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Lubbock, Tx, Us

Lubbock, Texas Area

OVERVIEW:Senior Meteorologist (2012-Present) / Meteorologist (2007-2012)Communicate weather forecasts for aviation, government partners, and the general public, analyzing, interpreting and applying complex data sets. Provide specialized decision support services and briefings for key partners. Negotiate service agreements with National Weather Service (NWS) partners. Engineer site-to-site wireless microwave internet links. Analyze non-linear, multi-variate datasets with statistics and pattern recognition. Manage and coordinate staff during severe weather events. Train and mentor team members (colleagues, interns, volunteers), monitor team performance and deadlines, and participate on hiring teams. Serve as the Aviation Program Manager to drive staff performance improvement. Organize annual public aviation safety workshops. Ensure timely and open flow of communications with emergency management officials.Provided technical expertise to the local amateur radio community by repairing and upgrading their repeater network across West Texas. Facilitated their group as a real-time resource for conveying visual cues and impacts of ongoing weather events to NWS forecasters.Context: Promoted to Senior Meteorologist due to demonstrated leadership, high quality of work, and innovation towards improving both forecast performance and situational awareness. Key focus on identifying challenges faced by teams and utilize analytical problem-solving skills and project management experience to create solutions.

Lubbock, Texas, United States

HIGHLIGHTS:☑ Designed and implemented a Raspberry Pi-based Rainfall Observing Network that improves life-saving flash flood warning lead times by an estimated 15-30 minutes. Enabled better anticipation of flash floods and expedited alerts to the public. Received multiple local awards for the network initiative.☑ Developed software system for data integration of West Texas Mesonet weather observations (most at 1-minute intervals) into MySQL. Generated exceedance reports, created real-time maps, and built tables for multiple parameters. Improved situational awareness, verified forecasts within expected ranges, provided high-impact weather alerts, and determined risks for impactful events. Earned Director’s Award.☑ Conceptualized and established a network of 40+ volunteer stations to correlate the position and altitude of Pilot Weather Reports (PIREPs) for improving weather forecasting. Recruited volunteers and aggregated their data to create a comprehensive real-time map of aircraft across the majority of the Southwestern U.S. Provided multiple benefits; earned a local award for this initiative.☑ Created a visually appealing, customized weather station display that serves as the official means of viewing local conditions. Developed software to communicate with surplus weather instruments, aggregating data into a broadcast across the local network. Solutions replaced an outdated system and introduced new capabilities (e.g. trends-at-a-glance view of weather conditions). Received local award.☑ Built a webcam network for augmenting automated surface observations at airports under the NWS’ forecast responsibility. Negotiated agreements, worked with electronics/facilities teams on installing webcams, and created software suite to control all webcams. Provided situational awareness, visual observation, research, and marketing (social media) benefits. Received multiple local awards.

Lubbock, Texas, United States

OVERVIEW:Identified need of Android applications for detailed weather RADAR and subsequently developed the Android app PYKL3RADAR. Worked with the user base and evolved the app over the next 7.5 years. Maintained focus on customer service and support. Managed all financial, operational, and administrative aspects of the business.HIGHLIGHTS:☑ Created the Android app that became the highest rated app of its type, outperforming offerings by much larger organizations. Developed a highly functional and customizable user experience within an easy-to-configure architecture. Developed and maintained web server to support the application.☑ Established relationships with related data provider companies to provide users with a diverse set of optional data redundancy for mission-critical applications.

Richardson, Texas

OVERVIEW:Product Manager (2000-2005) | Network Planning & Design Engineer (1994-2000)Served in multiple engineering and product management roles over a 9-year period, from equipment configuration, network design, and node capacity to management for several of the system’s software features.HIGHLIGHTS:☑ Served as a critical part of the deployment of digital cellular networks in the U.S., from configuration to overall network design and architecture (including Nextel, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, and other global clients. Contributed to numerous on-time, complex network configurations worldwide. Received multiple awards for both initiatives. ☑ Managed deployment of precise location for emergency calls, with this capability used extensively by emergency responders to locate those in need of assistance. Received award for this initiative.☑ Drove feature development and created practical, implementable marketing solutions for location services, earning awards for these strategies.

Master Of Science (Ms) In Atmospheric Sciences, Cum Laude, Atmospheric Sciences And Meteorology

Activities and Societies: American Meteorological Society Texas A&M Amateur Radio Club

Bachelor'S Degree, Electronics Enginering Technology - Telecommunications Specialty

Activities and Societies: IEEE Texas A&M Amateur Radio Club

Certified Engineer In Training, Electrical And Electronics Engineering