Work/Internship Experience:
Local 12, WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, OH November 2011 – Present
AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist
– Created graphics and served as an on-air meteorologist for weekday and weekend evening newscasts
– Served as leader and contributor during severe weather coverage
– Wrote and produced reports related to weather and science, including for digital platforms
NEWS 25, WEHT-TV, Evansville, IN March 2009 – November 2011
AMS Certified Weekday Morning Meteorologist/Fill-In Evening and Weekend Meteorologist
– Created graphics and served as an on-air meteorologist for a live, 2-hour morning newscast and network morning news; also filled-in for chief and weekend meteorologist as necessary
– Served as weekday morning meteorologist for ten radio stations in the Evansville area
– Operated Doppler air and relayed severe weather information to viewers on-air; assisted other meteorologists and newsroom staff during severe weather events
– Created and managed automated Twitter & Facebook weather alert service serving thousands
WYMT-TV, Hazard, KY May 2007 – November 2008
Weekday Morning Meteorologist/Fill-In Evening and Weekend Meteorologist
– Created graphics and served as an on-air meteorologist for a live, 1.5-hour morning newscast and network morning news; also filled-in for chief and weekend meteorologist as needed
– Contributed daily to an online weather blog
– Assisted in newsroom operations, including updating news stories online and reporting
Pennsylvania State Department Of Meteorology, University Park, PA Fall 2006 – Spring 2007
Teaching Assistant/Lecturer for Introductory & Mesoscale Meteorology
– Conducted weekly laboratory sessions and conducted lectures on various meteorological topics
– Assigned laboratory work, graded weekly assignments, and held weekly office hours
Local 12, WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, OH Summer 2006
Weather Department Intern
– Regularly filled in for full-time weather producer by collecting data, drafting a preliminary forecast for on-air meteorologists, making on-air graphics, and assisting during severe weather
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH Summer 2004
Weather Department Intern
– Aided in the production of the weather forecast and on-air graphics, and assisted meteorologists during severe weather events by relaying the latest warnings and reports to and operating Doppler/VIPIR radar for the on-air team
National Weather Service, Wilmington, OH Summer 2005
Selected Applicant for Student Volunteer Program
– Assisted meteorologists during severe weather events, helped to issue forecast products
– Created an online inventory of regional severe weather events and storm summaries
– Verified forecast and severe weather warning accuracy, and assisted in local storm report composition and dissemination
Education:
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Graduated: May 2007
Bachelor of Science in Meteorology, Weather Forecasting and Communications Option
Cumulative GPA: 3.6
Awards / Computer Skills:
– American Meteorological Society Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (#428, awarded 2010)
– Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout
– Recipient of 2007 Penn State Meteorology ZedX Weather Information Technology Award
– Member of the American Meteorological Society (2005-present)
– Fluent with Weather Central Fusion/3D Live software and WSI TVI/ShowFx/Weather Producer
– Proficient with Baron FasTrac/VIPIR/StormWarn
– Fluent with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, FrontPage, HTML, ASP, PHP JavaScript, CSS, Adobe Photoshop,
– Proficient with C++, Matlab, SQL, and PerlScript