Experience

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  Rutgers university

  Aug 2005 - May 2008

  Managed research team of 10 studentsCollected and analyzed wind field data using NRG systems basestation software and MS ExcelPrepared intermediate results report Weather Watcher Campus TV ShowAssisted in operations including equipment preparation Filmed, edited, and uploaded weather broadcasts

  • Student Research Team Leader

    Jan 2008 - May 2008

  • Student Production Assistant

    Aug 2005 - May 2008
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  Rutgers dining services

  Feb 2007 - May 2008

  Student shift manager

  Managed shifts of student employeesCustomer serviceFood serviceUtility/Janitorial

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  Wawa, inc.

  May 2008 - Aug 2009

  Shift manager

  Accounted for cash sales on average of $1,250 per shiftManaged other team members when "on" shiftCustomer serviceFood serviceCashierStockerUtility/Janitorial

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  University of north carolina at charlotte

  Aug 2009 - May 2011

  Organized and conducted weekly forecast meetingsProvided short-term (3-day) forecasts and detaied weather discussions to the Athletics DepartmentProvided severe weather updates to the Athletics Department when requiredConducted post-mortems on all forecasts to determine areas for improvementCreated continuity and Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) documents Lecturer for general earth science labsAssisted faculty with multiple meteorology course labsGrader and proctor for multiple meteorology courses

  • Athletics Forecasting Team Lead Forecaster

    Aug 2010 - May 2011

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2009 - May 2011
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  Cyberdata technologies, inc.

  Dec 2011 - Dec 2018

  Meteorological analyst

  Accomplishments:-Conducted a detailed analysis on the accuracy of the operational ASOS meteorological algorithms through regression testing with the use of canned data and a sensor emulator software package and then compared it to the current documentation-Developed a LabView program from scratch, to facilitate the running of the site’s open-air high-speed wind tunnelDuties:-Served as the technical lead for the surface (ASOS) observing program and assist contract lead with staff tasking per project and workload demands-Oversaw all Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E) aspects of the ASOS Acquisition Control Unit (ACU)/Data Collection Package (DCP) upgrade project-Led development of functional requirements and management for the ASOS ACU/DCP upgrade project in concert with government staff-Managed and conducted the NWS portion of beta testing of the new ASOS software in concert with the FAA software developers-Managed the implementation and maintenance of the ACU/DCP project’s Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) utilizing IBM’s Rational Team Concert (RTC) web-based application-Evaluated engineering change proposals, system testing procedures, operational acceptance testing, and document review in support of the surface observing program-Drafted, reviewed, and edited test plans, test reports, test procedures, implementation plans, user’s manuals and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in support of the surface observing program-Routinely assisted site programmers with requirements development, pseudo code generation, unit testing, debugging, operational testing, and user documentation Show less

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  Leidos

  Jan 2018 - now

  Software engineer

  Accomplishments:-Redrafted the Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) Documented Weather Algorithms (DWA) from a combination of reviewing previous draft documents, detailed analysis of the legacy software code, and consultation with other subject matter experts.-Developed and drafted the ASOS Sensor Quality Control (QC) Documents from scratch from a combination of reviewing previous draft documents, detailed analysis of the legacy software code, and consultation with other subject matter experts.Duties:-Serve as the FAA Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the ASOS DWAs-Maintain and update the ASOS DWAs when testing results show problems-Assist National Weather Service (NWS) software and testing staff-Assist with the continued development of functional requirements and specifications for the ASOS ACU/DCP upgrade project in concert with government staff-Assist with the management of the on-site bug tracking program Bugzilla, specifically keeping it in sync with IBM’s Rational Team Concert (RTC) web-based application-Routinely assist site programmers with requirements development, pseudo code generation, unit testing, debugging, operational testing, and user documentation-Routinely record meeting notes for the Software Review and Evaluation Committee (SREC) Show less