Keith Meier Email & Phone Number

Billings, Montana, United States

Weather Anchor - Weekend/Vacation Relief

Billings, Montana Area

Led a 24/7 operational, science-based service office compromised of 22 team members with diverse skill sets, including scientists, IT professionals and technicians, and administrative staff. Exercise full managerial, supervisory, and technical responsibility to ensure the timely, consistent, and cost-effective provision of weather warning and forecast services and associated support activities. Oversaw and directed all work ranging from customer relations, employee relations, safety, IT maintenance and implementation, human resources, labor relations, capital property assets in excess of $7 million dollars and physical property assets over $800,000, annual payroll and benefits in excess of $3 million dollars, and physical & IT security.Responsible for the integration of the latest scientific and technical advancements within operations to meet the ever-changing demands of the public safety mission. Oversaw and directed office training programs across all areas of responsibility.Responsible for the implementation of national and regional initiatives. Served as a beta test office for numerous national and regional initiatives.Continual implementation of administrative efficiencies benefiting the organization and its employees.Served as Objective Lead for the Collaborative Forecast Process initiative for the NWS Program Management Office (2020-2022)Assisted Western Region Headquarters with the selection process for numerous leadership vacancies including supervisors, branch chiefs, and science officers.Called upon to temporarily fill Supervisor/Manager roles in other offices during vacancies: San Francisco (Oct/Nov 2017); Phoenix (Oct/Nov 2014 and Jan/Feb 2015) - during Super Bowl 50; Glasgow, MT (Aug 2012)

Billings, Montana Area

Served as the technical director and as the principal and senior scientific advisor to the Meteorologist-in-Charge (MIC) and staff, with a primary emphasis on the assurance of the technical integrity of all hydrometeorological products and services. Responsible for initiating, planning, coordinating, and overseeing the transfer of new and emerging scientific technologies and techniques from the research community to the operational weather forecast and warning environment. Primary responsibilities included: technology transfer and scientific development efforts; the evaluation and improvement of the technical and scientific merits of operational products and forecast techniques; and, the evaluation and professional development and enrichment of staff.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Western Region Headquarters - Scientific Services Division: Responsible for technique development and transfer to field offices, particularly related to new and emerging technologies associated with the Modernization of the NWS. Served as liaison between field managers and the NWS Training Center, organizing and scheduling training for new employees. Reviewed technical writing, facilitated technical exchange among field staff, and provided direct support to field staff.

Albany, New York Area

Worked under the direction of Dr. Lance Bosart on research funded by the National Science Foundation focused on intense, low-level frontogenesis and the evolution of these weather systems.

Albany, New York Area

Served as a Teaching Assistant for Introductory Meteorology courses, providing augmented instruction within a small-classroom environment. Worked directly with undergraduate students through the use of office hours, supplemental instruction, the development, and administration of periodic quizzes to aid in the comprehension and retention of the course material.

Ames, Ia

Worked as early morning on-air weather person at the then ABC affiliate within the Des Moines television market. Produced 4 live weather segments each half hour between 5am and 7am, Monday through Friday, in addition to recorded 60-second cut-ins during the national Good Morning America broadcasts.Additionally, trained to operate the television station's WSR-57 weather radar and utilized on a number of occassions.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Prepared recorded weather forecasts for numerous radio stations across Iowa and the Midwest. Provided frost forecasts for the Iowa DOT to aid in decision making for road treatment activities. Collected and prepared data summary products for various commodity trading customers.

Master Of Science - Ms, Atmospheric Sciences And Meteorology

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Atmospheric Sciences And Meteorology