Bill
Bergen is an Engineering Fellow at the Space Systems Division of the
Raytheon Company
in Aurora, Colorado and is a fellow of the
AMS.
At Raytheon he designs and develops advanced ground systems for remote sensing
satellites. As Chief Engineer, he provides technical direction and oversight to
the Civil Systems Business Area that includes multiple programs for
NASA,
DoD,
NOAA,
and foreign customers. One of his present duties is serving as the Chief
Engineer for the Raytheon
GOES-R
program. Previously, he was the initial architect for the entire
NPOESS
ground system.
As a Chief Scientist with Raytheon, Bill oversees programs of earth and space
science applied research including complex end-to-end modeling and simulations of
advanced space based instruments. Prior to his current role, Mr. Bergen
has served as a Department Manager and Program Manager for numerous
civilian and government efforts. Prior to joining Raytheon, Mr. Bergen
developed interactive graphics systems for
DoD,
NOAA
two and three-dimensional algorithms for correction of digital Doppler radar
data, and enhancement techniques for satellite imagery. He has also
worked as an
NCAR
scientist where he assisted in numerical model development for mountain waves
and mesoscale convection. Mr. Bergen has over twenty publications in meteorology,
satellite remote sensing, high-speed data processing, and systems engineering.
Mr. Bergen earned both his
BS
degree in Aeronautics and
MS
degree in Environmental Science from
Miami University. He has also completed postgraduate education in computer science
and satellite remote sensing from the University of Colorado and University of
Wisconsin-Madison.
