Professional Accomplishments:

 

Meteorologist     

December 2012 – present                                                                                         

WAFF (NBC)

Huntsville, AL

• Broadcast weather every weekend and frequently fill in for morning and evening weekday shifts.

• Broadcast & write a weekly franchise on disaster preparedness.

• Present continuous in-studio coverage and storm tracking during severe and winter weather events including radio, website, and social media updates.

• Wrote, produced, & co-edited a 30 minute Fall severe weather special.

• Wrote, produced, & co-directed mock severe weather cut-ins for 3 international winners of an 'Into the Storm' movie contest.

• Broadcast live weather updates in the field during severe and winter weather events.

• Broadcast live from community events, keep the online community calendar current, and write weekly community event feature web articles.

• Publish original weather content for station website, WAFF.com, and various social media outlets.

• Produce creative and original weather graphics using WSI TruVu Max.

• Schedule and perform community outreach through public appearances, school visits, and station tours.

 

Meteorologist/Reporter                                                 

September 2011 – December 2012

WTVQ (ABC)

Lexington, KY

• Broadcast weather every weekend and weekday evening during Chief Meteorologist’s 8-week maternity leave.

• Produce creative and original weather graphics using WeatherCentral.

• Broadcast live & packaged science, environmental and severe weather news reports.

• Shoot, edit, & package weekly "What's Cool In Your School?" segment.

• Shoot and edit video to contribute to newscasts.

• Publish original weather content for station website, WTVQ.com, and various social media outlets.

• Schedule and perform community outreach through public appearances, school visits, and station tours.

• Present continuous live coverage during severe and winter weather events including radio updates, website, and social media

 

Morning/Weekend Meteorologist

December 2010 –September 2011                                              

KTEN (NBC)

Denison, TX

• Broadcast weather every weekday morning, midday show, weekend mornings, and Saturday evening shows.

• Present continuous live coverage during severe weather events including radio, weather hotline, website, and social media updates.

• Provide severe and winter weather updates from the field and on the road during tornado chases.

• Publish original weather content for station website, KTEN.com, and various social media outlets.

• Increase viewership of KTEN through social and new media by providing personalized weather forecast for Texoma.

• Produce creative and original weather graphics using WSI TruVu Max.

 

 

Relevant Qualifications:

 

• Eligible to apply for CBM and NWA Seals.

• Efficient on WSI, Weather Central, and Baron graphic systems.

• Experience operating live radar.

• Experience with both solo and team severe & winter weather coverage.

• Experience shooting and editing video.

 

Education:

 

Mississippi State University                                                                                          

Concentration - Professional Meteorology

Minors – Spanish & Communication

Mississippi State, MS

 

*References available upon request.