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<br />an Accredited Consultant, and member of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic
<br />Society,
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<br />From 1992-1996 he was the research manager of the Climate Research Branch for Environment
<br />Canada, National Hydrology Research Centre, Atmospheric Environment Service, Saskatoon,
<br />Saskatchewan,
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<br />From 1987-1992, Terry was the Senior Meteorologist and Project Manager for INTERA
<br />Technologies, Ltd" Calgary, Alberta, Canada, His special Project Management Experience
<br />includes: WMO representative, UNDP-WMO evaluation mission to Zambia, responsible
<br />for evaluation of the project to upgrade the agrometeorological services of the Zambian
<br />Meteorological Department He was the Team Leader of the UNDP mission to The Gambia,
<br />the Republic of Botswana, and Viet Nam, Terry was the World Bank consultant to China for
<br />evaluation of hail suppression activities in the Tari River Basin region of western China,
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<br />From 1987 through 1990 he was the Assistant Manager and principal scientist for cloud seeding
<br />activities of the Greek National Hail Suppression Program for the National Agricultural
<br />Insurance Organization of Greece, As such, he was responsible for direction of weather radar
<br />and airborne research and cloud seeding operations, Terry also participated in the pre-
<br />investigative study to upgrade the facilities of the Royal Rainmaking Research and Development
<br />Institute of Thailand,
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<br />Roger Tilbury, Research Pilot
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<br />Mr, Tilbury is a full time employee of WML Of his 6654 hours total time, 2879 hours are in
<br />turbofan equipment conducting airborne atmospheric research for 27 years, During ten of these
<br />he also flew 520 hours of jet and 630 hours of turboprop hail suppression, He has been involved
<br />in 40 separate research, in-flight icing, turbulence, wind shear, and hail suppression programs to
<br />date, His hail suppression experience began in 1974 in Nelspruit, South Africa, flying Lear jets,
<br />He designed an in-flight reloadable pyrotechnic flare system and helped develop a warm-cloud
<br />hygroscopic seeding system, As Chief Research Pilot for the University of North Dakota for 18
<br />years, he managed and helped maintain a Cessna Citation on research projects in the USA,
<br />Canada and Morocco, Appointed an FAA repairman, he also designed an anti-iced radome and
<br />Formvar Replicator mount for this aircraft As an International Project Manager for WMI, he
<br />managed turboprop research and seeding programs in Greece and Thailand, He developed a
<br />methods and technology transfer program for WMI training Thai government weather
<br />modification pilots to operate Beechcraft Super King Air 350 turboprop aircraft, He recently
<br />flew the WMI Learjet on hail suppression and research missions in Mendoza, Argentina,
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<br />Hans Ahlness, Research Pilot
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<br />Hans Ahlness is the current Vice President of Operations for Weather Modification Inc, in Fargo,
<br />ND, Hans oversees all company aircraft, electronics, aircraft maintenance and pilots for WMI's
<br />worldwide operations,
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