Christopher DiVeglio works for the NOAA, National Ocean Services’ (NOS), Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) as the Maritime Services Program Manager. Christopher oversees the NOAA Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS®) program as well as engagement and outreach tied to CO-OPS current surveys and hydrodynamic models. Christopher works closely with various groups of maritime stakeholders and partners in seaports around the U.S., which are served by a PORTS®, in order to meet operational needs and enhancements for these valuable systems. He works collaboratively with the operational teams and leadership within NOS/CO-OPS, coordinating projects and associated programmatic tasks related to the Maritime Services Portfolio. Christopher’s other experience at CO-OPS includes time on both the Data Monitoring and Data Processing teams. He also served at CO-OPS liaison for meteorological data with the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) and local National Weather Service (NWS) forecast offices. He was involved in research and analysis of historical coastal inundation events during the development of the NOAA Coastal Inundation Dashboard. Before joining NOS in 2013, Christopher worked as an operational meteorologist for a private weather company in New Jersey forecasting for private aviation clients and department of public works agencies in the NYC area. Christopher earned his Bachelor’s degree in Meteorology from Plymouth State University in New Hampshire.