He has developed a community-based Early Warning Network System and regional data-sharing along with simple technologies to measure water levels and land contours to accurately forecast flash floods and the possible heights to which the water may reach.
The system the Administration is looking at would link a network of ground-based radars and space-based sensors with 100 missile interceptors located at a single site.
Its small electronic-distribution system has allowed upstarts like the Atlanta-based IntercontinentalExchange, an electronic energy-trading network, to whittle away at Nymex's market dominance in the sector.