totally integrated sounding analysis programs since 1994. Development of the RAOB program is driven by customer needs. You will not find better customer support.

John Shewchuk

John with his RAOB program.

CCM

John Shewchuk is creator of the RAOB program. He is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM), who is board certified by the American Meteorological Society.  He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the US Air Force Weather Service after 22 years of global weather operations, and is a life-long student of meteorology since 1960.

John's weather career includes:

  • US Air Force "Forecaster of the Year Award" for a centralized facility. Former senior forecaster at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Guam.

  • US Air Force annual "Merewether Award" for scientific support to the USAF aerospace weather mission.

  • US Air Force annual "Grimes Award" for tactical weather support to the 2nd ID ground and air tactical forces in South Korea.

  • Provided USAF weather support to Operations Desert Storm & Shield, Operation Just Cause, Operation Restore Hope, the Vietnam War, and Air Force One.

  • Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society.
  • Member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS).

  • B.S. Meteorology from the Pennsylvania State University (PSU).
  • M.S. Meteorology from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS).

    • For a complete history of the RAOB program see this PDF.

    For support, feedback, suggestions, or comments regarding RAOB, or to be added in our monthly email, contact ERS.

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