Work\/Internship Experience:<\/span><\/p>\n

Local 12,\u00a0 WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, OH<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0November 2011 – Present
\nAMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist<\/em>
\n– Created graphics and served as an on-air meteorologist for weekday and weekend evening newscasts
\n– Served as leader and contributor during severe weather coverage
\n– Wrote and produced reports related to weather and science, including for digital platforms<\/p>\n

NEWS 25, WEHT-TV, Evansville, IN<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0March 2009 – November 2011
\nAMS Certified Weekday Morning Meteorologist\/Fill-In Evening and Weekend Meteorologist<\/em>
\n– 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
\n– Served as weekday morning meteorologist for ten radio stations in the Evansville area
\n– Operated Doppler air and relayed severe weather information to viewers on-air; assisted other meteorologists and newsroom staff during severe weather events
\n– Created and managed automated Twitter & Facebook weather alert service serving thousands<\/p>\n

WYMT-TV, Hazard, KY<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 May 2007 \u2013 November 2008
\nWeekday Morning Meteorologist\/Fill-In Evening and Weekend Meteorologist<\/em>
\n– 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
\n– Contributed daily to an online weather blog
\n– Assisted in newsroom operations, including updating news stories online and reporting<\/p>\n

Pennsylvania State Department Of Meteorology, University Park, PA<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Fall 2006 \u2013 Spring 2007
\nTeaching Assistant\/Lecturer for Introductory & Mesoscale Meteorology<\/em>
\n– Conducted weekly laboratory sessions and conducted lectures on various meteorological topics
\n– Assigned laboratory work, graded weekly assignments, and held weekly office hours<\/p>\n

Local 12, WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, OH\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0Summer 2006
\nWeather Department Intern<\/em>
\n– 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<\/p>\n

WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Summer 2004
\nWeather Department Intern<\/em>
\n– 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<\/p>\n

National Weather Service, Wilmington, OH<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Summer 2005
\nSelected Applicant for Student Volunteer Program<\/em>
\n– Assisted meteorologists during severe weather events, helped to issue forecast products
\n– Created an online inventory of regional severe weather events and storm summaries
\n– Verified forecast and severe weather warning accuracy, and assisted in local storm report composition and dissemination<\/p>\n

Education:<\/span><\/p>\n

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Graduated: May 2007
\nBachelor of Science in Meteorology, Weather Forecasting and Communications Option<\/em>
\nCumulative GPA: 3.6<\/em><\/p>\n

Awards \/ Computer Skills:<\/span>
\n– American Meteorological Society Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (#428, awarded 2010)
\n– Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout
\n– Recipient of 2007 Penn State Meteorology ZedX Weather Information Technology Award
\n– Member of the American Meteorological Society (2005-present)
\n– Fluent with Weather Central Fusion\/3D Live software and WSI TVI\/ShowFx\/Weather Producer
\n–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Proficient with Baron FasTrac\/VIPIR\/StormWarn
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fluent with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, FrontPage, HTML, ASP, PHP JavaScript, CSS, Adobe Photoshop,
\n–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Proficient with C++, Matlab, SQL, and PerlScript<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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