Andrew Ansorge Email & Phone Number

Des Moines, Ia

Slidell, La

Kansas City, Missouri Area

• Co-led national program and was critical link for success on the Winter Hazards Simplification Demonstration to simplify and clarify winter weather messages• Directly supported Weather-Ready Nation (WRN) goals by providing training to 12 NWS employees through Decision Support Services (DSS) Deployment Bootcamp• Trained 17 Warning Coordination Meteorologists/Service Coordination Hydrologists by providing Incident Command System (ICS) concepts refresher and assisting with full-day… Show more • Co-led national program and was critical link for success on the Winter Hazards Simplification Demonstration to simplify and clarify winter weather messages• Directly supported Weather-Ready Nation (WRN) goals by providing training to 12 NWS employees through Decision Support Services (DSS) Deployment Bootcamp• Trained 17 Warning Coordination Meteorologists/Service Coordination Hydrologists by providing Incident Command System (ICS) concepts refresher and assisting with full-day incident simulation• Completed FEMA’s ICS courses (IS-100b, IS-200b, IS-700a, IS-800b) • Developed course to provide basic understanding of meteorology and hydrology to fulfill 39 FEMA Watchstanders’ professional qualification standards• Provided key findings to NWS Central Region Headquarters on fire weather needs and understanding from South Dakota fire weather partners meeting• Solely prepared and developed HTML internal Operations Proving Ground webpage and situational awareness display Show less

Ames, Iowa

Examining extreme precipitation statistics from downscaled regional climate models over ENSO influenced regions of the continental United States

University Park, Pa

• Utilized a wide range of surface and upper air observations and operational meteorological guidance to produce local, regional and national forecasts for The New York Times and the International Herald Tribune• Reviewed, quality controlled and verified written forecasts • Taught forecasting and communication techniques to undergraduate interns• Expedited and streamlined workflow through the development of customized Applescripts• Fielded phone inquiries on weather topics from… Show more • Utilized a wide range of surface and upper air observations and operational meteorological guidance to produce local, regional and national forecasts for The New York Times and the International Herald Tribune• Reviewed, quality controlled and verified written forecasts • Taught forecasting and communication techniques to undergraduate interns• Expedited and streamlined workflow through the development of customized Applescripts• Fielded phone inquiries on weather topics from the general public and media outlets Show less

• Assessed the current state of the atmosphere using a scientific process to create the on-air forecast• Communicated concise weather forecast through the station’s website

• Conducted real-time weather watch through analysis of observations, satellites, Doppler radar and lightning data to provide situational awareness during severe weather• Utilized hydrometeorological analysis of observations and model data to prepare and create on-air weather graphics

Masters, Agricultural Meteorology

Activities and Societies: • Vice President of Iowa State University Graduate Meteorology Club (2011-2012) • Participant, WxChallenge.

Bachelor Of Science, Meteorology

Activities and Societies: Iowa State Student Chapter of the American Meteorological Society, Participant, National Collegiate Weather.