Jimmy Horne

Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center
Jere A. Chase Ocean Engineering Lab
24 Colovos Road
Durham, New Hampshire 03824

Jimmy Horne is the Uncrewed Surface Vehicles (USV) Project Manager for the joint Coast Survey-Fisheries Tandem project and a retired Navy Commander, assigned to the Center as a civilian NOAA Affiliate from Lynker. CDR Horne specialized in physical oceanography and hydrographic surveying. He served on several Navy combatants and major overseas staffs, to include; Fleet Oceanographer for U.S. Naval Forces Europe/U.S. Naval Forces Africa - Italy, the Director of Operations for Strike Group Oceanography Team West – San Diego, and the Geospatial Intelligence Chief of HQ U.S. European Command – Germany.  Before coming to the JHC, he was the Director of Research & Engineering for the Army’s Cold Regions Research & Engineering Laboratory, directing over 170 scientist, engineers, and staff addressing the Department of Defense’s “Cold” activities. He has a B.S. in Mathematics from Louisiana State University A&M, an M.S. in Physical Oceanography and Meteorology from Navy Postgraduate School Monterey, CA, and an M.S. in Hydrographic Science from the University of Southern Mississippi, as well as an International Hydrographic Organization Category A Certificate and Military Hydrographer qualification.