Accelerating Validation of Version 23 of North Atlantic Hurricane Model

Jeff Waters Staff Product Manager, Model Product Management, Moody's RMS

Jeff Waters joined Moody's RMS in 2011 and is based in Bethlehem, PA. As part of the Product Management team, he is responsible for product management of the Moody's RMS North Atlantic Hurricane Models. 

Jeff provides technical expertise and support regarding catastrophe model solutions and their applications throughout the (re)insurance industry. He also generates product requirements for future updates and releases, and helps develop the overall product strategy, messaging, thought leadership, and collateral to ensure its commercial and technical success. 

Waters’ background is meteorology and atmospheric science with a focus in tropical meteorology and climatology. Jeff holds a B.S. in Geography/Meteorology from Ohio University (’09), and a M.S. in Meteorology from Penn State University (’11). He is a member of the American Meteorological Society, the International Society of Catastrophe Managers, and the U.S. Reinsurance Under 40s Group, Inc
 

Joel Taylor Director, Risk Analytics, Moody's RMS

Joel has been at Moody's RMS since 2007 with roles in Model Product Management and Regulatory Affairs. He currently leads the team responsible for Product Acceptance Testing for new and updated models.

Ashley Bernero Director, Product Management, Moody's RMS

Ashley Bernero is a Senior Product Manager on the Applications Product Management team. She is responsible for Risk Modeler, the model execution application within the Moody's RMS Risk Intelligence Platform, with a focus on the integration of high-definition simulation models as well as model customization with Model Composer. She has been at Moody’s RMS for nearly a decade and held many roles, including client support and earthquake model product management.

Ashley holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Pennsylvania State University and a master’s degree in civil engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.