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United States

Minot Afb, Nd

- Managed vital installation weather office responsible for ensuring the protection of military assets in excess of $7B dollars and 8,000 military and civilian personnel. - Program leader for weather observing, managed $3.7M in weather software and remote automated weather station (RAWS) equipment for 17 sites across 3,200 square miles, responsible for maximum uptime, maintenance, and data archiving for climatology and seasonal outlooks. - Created a strategic partnership with the National Weather Service (NWS) to enhance information sharing, weather forecasting, and public safety. - Drove team through four annual multi-base warfighter capability exercises facilitating 63 aircraft launches totaling more than 1,000 flight hours and earning Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) Weather Team of the Year 2019 and 2021. - Collaborated with installation Emergency Management and Safety offices during five annual multi-day severe weather exercises that highlighted 27 installation readiness shortfalls resulting in $11.1M in upgrades.- Integrated first fire weather decision statistical support matrix into base operating procedures

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hi.

- Senior regional weather analyst for a 110-member operations team responsible for the Pacific area of operations covering 113-million square miles.- Primary Air Operations Center (AOC) forecaster charged with delivering daily weather outlooks to the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Commander and staff. - Supervised mission weather briefing department tasked with developing more than 2,500 annual aviation forecasts and achieving a 92% mission success rate. - Coordinated weather forecast support for 36 multi-national humanitarian and disaster response operations. - Revised and streamlined outdated training plan that reduced certification time by 43% and improved operations accuracy and efficiency by 40% in three years.- Employed HURTRAK software during four Pacific hurricane seasons to direct emergency shelter-in-place (SIP) and asset relocation operations for 54 tropical storm systems.

Creech Air Force Base, Nv.

- Oversaw daily mission weather forecasts that ensured safe operation of $3.2 Billion in Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) assets for US Central Command's area of responsibility. - Directed production of more than 12,000 forecasts facilitating more than 172,000 flight-hours across 16,200 airborne missions annually.- Employed Flacon View GIS mapping software to guide aircraft around significant weather hazards to high mission success.- Involved with after-action report team to analyze missions to develop and improve strategies.- Coordinated with senior leaders and assisted with a critical 12-week rapid implantation of a new flying unit and boosting mission capability by 30%.- Directed vital $190,000 computer system upgrade that improved capabilities.

Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord, Wa

- Early career development where I developed and honed my skills alongside a seasoned team of forecasters in support of the Army's 1st Corp and the Air Force's 62nd Airlift Wing. - Developed more than 1,000 weather forecasts and issued more than 2,000 weather alerts in support of mission and training support. - Ensured the protection of an installation covering 647 square miles with more than 110,000 military and civilian personnel and assets valued at more than $14 Billion.- Provided in-person and remote exercise support at Yakima Training Center for more than 1,000 soldiers- Maintained $1.2 million in deployable weather systems

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management

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