Scott Pearse is a software engineer at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), where he helps develop the VAPOR 3D visualization package for the geophysical sciences. Before joining NCAR, Scott designed and deployed remote sensing systems for atmospheric physicists, and produced Quantitative Precipitation Estimation (QPE) analyses for various government agencies. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering, and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Colorado Boulder.