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About Me

My Bio- 

My interests include weather, photography, snowboarding, traveling and pretty much anything.  I grew up in Elizabethtown Pennsylvania.  I attended Elizabethtown Area High School and graduated in 2000.  From there I attended Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) for a year and then took a semester off to attend the Walt Disney World College Program.  During the program I worked at Disney's Animal Kingdom as an Outdoor Food host serving Ice Cream. "Do you want a Mickey on a stick?" That experience was great and very enjoyable.  After graduating with my Duckdorate from the college program I transferred to Valparaiso University where I double majored in Meteorology with a minor in Mathematics and Television- Radio.  I graduated in May 2005 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology and a Bachelor of Arts degree in TV- Radio.  At VU I participated in many wonderful activities.  I was a member of the Northwest Indiana Chapter of the National Weather Association (NWA), Valparaiso University Storm Intercept Team (VUSIT), I was a Valpo Overnight Visitor Host (VOV), and I had participated in VU Handbell Choir.

Weather Activities- 

National Weather Association (NWA), Valparaiso University Storm Intercept Team (VUSIT), Valparaiso
University Meteorology Department, 2002 Severe Storms Conference; Des Moine, IA, 2002 Fermilab Tornado and Severe Storm Seminar, 2002 VUSIT Connective Field Study 9B, 11A, 12B, National Collegiate Forecast Competition.
 

My Resume

Objective

Seeking a position, which will challenge my abilities and experience as a meteorologist.

Education

• Valparaiso University- Valparaiso, Indiana

Bachelor of Science Degree in Meteorology, Minor in Math May 2005
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Television Radio May 2005 
• Harrisburg Area Community College- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

General Education, May 2000-December 2001

Experience

• Baron Services, Inc, Huntsville, AL
• Research and Development- Technical Services Meteorologist, Consumer Applications; December 2006 to present
Worked with Baron Services consumer applications. As part of the Development team providing oversight of upgrades. A liasion with both Sales and clients. An expert user of consumer applications. Provided tier-2 technical support.
• Technical Department- Meteorologist, Technical Support, Installer and Trainer; August 2005 to December 2006
Worked with all Baron Weather Solutions software. An expert user of all Baron software. Provided technical support. Trained and installed all Baron software.

• WGN-TV Weather Department- Weather Intern - Chicago, IL; January 2004 to May 2004

Worked along side Tom Skilling, assisted in the Weather office with daily preparation of the 9pm news and the Chicago Tribune weather page doing various research work.

• Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
• Human Resources- Webpage Manager; March 2004 to May 2005
Designed and maintained the VU Human Resource webpage. 
• Communication Department- Studio Assistant; August 2003 to May 2005
Provided technical support to communications students.  Maintained and checked in/out equipment.  Maintained Control Room, TV Studio, Weather Studio, and Non-Linear Editing Lab.
• Convective Field Study Base Support- Base Support Coordinator Intern; May 2003 to June 2003
Provided base support for Convective Field Studies.  Use University Weather Center to guide storm chasers in the field.
• Financial Aid Office- Peer Counselor; August 2002 to May 2005 
Answer telephones, open mail, schedule appointments, explain financial aid and field questions, assist counselors with projects, general computer skills with specific Datatel knowledge.  Assist with general office duties.  Keep all information confidential.

• E! Entertainment- The Michael Essany Show-Production Assistant Intern - Los Angeles, CA; April 2003 to May 2003 

Assisted with production of “The Michael Essany Show.”  Took production notes, organized used tapes, assisted with getting releases signed.  Worked alongside producers learning the aspects of reality-based production.

• Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture- Plant Industry- Lab Assistant, Harrisburg, PA; June 2003 to August 2003, May 2002 to August 2002

Assisted with the Plum Pox Virus Survey of homeowner properties.  Worked with partner under little supervision.  Maintained confidentiality of results and all accessed homeowner information.  Provided customer service while representing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Department of Agriculture.  Lab experience; sample handling maintaining accuracy of size of samples.  Worked side by side in cooperation with U.S. Department of Agriculture, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, and Pennsylvania State University for survey.

• Disney’s Animal Kingdom- Walt Disney World College Program Intern - Lake Buena Vista, FL; May 2001 to January 2002 

Gained experience as Outdoor Quick Service Food Host, Inventory Control Clerk, Stocker, Ice Cream Vendor, Kiosk Attendant. 

• Meteorology: Severe Storm Forecasting, GEMPAK, McIDAS, Accuweather Galileo, Baron's Software; 
• Production: Adobe Premier, Cool Edit, Sound Forge; 
• Production Experience:
• VU Dance Ensemble: Camera Operator
• VU Men’s Football Games: Camera Operator, Producer, Director
• VU Men’s Basketball Games: Producer, Director
• VU Peace and Justice Symposium: Camera Operator
• Cooleys Video Productions (CVP); Dysfunctional Family Reunion: Camera Operator
• Computer: Word, Excel, Access, Datatel, I-Paq database/ GPS, Dreamweaver.

Activities

• Valparaiso University Storm Intercept Team (VUSIT), Deputy Director 2004-2005, Convective Field Study May 2002, May 2004;
• Northwest Indiana Chapter – National Weather Association (NWA); 
• Valpo Overnight Visit Host 2003-2004; 
• WVUR Radio/News Host 2002-2004;
• VU Television Director/Organizer 2003-2004; 
• National Collegiate Weather Forecasting Competition; 
• Youth Leader at St. Paul’s UMC, Elizabethtown; 
• Youth Leader at First UMC, Valparaiso.

Awards

• WVUR Most Dependable News Host Award 2003.

Conferences

• 2002, 2004 NWA Severe Storms Conference – Des Moines, IA; 
• 2002, 2003, 2004 FermiLab Severe Storms Seminar;
• 2003 Ball State AP/RTNDA Broadcast News Conference.

References

Available upon request

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