Resume
American Meteorological Society: Member [CBM Seal #283]
Educational Background
Purdue University , West Lafayette, IN
Bachelor of Science, May 2007
Major: Atmospheric Science (Synoptic Meteorology)
Minor: Communication
Minor: Sociology
Professional Experience
WTVG-TV (ABC) ., Toledo, OH (Market 76)
Weekend Meteorologist/Weather Reporter---------August 2012 - Present
*Forecast, produce, and deliver updated weather forecasts on weekends
*Weather/environmental reporter
during the week
*Smoothly and quickly deliver severe weather
reports with cut ins & crawls
*Provide forecasts and weather alerts through facebook, twitter, & blog updates
ONN-TV (Ohio News Network) ., Columbus, OH (Cable)
Morning Meteorologist---------April 2012 - August 2012
*Forecast, produce, and deliver updated
weather forecasts weekday mornings
*Smoothly and quickly deliver severe weather
reports with cut ins & crawls
*Provide forecasts and weather alerts through facebook, twitter, & blog updates
KHBS/KHOG-TV (ABC) ., Rogers, AR (Market 101)
Weekend Meteorologist/Weather Reporter---------November 2008 - April 2012
*Forecast, produce, and deliver updated weather forecasts
on the weekends and fill in during the week
*Smoothly and quickly deliver severe weather & winter weather
reports with cut ins & crawls
*Shoot, write, edit and report on weather or nature related stories
*Involved in the community with more than 40 public appearances in the last 3 years.
*Helped improve weather blog monthly views from 7,000 to nearly 85,000 in past 3 years
*Provide forecasts and weather alerts through facebook, twitter, live wire and web whips
*Archived weather maps & data for crippling weather events to help improve future forecasts
WOAY-TV (ABC) ., Oak Hill, WV (Market 156)
Chief Meteorologist-------------------June 2007 - October 2008
*Forecast, produce, and deliver weather forecasts
during 6 & 11 pm newscasts during the week
*Smoothly and quickly deliver severe weather information through cut
ins, crawls, and bugs
*Train weather staff on all the weather equipment in the Stormwatch 4 weather center
*Interact with community through public appearances, visiting schools and giving station tours
*Promoted to Chief Meteorologist after 3 months working as the Morning Meteorologist
*Redesigned and maintain weather section of website
*Weather reporting during sweeps specials and for unique weather stories.
WLFI-TV (CBS) ., West Lafayette, IN (Market 189)
Weekend Meteorologist-----------------October 2005- June 2007
*Forecast, produce, and deliver forecasts during all weekend newscasts
*Fill-in on various newscasts for Chief and Morning Meteorologists
*Obtained and organized 111 years of meteorological data for station and archived statistics
Computer Skills
*Weather Central's, LIVE, Fusion, ESP & Microcast, Accuweather's Galileo, WSI's TruVu Max & Show FX
*Live Doppler Radar, Baron's Fast Trac Radar, Viper & Storm Warn bug & crawl system
*Adobe Premier non-linear editing
*Microsoft FrontPage, Wordpress, and HTML for Internet editing
*AP Newscenter, Bufkit, GR Level 3 Radar
Activities and Awards
*First Place 2010 Arkansas AP Award For Spot News (Tornado Coverage)
*Second Place 2011 Arkansas AP Award For Best Documentary (Bear Den)
*Severe Weather Intercept Forecast Team (SWIFT)
*Participated in Fast Track News Magazine (Purdue’s Weekly News Show)