EXPERIENCE

Broadcast Meteorologist | WFLA News Channel 8, WTTA| Tampa

June 2019 - Present

• ​Weekend morning & midday weekday meteorologist; morning fill-in met

• Tracking the Tropics Meteorologist during hurricane season

• NASA correspondent for parent company Nexstar Media Group

• Digital Updates using the WFLA Now platform on social media

• Daily shift duties: Study forecast models, produce 8-day forecast, update graphics, record Radio/Phone forecast, write online forecast story, send out push alerts

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Broadcast Meteorologist | WBTW News 13, WFXB FOX TV | Myrtle Beach/Florence/Lumberton

Jul 2017 - June 2019

• Weekend evening & midday weekday meteorologist; main fill-in anchor

• In depth daily forecasts (Penn State E-wall, TropicalTidbits.com, MOS, SPC, CPC, WPC, NHC, etc.)

• Design new graphics for TV/Social/Web using WSI

• Record radio & Alexa hits, write web articles, update billboards, web video, send out text & push alerts daily

• Energetic live shots during hurricanes, fair weather and festivals

• Wall to wall tornado and hurricane coverage through Irma, Florence and Michael

• Frequent community appearances including school visits, career days and station tours

 

 

Weather Anchor/Meteorologist | Florida Public Radio Emergency Network (FPREN); Florida Storms  

Jul 2016 - Jul 2017

• Produce & record daily & tropical weather updates for 13 public radio stations, their websites and the app

• Manage Facebook live, social media updates during severe weather, updates for UF Athletics

• Live wall to wall hurricane coverage (before, during & after) on TV, Facebook, Twitter, Florida Storms App, Snap Chat & Periscope; Coverage through Mathew, Colin, Hermine (etc.) which reached 99% of FL population

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Weather Anchor/Forecaster | WUFT-TV, WRUF-TV, 103.7 The Gator/95.3 GHQ-FM/89.1 WUFT-FM | Gainesville

Aug 2013 - Jul 2017

• Daily forecasting experience, produce & anchor live weather for 5pm newscast (WUFT-TV); two-hour morning show  (WRUF-TV) & recorded weather hits (WRUF-TV)

• Live & recorded radio hits; Produce recorded digital & social media weather segments

• Live tornado and hurricane coverage on WUFT-TV First at Five Newscast, WRUF-TV and Facebook live

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Design Engineer | Spirit Aerosystems   

Summer 2015

• Boeing 737 Max Program, designed five fuselage floor beams in Catia    

• Compared designed parts to manufactured parts on the plant floor on assembly line 

 

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SKILLS

COMMUNICATION

• Adlib 2-3 min weather casts daily, teleprompter experience, live reports out in the field, written digital stories

• Longform continuous event coverage for television and digital media streams

• Public speaking: Emcee community events, school visits/career days

WSI

• Experienced user of building graphics, MAX Social, Prism

Baron Lynx  

• Experienced user of Baron’s show creation, building frames and using analysis mode

Newsroom Systems  

• ENPS, Adobe Premiere, WordPress, Anvato Video

• TweetDeck, Facebook, Instagram, Social News Desk, Slack, NWS Chat, Outlook​

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EDUCATION

University of Florida | April 2017

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

Certificate in Meteorology and Climatology

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Mississippi State University | Fall 2019     

M.S. Applied Meteorology

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REFERENCES

Frank Johnson                  Chief Meteorologist, WBTW News 13, fjohnson@wbtw.com

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Rebecca Barry                  Meteorologist, WFLA News Channel 8, rbarry@wfla.com 

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Jeff Huffman                     Chief Meteorologist, UF Media & Florida Public Radio Emergency Network, jhuffman@wruf.com