Expert Details
Meteorologist: Forensic Weather Consulting, Atmospheric Science & Numerical Weather Prediction
ID: 740759
Washington, USA
Expert's career has spanned academic research, operational forecasting, private-sector weather technology development, and applied data science. Expert conducted doctoral and graduate research on ensemble weather forecasting and convection initiation predictability, and subsequently worked as a meteorological developer creating statistically corrected medium- to long-range forecast products for a private weather analytics firm. Expert also served as a Meteorologist with a national weather service agency, producing public, aviation, and fire weather forecasts and developing new forecasting tools for high-impact weather events.
Expert has additionally applied data science and machine learning expertise in a commercial marketing context as a Senior Data Scientist, and served as a Technical Business Developer for a weather data company, managing partnerships and customer success efforts across government, private industry, and academic sectors. Expert currently owns and operates an independent meteorological consulting practice providing forensic weather consulting and numerical weather prediction system support and training. Expert has authored peer-reviewed research and delivered numerous conference presentations on ensemble forecasting, air quality data, and precipitation data curation, and has taught mesoscale meteorology and weather API implementation courses to both professional forecasters and university students.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2017 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Atmospheric Science | Institution: Texas Tech University |
| Year: 2013 | Degree: MS | Subject: Atmospheric Science | Institution: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
| Year: 2011 | Degree: BS | Subject: Atmospheric Science | Institution: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2018 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Meteorologist and Owner | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Provide forensic weather consulting services• Deliver support and training for numerical weather prediction systems |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2021 to 2025 | Employer: Synoptic Data PBC | Title: Technical Business Developer | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Develop and manage new partnerships and product channels• Manage customer success efforts for government, private industry, and academic customers |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2020 to 2021 | Employer: National Weather Service | Title: Meteorologist | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Created and disseminated public, aviation, and fire weather forecasts.• Developed and implemented new research and forecast tools for local high-impact weather events. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2018 to 2020 | Employer: Progrexion | Title: Senior Data Scientist | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Developed and deployed machine learning models for sales and marketing applications.• Managed multiple projects and mentored junior data scientists within the marketing science group. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2017 to 2018 | Employer: Weatherbell Analytics | Title: Meteorological Developer | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Created and maintained weather forecast systems and visualizations.• Developed statistically corrected medium- to long-range weather forecast products. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2013 to 2017 | Employer: Texas Tech University | Title: Research Assistant | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Developed severe weather and ensemble sensitivity graphics for a real-time WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) system.• Performed and validated ensemble forecast experiments under a NOAA CSTAR grant. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to 2013 | Employer: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Title: Research Assistant | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Ran and verified WRF forecasts for multiple research projects.• Developed and optimized an object-based verification scheme for numerical weather forecasts. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2009 to 2013 | Employer: Innovative Weather | Title: Meteorologist | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Developed training materials and mentored intern and junior meteorologists.• Provided custom forecasts and decision support services for a broad range of clients and industries. |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert provides forensic weather consulting services. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| • Association of Certified Meteorologists • American Meteorological Society (AMS) |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Certified Consulting Meteorologist, American Meteorological Society |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| • One peer reviewed publication, addressing predictability of convection initiation in the high plains using an object-based verification approach (published in a major meteorological forecasting journal, 2014). • Conference Presentations: 6, delivered at American Meteorological Society annual meetings and severe local storms conferences (2012–2025), addressing topics including high-frequency air quality data exchange, precipitation data curation for water-related planning, ensemble spread characteristics in convection-allowing models, and ensemble sensitivity analysis of severe convective events. |
Fields of Expertise
weather-related accident, slip and fall, Slip and falls cases, Wildfire, weather forecasting, severe weather, weather, Doppler weather radar, automated weather information system, Numerical Weather Prediction, Ensemble Forecasting, Severe Weather Forecasting, Convective Weather, WRF Modeling, Weather Data APIs, forensic meteorology, atmospheric science