Jeremy Buckles Email & Phone Number

Morristown, Tennessee, United States

•Shift supervisor responsible for issuance of all forecast products, alerts, and decision support for East Tennessee, southwest Virginia, and southwest North Carolina. Additionally, I manage numerous programs such as the Impact-Based Decision Support Services (IDSS) Program, the Operational Radar Program, lead GIS initiatives, and am active in office science and forecast operations team, research to operations (R2O), and mentoring.•Efficiently work within high pressure situations to provide incident management leadership, near-term forecasts, and mesoanalysis. Brief stakeholders for high impact weather events including – but not limited to – remnants of Tropical Storm Fred (2021) and Hurricane Ida (2021), record cold of December 2022 that resulted in rolling blackouts, high winds and wildfires in March 2022, historic snowfalls of March 2022 and January 2024, and multiple severe weather and tornado outbreaks between 2021 and 2024.

Morristown, Tennessee

•Observed and forecast weather across East Tennessee, southwest Virginia, and southwest North Carolina; monitored and quality-controlled observations, verified forecasts; and issued watch, warning, and advisory products. •Managed focal point programs related to radar, decision support, outreach, community preparedness, and local climate data.•Regularly provided forecast-based and impact-focused meteorological decision support and briefings to core partners and the public prior to and during high-impact weather events. These include, but are not limited to, the Gatlinburg fire event of November 2016, winter storms of January 2017, Derecho events of May 2017 and June 2019, the historic flash floods of February 2019, and the Easter 2020 tornado outbreak.

Loudon, Tn

Elected representative for the 5th District of Loudon County, TN representing over 10,000 people.•Managed program policies for the school system serving over 4,000 students and over 400 employees. Developed policies based on internal and external feedback and state and federal law; reviewed regulatory requirements and changes that impacted the system and recommended policy amendments. •Led program reviews and qualitatively assessed over 100 policies annually with feedback from focal points and the Director to ensure strategic plans and goals are met. •Annually reviewed, developed, and implemented strategic operating plans, vision statements, and prioritization of goals.•Responsible for managing and allocating a $40 million operational budget and other capital projects totaling over $60 million; presented budgets to legislative funding bodies; responsible for budget execution; responded to budget issues and recommended amendments.

Oak Ridge, Tn

Analyzed and quality controlled hydrological data, and created predictive hydrological models for potential temperature changes related to environmental impacts, water quality, and NEPA compliance. Worked with atmospheric dispersion using the CAPARS model, and assisted with data QC and collection for atmospheric research.

Oak Ridge, Tn

•Collected and examined Rio Grande watershed hydrologic data in Excel and ArcGIS•Mapped watershed and data points in ArcGIS•Inspected data for quality control and orally and graphically presented results•Investigated water quality and impacts on wildlife

Master’S Degree, Meteorology

Activities and Societies: Gamma Theta Upsilon Honor Society, Sigma Gamma Epsilon Honor Society in Earth Sciences, WxChallengeGraduated.

Bachelor’S Degree, Meteorology

Graduated Magna Cum Laude in August 2013 with a B.S. Geoscience, Operational Meteorology from Mississippi State University. The program.

Undergraduate Certificate, Weather Forecasting

Activities and Societies: WxChallengeThis program developed and refined my skills in mid-latitude synoptic scale weather forecasting.

Studies In, Engineering And Math

Activities and Societies: Student Government Association, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, American.

Diploma

Activities and Societies: Salutatorian, Student Government: Student Body President (2007-2009), Class President (2006-2007).