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Weather and Climate

ID: 737264 New Jersey, USA

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Expert is a board-certified meteorologist. He graduated Employer with honors in 2007 with a BS in Earth Science, Meteorology. After Kean, he worked as a broadcast meteorologist at News 12 Networks where he earned 2 Emmy Awards and 7 nominations in six years. He founded a meteorological consulting firm based in New Jersey that has worked dozens of legal cases providing expert witness testimony for weather-related personal injury claims.

He has been the Chief Meteorologist of the New York City (undisclosed) since 2010. Expert is one of only 17 meteorologists in the world to have earned both the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist seal as well as the highly coveted Certified Consulting Meteorologist seal from the American Meteorological Society.

In a highly publicized career shift, Expert resigned from his TV job in 2017 and moved to Milan, Italy, where he formed partnerships in climate change risk assessment and mitigation. He is the co-founder of the organization Climate (undisclosed). He repatriated to the United States due to the pandemic in 2019, and presently fills-in on air at News 12 Networks and New York 1 News. He is the author of multiple publications, and conference presentations have been delivered in both his native tongue and Italian. Recently, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the International Association of Broadcast Meteorologists.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 2007 Degree: BS Subject: Atmospheric Science Institution: Kean University

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2020 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Adjunct Professor Department: Meteorology
Responsibilities:
Adjunct professor of intro to meteorology

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2014 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Owner Department: Forensic Consulting
Responsibilities:
Forensic accident and weather reconstruction
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2010 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Chief Meteorologist Department:
Responsibilities:
Annually since 2010.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2007 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Broadcast Meteorologist Department:
Responsibilities:

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Cases in which Expert has been involved are wide ranging. They include: slip and fall accidents due to snow and ice accumulation, property damage due to high winds, tornadoes, hail and, personal injury due to lightning, long term wind studies, and Wet Bulb Globe Temperature data research. For all these cases, Expert acquired, analyzed and interpreted the weather data, reconstructed the weather at the time and location of the accident or incident and provided expert opinion of the impact of the weather factor on the event. His services have been performed for both plaintiffs and defendants at a 50/50 ratio to date.

Plaintiff: 6
Defense: 6

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
− Board of Directors, International Association of Broadcast Meteorologists, elected 2018
− L’Associazione Italiana di Scienze dell’Atmosfera e Meteorologia, joined 2018
− Italian Climate Network, joined 2017
− Climate without Borders, joined 2017
− National Weather Association, 2004-2017
− American Meteorological Society, joined 2003
Licenses / Certifications
Certified Consulting Meteorologist, American Meteorological Society
Certified Broadcast Meteorologist, American Meteorological Society
Awards / Recognition
− Elected Director of Publications, International Association of Broadcast Meteorologists
− Winner of Best Climate Solutions, Climate without Borders
− CCM Seal, Certified Consulting Meteorologist, from the American Meteorological Society
− Associated Press: 1st place Award, Best Weathercaster in New York State
− Associated Press: Weather Award Winner
− NY Emmy Award Winner: On-Camera Talent: Weather Anchor
− NY Emmy Award Winner: Outstanding Daytime Newscast: Larger Markets
− CBM Seal, Certified Broadcast Meteorologist, from the American Meteorological Society
− 5-time NY Emmy Award Nominee for On Camera Talent: Weather Anchor
Publications and Patents Summary
Publications: 2
Quotations in publications: 8
Invited professional talks: 17
Conference contributions and group workshops: 12
Attendee at professional development conferences and seminars: 32

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