Alex is an associate scientist within the Assimilation and Verification Innovation Division (AVID) of the NOAA Global Systems Laboratory (GSL). His work is with the Forecast Impact and Quality Assessment Section (FIQAS) team, where he evaluates aviation weather products and performs core research to investigate techniques and data sources for forecast verification.

Alex previously served six years in the US Navy as a search and rescue swimmer and helicopter aircrew. He then studied for a few years at San Diego Community College, where he did internships with NASA and Northrop Grumman, before transferring to the University of Washington, where he completed a B.S. with honors in atmospheric sciences and meteorology and conducted research with NOAA PMEL and his university department. He then spent a brief period as an operations engineer at SpaceX before making his to NOAA/CIRES.