Andrew Kalin Email and Phone Number

1. Provide leadership at the WFO level for the NWS effort to supply hydrologic services to the public in a complex designated support area which involves high levels of multiple liaison responsibility and a high degree of technical management responsibility.2. Provide technical and administrative support for the WFO hydrologic service program(s). Program support duties include:- Determine service requirements of the designated support area and coordinate these requirements with appropriate officials and RFCS. Evaluate sites and areas subject to floods and flash floods. Represent the WFO hydrologic program(s) at public and interagency meetings.- Develop and modify WFO hydrologic procedures, models, techniques, manuals, and dissemination plans to ensure optimal use of technologies and real-time data.- In coordination with the Science and Operations Officer (SOO), coordinate and provide appropriate levels of hydrologic training for WFO staff(s) in the designated support area.- Maintain hydrometeorological databases and information files, including those for Reports on River Gage Stations (E-19), station rating tables, gage network information, and hydrologic model parameters. - In cooperation with other NWS offices and local and state officials, review the requirements for establishment of additional forecast services in the designated support area. Perform the necessary hydrologic studies, field work, and data management activities necessary to establish locations for new hydrologic services. - Participate in flood damage assessments and prepare flood reports and monthly reports of river and flood conditions as defined in the Weather Service Operations Manual.- Serve as a hydrologic representative at seminars and meetings sponsored by Federal, state, and local agencies, as well as professional societies.- In coordination with Warning Coordination Meteorologist(s) (WCM), lead the NWS effort to encourage flood preparedness activities in local communities.

-Interrogate meteorological data from a variety of sources in order to analyze and assess the current and future weather situation at both the synoptic and meso-scale level. This includes conducting a weather watch utilizing Doppler radar data and satellite imagery, as well as other short range meteorological and hydrologic guidance. -Produce and transmit hydrometeorological forecasts including public, aviation, fire weather and flood products. This includes, but is not limited to, proficient use in AWIPS navigation, GFE 'grid' editing, TAF writing, fire weather spot request production, as well as the creation and dissemination of standard NWS products. -Participate in the watch/warning/advisory program by issuing appropriate severe/winter weather and flood related products.-Serve as the office focal point for the Pathfinder Project. This project is a collaborative effort between various state department of transportation's, the National Weather Service, and private weather providers, in order to develop a collaborative message with the goal of keeping the traveling public safe. -Active member of a local office working group tasked with advancing Impact-Based Decision Support Services. -Active member of the local office Outreach advisory group. This has included giving various talks and presentation at various venues including schools, fairs, and career seminars. -Provide weather guidance to the general public and core partners. This includes weather briefings to core partners via telephone and online webinars, media interviews, and responding to phone calls and emails from the general public. This also included active participation in the office social media and informational graphics program. -Coordinate with other local, regional, or national offices about forecasts, highlights, and other related products. -Operate NOAA Weather Radio and other dissemination systems.

-Interrogate meteorological data from a variety of sources in order to analyze and assess the current and future weather situation at both the synoptic and meso-scale level. This includes conducting a weather watch utilizing Doppler radar data and satellite imagery, as well as other short range meteorological and hydrologic guidance. -Produce and transmit hydrometeorological forecasts including public, aviation, fire weather and flood products. This includes, but is not limited to, proficient use in AWIPS navigation, GFE 'grid' editing, TAF writing, fire weather spot request production, as well as the creation and dissemination of standard NWS products. -Participate in the watch/warning/advisory program by assisting with and issuing severe/winter weather and flood related products.-Provide weather guidance to the general public and core partners. This includes weather briefings to core partners via telephone and online webinars, media interviews, and responding to phone calls and emails from the general public.-Participate in and lead the social media program as the social media program co-focal point. This includes developing social media posts, interacting and engaging followers, and providing guidance and training for the rest of the WFO.-Conduct local studies and tools for use by local forecasters and the general public. -Coordinate with other local, regional, or national offices about forecasts, highlights, and other related products.-Participate in the observation program, including upper air, surface observations, and a river survey. -Participate in numerous outreach activities such as WFO tours, school presentations, school science nights, various convention exhibits, and job shadows. -Participate in numerous core partner relationship building and IDSS opportunities such as Local Emergency Planning Committee meetings, table-top exercises, flood conferences, and post fire meetings. -Operate NOAA Weather Radio and other dissemination systems.

-Determine the reliability of selected land surface models (CLM4.0, Noah-MP, and the Bucket Hydrology) coupled to the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. Analyze and examine potential underlying reasons for various strengths and weakness in the models. - Determine the impact of land cover changes in the Southern Great Plains on drought distribution, magnitude and duration utilizing numerical modeling and climate data analysis - Experience with running the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model-Experience with NCL, IDL and R statistical and computer programming languages-Received advanced training in R statistical programming language at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, CO

Maintained the grounds of the property, both outside and some inside maintenance. This helped to build and enhance problem solving tools, people interaction skills as well as time and resource management.

Assisted customers with placing orders, resolving product issues and updating account information. This helped to build excellent customer relations and phone skills while assisting a wide variety of people. It also helped enhance multitasking skills and the ability to make efficient decisions.

- Assisted with and performed day to day operations which include, but are not limited to: analysis of current atmospheric conditions, short and long-term forecasting, data collection and quality control, participate in briefings and warning/watch decisions and field equipment maintenance.- Learned of National Weather Service programs, policies and procedures.- Completed various training courses including Writing Effective TAFs, Basic Terminal Forecast Strategies and the IT security course.- Used AWIPS2 on a daily basis and learned of future advances in decision support services to better communicate information with the public.- Issued short-fused severe weather warnings with WarnGen in a training setting.- To help promote the new Weather Ready Nation program, I assisted with WFO tours and public outreach efforts.- Assisted with numerous upper-air balloon releases as well as a river survey.- Obtained the security clearance necessary for the position.- Developed research project to quantify the convective mode of storms producing tornadoes in the OAX CWA and compiled various warning statistics for these modes. This research has been presented at several conferences and training seminars.