Resume

 

EDUCATION

University of Missouri
Masters of Science in Atmospheric Science

January 2008 - Present
Columbia, Missouri

4.0/4.0 Grade Point Average

University of Missouri
Bachelor of Science in Soil, Environmental and Atmospheric Science

May 2003 - May 2007
Columbia, Missouri

3.3/4.0 Grade Point Average

 

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Division of Information Technology
User Support Analyst

August 2003 - Present
Columbia, Missouri
  • Provided technical support for customers though various methods on all Information Technology issues throughout the University of Missouri system.
  • Used the BMC Remedy Service Management System to inter-operate with other groups and track issues to customer completion.
  • Provided support on computers running Windows, Linux, and OS X operating systems

NOAA National Weather Service
STEP Meteorological Intern

May 2006 - August 2006
Anchorage, Alaska
  • Worked shifts at the public information desk in the Weather Forecast Office.
  • Took upper air soundings at lest once a shift.
  • Answered phone and instant messenger questions from internal and public sources.
  • Wrote and issued climatological products.
  • Monitored and calibrated four radars.
  • Preformed quality control on public products.

KODE-TV Action 12
Broadcast Meteorological Internship

August 2004 - August 2005
Joplin, Missouri
  • Created nightly shows using AccuWeather's Galileo system.
  • Created forecasts under varied time restraints.
  • Preformed quality control on produced products.
  • Assisted during severe weather outbreaks in the stations DMA.

 

 

RESEARCH

Comparison of the Hail Detection Algorithms in WDSS-II and NETSAP

  • Conducted with George Limpart, Emily Sutton, and Katherine Morgan
  • Presented at 2006 Central Iowa NWA Severe Storms Conference

Case Study: Was Cyclone Catarina a Tropical System?
  • Conducted with Mandi Meyers

 

 

CERTIFICATIONS
  • HDI Support Center Analyst (October 2007)
  • Apple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) Mac OS X 10.5 (June 2008)

 

 

SKILLS
  • Unidata's General Meteorological Package
  • Unidata's Integrated Data Viewer
  • Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X Operating Systems
  • Microsoft and OpenOffice.org Office suites
  • Java, FORTRAN, C programing
  • Basic AWIPS Usage
  • BMC Remedy Service Management System