hiː wʌzðə fˈɜːst dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl hˈɜːɹᵻkˌeɪn ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ sˈɛntɚɹ æt flˈɔːɹɪdə ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ˌɛfˌaɪjˈuː, fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn.
He was the first director of the International Hurricane Research Center at Florida International University (FIU), from 1997 to 2009.