[Shake-dev] Transition

[Bruce Worden]

Hi Folks,

For those of you who have not yet heard, I am leaving the USGS to  
take a position in the private sector.  This Friday, August 17 will  
be my final day.  While this may seem short notice, we have been  
working for some time to make the transition a smooth one.  For the  
past year, Brian Flagg (bflagg at usgs.gov) has been assuming the duties  
of operating the southern California ShakeMap system, as well as some  
of the development responsibilities.  He will continue in these roles  
after my departure.  To the extent that there are other holes to be  
filled in the development, operation, and maintenance of ShakeMap,  
Dave Wald, Kuo-Wan Lin, and Vince Quitoriano will be doing so until a  
more permanent solution is found.    As always, using this mailing  
list will make sure that your questions, problems, suggestions, etc.,  
are seen by the right people.

I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have  
contributed to the ShakeMap project, and to express to all of you how  
much I have enjoyed working with you.  I wish you all the best of  
luck in your ShakeMap (and other) endeavors and encourage you to  
continue to maintain the high quality of work that has make ShakeMap  
such a significant and prominent earthquake response tool.

My new position is in the oil and gas industry with a seismic  
reflection contractor.  I expect to be staying in Pasadena for the  
foreseeable future.  My USGS email account will probably be absorbed  
or redistributed in some way to insure continuity in the project, but  
my Caltech account (bruce at gps.caltech.edu) will either remain open or  
be forwarded to one of my personal accounts.

Best of luck to you all,
Bruce Worden