
RESUME
Past Experience
August 2022 - Currently
WEEKEND MORNING METEOROLOGIST AND CLIMATE REPORTER
WTVJ
NBC6 weekend morning meteorologist and weekday climate reporter.
April 2019 - August 2022
MORNING METEOROLOGIST
WEATHERNATION
National Headline Morning Meteorologist
Updating critical weather information for the entire United States and Caribbean.
January 2017 - September 2018
EVENING METEOROLOGIST
WSAZ-TV
NBC and CW affiliated news station's Monday through Friday Evening Meteorologist for 4 PM, 5:30 PM, 10 PM
January 2015 - January 2017
WEEKEND EVENING METEOROLOGIST
WBBJ-TV
ABC and CBS affiliated news station's weekend meteorologist and weekday multimedia journalist.
EDUCATION
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
December 2014
Bachelors of Science: Atmospheric Science
Minors: Communication, Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
Masters of Science: Environmental Policy and Management
Concentration: Energy and Sustainability
August 2020
INTERNSHIPS
VOLUNTEER FORECASTER
Aug 2013 - Dec 2014
WBAA
Update a weather forecast thrice daily by following guidelines required to ensure accuracy for the broadcast.
RESEARCH
Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
Red Cross
A collaboration internship with Purdue's VACCINE center, the American Red Cross, and Purdue professors Megan Sap-Nelson, and Tim Filley and Mike Baldwin to investigate the efficacy of a tool developed by the by the Visual Analytics for Command, Control and Interoperability Environments that track, analyze, and monitor social media feeds to pinpoint disaster-caused damage in real time.
The goal was to ultimately help first-responders and relief agencies gain situational awareness immediately after a disaster or crisis with an emphasis on the analysis of data from severs storms in the Midwest and Great Plains. A code and an algorithm was created to automatically overlay social media content to the severe storm polygons issued during an event.
METEOROLOGY INTERN
May 2013 - Aug 2013
WISH-TV
-Maintained website forecast information
-Managed the daily weather blog on stations website
-Reviewed weather models with meteorologist to determine forecast
-Created On-Air weather graphics for short and long term forecasts
-Provided forecast information to local radio and newspaper outlets
-Utilized VIPIR and Storm Tracker software to gather weather information to assist in tracking severe weather while providing alerts to the public
-Gained invaluable experience practicing with the green screen using on air graphics