Timothy Gallaudet

Gallaudet was born on March 18, 1967, in Hollywood, California. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in oceanography from the United States Naval Academy and was commissioned as an ensign in the United States Navy in 1989. After leaving Annapolis, Gallaudet went directly to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, receiving a Master of Science degree in oceanography in 1991. Gallaudet served in various naval assignments before returning to Scripps for his doctoral studies in 1997 under the direction of Christian de Moustier. He received his Ph.D. in 2001, then returned to active duty.{{cite thesis |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/304693189/ |title=Shallow water acoustic backscatter and reverberation measurements using a 68-kHz cylindrical array |date=2001 |publisher=University of California, San Diego |degree=Ph.D. |last=Gallaudet |first=Timothy Cole |id={{ProQuest|304693189}} |url-access=subscription |oclc=48800474}}{{cite news|title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2017/09/02/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-personnel-key|access-date=October 2, 2017|via=National Archives|work=whitehouse.gov|date=September 2, 2017}}{{PD-notice}}{{cite news|last1=Monroe|first1=Robert|title=Around the Pier: Oceanographer Tim Gallaudet Becomes First Scripps Ph.D. to Rise to Rank of Admiral in U.S. Navy|url=https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/around-pier-oceanographer-tim-gallaudet-becomes-first-scripps-phd-rise-rank-admiral-us-navy|access-date=October 3, 2017|publisher=Scripps Institution of Oceanography |date=September 26, 2014}}{{cite news|title=Breaking: Trump picks NASA chief, NOAA second-in-command |url=https://www.science.org/content/article/breaking-trump-picks-nasa-chief-noaa-second-command|access-date=October 3, 2017|publisher=Science Magazine |date=September 1, 2017}}

Gallaudet was Oceanographer of the Navy and Commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. He has experience in weather and ocean forecasting, hydrographic surveying, developing policy and plans to counter illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing, and assessing the national security impacts of climate change.

Gallaudet served for two years aboard the {{USS|Kitty Hawk|CV-63}}, where he was officer of the deck and Meteorology and Oceanography Division Officer.{{Cite web |title=Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, USN |url=https://washington15.oceansconference.org/index-php/plenary/rear-admiral-tim-gallaudet-usn/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=washington15.oceansconference.org}}{{Cite web |title=Capt. Tim Gallaudet, Ph.D. |url=https://www.doncio.navy.mil/chips/ArticleDetails.aspx?ID=4338 |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=www.doncio.navy.mil}} From 2003 to 2005, Gallaudet served under Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi as the plans and programs officer. He was later program manager for Anti-submarine warfare (ASW), and commanding officer of the Naval Oceanography Special Warfare Center.U.S. Senate. (2017). Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Nominee Questionnaire for RDML Timothy C. Gallaudet. Department of Commerce. Retrieved December 1, 2022, from https://www.commerce.senate.gov/services/files/F00D1B5B-1E1F-448C-8D07-4312C7A1748E{{Cite news |last=Gallaudet |first=Timothy M. |date=9 July 2021 |title=As extreme weather intensifies, a growing need for private-sector engagement in government |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/07/09/extreme-weather-government-commercial-partnership/ |access-date=1 December 2022}} In this role, he established the first Navy SEAL program for unmanned aerial and underwater vehicles and other sensors to detect and locate enemy forces.

In 2008, Gallaudet served on the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Staff as Deputy Navigator of the Navy.U.S. Navy. (2009). U.S. Navy Arctic Roadmap. https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA516591.pdf Gallaudet was the Superintendent/Commanding Officer of the Naval Observatory from 2011 to 2013,{{Cite web |title=U.S. Naval Observatory |url=https://www.cnmoc.usff.navy.mil/usno/ |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=www.cnmoc.usff.navy.mil}} after which he returned to the CNO staff, ultimately serving as the Head Oceanographer of the Navy, Hydrographer of the Navy, and Commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (CNMOC) at the Stennis Space Center.

Gallaudet retired from the Navy in July 2017.{{cite news |url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/world/change-of-command-ceremony/html_954b014b-0374-50a5-87c1-2e61f5ca1213.html |title=Change of Command Ceremony |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=July 27, 2017 |author=}}

On October 25, 2017, after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Gallaudet took office as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere within the U.S. Department of Commerce. In this position, he fulfilled the role of Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Acting Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.{{Cite web |title=Former NOAA Deputy Administrator, Tim Gallaudet, joins Xona Advisory Board |url=https://www.xonaspace.com/tim-gallaudet-joins-xona-advisory-board |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Xona Space Systems |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=NOAA Budget Cuts Get Chilly Reception in Congress |url=https://www.aip.org/fyi/2022/noaa-budget-cuts-get-chilly-reception-congress |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=www.aip.org |language=en}} During his time at NOAA, Gallaudet led the agency's Blue Economy activities, aiming to advance marine transportation, sustainable seafood production, ocean exploration and mapping and marine tourism.{{Cite web |title=NOAA finalizes strategy to enhance growth of American Blue Economy |url=https://www.noaa.gov/stories/noaa-finalizes-strategy-to-enhance-growth-of-american-blue-economy |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=www.noaa.gov |date=January 19, 2021 |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=ACT-IAC |title=RDML Tim Gallaudet, Ph.D., USN Ret. |url=https://www.actiac.org/bio/rdml-tim-gallaudet-phd-usn-ret |access-date=January 19, 2023 |website=ACT-IAC}}

In February 2019, Gallaudet was replaced as Acting NOAA Administrator by Neil Jacobs, remaining as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.{{cite journal |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00702-z |title=US climate and oceans agency hit by leadership shake-up |journal=Nature |date=February 26, 2019 |first=Jeff |last=Tollefson |doi=10.1038/d41586-019-00702-z|s2cid=159137024 |url-access=subscription }}

Gallaudet is head of Ocean STL Consulting, LLC, an agency offering consulting on leadership direction and pursued partnerships.{{Cite web |title=RDML Tim Gallaudet, PhD, USN (Ret) |url=https://www.americansecurityproject.org/about/consensus/members/rdml-tim-gallaudet-phd-usn-ret/ |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=American Security Project |language=en}}

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• [http://www.noaa.gov/leadership/rdml-tim-gallaudet-phd-usn-ret Biography at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20150111032327/http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=774 Biography at the U.S. Navy]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR7lwhnuFeQ "Rear Admiral, Tim Gallaudet: UFOs, US Government & Experiencing The Paranormal" (YouTube video, Project Unity]

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