Francis Kredensor Email & Phone Number

Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Fulfilled all of the routine duties of a Lead Meteorologist, with a focus on encouraging forecaster development and a progressive office culture. Worked with a national team from the Analysis and Forecast Services Division at NWS HQ on a project regarding future changes to the Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor system suite of products. Primary tasks included.

Great Falls, Montana Area

Fulfilled all of the routine duties of a General Forecaster, in addition to being a co-acting WCM following the departure of the previous WCM in August 2020. I am "Deployment Ready" certified and provided on-site assistance for a concert and two Montana State University football games in 2019. I also serve as our Social Media Focal Point, lead a Health.

Caribou, ME

- Created and implemented a comprehensive training program for staff who are not familiar or comfortable with social media, to ensure that this important link to the public is well-maintained.- Oversaw continued success of local social media program and have expanded the use and variety of templates to allow for easier yet engaging posts. Social media.

Norman, OK

- Issue daily forecasts and weather checks for a wide range of clients, including outdoor entertainment and sporting events, power companies, and onshore and offshore assets in the energy industry.- Monitor client locations for severe weather, issuing advance and real-time alerts as needed, employing an NWS-style watch/warning philosophy.- Issue tropical.

Houston, Texas Area

• Create and issue forecasts for up to 10 days for maritime and land-based clients world-wide, with bulk of client base in the offshore energy industry.
• August 2012 - Provided 24/7 on-site consulting and forecasting support for four weeks for a $5 billion construction project for a new platform offshore Sakhalin Island, Russia.
• Currently hold certifications in Offshore Water Survival, HUET, and Personnel Transfer, in addition to First Aid/CPR certification.
• Wrote summary on West Africa climatology and forecasting, and a guide to fog forecasting offshore Sakhalin Island, Russia.
• Create hourly temperature forecasts for land-based clients.
• Create and issue bulletins for tropical cyclones and areas of development.

Fishkill, NY

• Produced site forecasts for land-based clients around the country and the world each day.
• Handled calls from clients seeking more information or updates.
• Performed customer service duties and setting up new clients after business hours.
• Worked as a marine meteorologist, producing a daily East Coast and Gulf of Mexico forecast.
• Produced forecasts and route recommendations for clients and updated forecasts as needed.

• Worked as a forecaster with the New York Times Group. Involved in creating graphical and text products for the New York Times and International Herald Tribune.
• Answered questions regarding the weather and climate from the media and the public.
• Directly involved in the planning of a major change in the weather page format in 2007.

• Prepared and recorded weekly forecasts for radio clients in three states, and also created web forecasts.
• Managed shifts in video forecasting and "Daily Collegian" newspaper weather branches.
• Responsibilities included delegation of tasks for the forecasters on the shift, quality control of forecast products, and ensuring the product was delivered to the client in a timely manner.

• Worked as a teaching assistant for a lab section of the Meteo 003 class geared toward non-meteorology students. Lab sections provided supplementary instruction and problem sets for homework.
• Provided an additional resource for students with questions, graded assignments, and was available for office hours prior to tests.
• As a grader for the Meteo 414 Mesoscale Meteorology course, primary duties involved creating answer keys for problem sets in conjunction with the professor and then grading problem sets.
• Was also available for office hours prior to tests.

• Performed statistical analysis on SREF ensemble model data using Matlab.
• Learned basics of the SCIPUFF dispersion model and used analysis results in SCIPUFF.
• Position was part of research team funded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
• Research team produced several papers and conference presentations.

• Completed a volunteer summer internship for the Mid-Atlantic River Forecast Center (RFC).
• Shadowed many forecaster shifts and completed a rainfall climatology project for the RFC.
• Spent several weeks learning aviation- and observation-related NWS WFO duties.