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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER
Professional Summary

I am a veteran of the U.S. Air Force with over 13 years of experience in leadership and management operations. I possess extensive knowledge of weather forecasting and global weather support. My combined educational and technical experience in aviation weather forecasting makes me an invaluable candidate to fill a position of Lead Meteorologist at World View Enterprises.

Work History
  • Aviation Weather Forecaster
  • Air National Guard
  • Tucson, AZ
  • January 2013 to July 2018
  • 6 Years of experience in aviation weather forecasting for multiple geographic locations at multiple atmospheric levels throughout the troposphere
  • OS Background: Windows
  • Programming Languages: Python, MatLab
  • Software Skills: Visual Studio, Google Earth
  • Collected, analyzed, and disseminated weather model and observational data to support aviation customers across the United States.
  • Conducted training and management processes to improve operations
  • Followed quality standards and procedures to minimize errors and maximize customer satisfaction
  • Received incoming calls and messages and addressed phone requests from pilots in mid flight
  • Inspected inbound and outbound products for compliance with established industry standards, company policies and procedures
  • Education and Public Outreach Student Intern
  • National Optical Astronomy Observatory
  • Tucson, AZ
  • January 2018 to May 2020
  • Educated elementary school children about astronomy, astrophysics, and associated phenomena
  • Used a wide range of telescopes to observe astronomical objects of interest such as planets, stars, nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies
  • Wrote educational programs to facilitate scientific learning and curiosity
  • Prepared informational packets for teacher use before and after each astronomy night
  • Undergraduate Researcher
  • University Of Arizona
  • Tucson, United States
  • August 2018 to December 2019

The main objective of this job was to gather, interpret, and organize geologic data related to mineral age identification and formation environments.

  • Read and interpret scientific research from a wide variety of experts
  • Extracted relevant data on mineral ages and formation environments
  • Organized data into categories that contributed to the Mineral Evolution Database
  • Assisted in piecing together the mineralogical formation story of Earth
  • Cooperated with others in a team-based environment to generate results from data analysis
  • Field Data Collector
  • San Xavier Underground Mining Laboratory
  • Sahuarita, AZ
  • February 2018 to February 2018
  • Used a G-824A Cesium magnetometer oriented for a vertical gradient for imaging of the features underground
  • Created and managed knowledge base to offer staff and customers immediate informational access to products, services and organization
  • The information collected from this site was used by the San Xavier Mining Company to locate and install a new underground mining shaft to replace an old and decaying access point
  • Aircraft Electrician
  • 188th Fighter Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard
  • Fort Smith, AR
  • July 2006 to January 2013
  • Performed extensive work with electrical component repair and installation.
  • Specialized in electrical wiring repair, component troubleshooting, reading and understanding of technical schematics, and meticulous quality control.
  • Performed scheduled and unscheduled inspections to check flight readiness of aircraft.
  • Maintained repair logs to document all corrective and preventive aircraft maintenance.
  • Complied with FAA and OSHA regulatory requirements
  • Logistics: logged and ordered aircraft components necessary to fix aircraft in a timely manner.
  • Supervised airmen conducting routine and unscheduled maintenance on aircraft.
  • Ensured maintenance actions adhered to specified standards and regulations.
Education
  • Bachelor of Science - Geophysics
  • The University of Arizona
  • Tucson, AZ
  • Expected in December 2021

Relevant coursework completed:

Technical Writing - designed attractive multimedia informational packets and learned the most effective ways for reaching audiences.
Mineralogy - identification and crystal structures
Intro to Geophysics - seismicity and seismic imaging of the subsurface
Structural Geology - faults, folds, stress, and strains
Physics of the Earth - heat flow rates and fluid dynamics

Sedimentary Rocks and Fossils - processes of rock and material formations

Earthquakes and Volcanic Systems Hazards - understanding the mechanics of earthquake and volcanic hazard events and their impacts on society.

Reflection Seismology - understand wave theory as applied to geophysics.

Volcanology - studied and characterized various historic igneous environments

Field Camp - mapping and interpretation of geologic features in their respective environments.

  • Minor - Mathematics
  • University of Arizona
  • Tucson, AZ
  • Expected in December 2021

Relevant Coursework Completed:

- Calculus 1

- Calculus 2

- Vector Calculus

- Intro to Ordinary Differential Equations

- Linear Algebra

- Statistics

  • Minor - Astronomy
  • University of Arizona
  • Tucson, AZ
  • Expected in December 2021

Relevant Coursework Completed:

- Mars

- Solar System Geology

- Origin of the Solar System

- Fundamentals of Astronomy

  • Associate of Applied Science - Atmospheric Sciences And Meteorology
  • Community College of The Air Force
  • Montgomery, AL
  • March 2018

Relevant Coursework Completed:

- Weather Fundamentals

- Meteorology and Weather Instrumentation

- Weather Maps and Charts Interpretation

- Analysis Lab

- Synoptic Scale Meteorology

- Mesoscale Meteorology

- Macroscale Meteorology

- Satellite Picture Interpretation

- Weather Prognosis Techniques

Outreach Participation

Society of Earth Science Students Outreach Participation

Summary of duties:

  • Educated the public in general geologic principles and knowledge in various fields of study.
  • Conducted demonstrations of the geophysical processes behind earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, soil porosity, and mineral formation using hands-on activities.
  • Designed and deployed demonstrations and activities for children ages 4 to 18, to describe the principles of Mineralogy, Atmospheric Science, and Astrophysics.

Outreach events:

  • OSIRIS-REX Launch Party, University of Arizona Campus (October 2016)
  • Arizona STEM Adventures, Pima Community College (November 2016)
  • TGMS Junior Education Center, Convention Center (February 2017)
  • Landscape Evolution Observatory (LEO), Biosphere 2 (March 2017)
  • Public Engagement in Earth Sciences, Martha Cooper Library (April 2017 and January 2018)

Additional Events

  • Astronomy Nights, Kitt Peak National Observatory (January 2018 - present) Teaching members of the Tohono Odham nation about the wonders of the celestial objects in the night sky using a personal telescope.
  • Career Day, Beard Elementary, Liberty Elementary, Innovation Academy (2014, 2018, and 2019)
    Taught and demonstrated principles of weather phenomena to a variety of elementary classes.
  • TGMS Family Fun Day, Tucson (October 2017, 2018, and 2019)
    Provided mineral samples for hands-on mineral exploration and education.
    Provided homemade rock crusher and provided samples of gypsum to demonstrate how to prepare a mineral sample for testing.
Skills
  • Graphic design
    Photography taking and editing
    Proficiency in Adobe Suite software – Photoshop, InDesign
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
    Web design experience is preferred.
    Social media management
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Air National Guard
  • National Optical Astronomy Observatory
  • University Of Arizona
  • San Xavier Underground Mining Laboratory
  • 188th Fighter Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard

School Attended

  • The University of Arizona
  • University of Arizona
  • Community College of The Air Force

Job Titles Held:

  • Aviation Weather Forecaster
  • Education and Public Outreach Student Intern
  • Undergraduate Researcher
  • Field Data Collector
  • Aircraft Electrician

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Science - Geophysics
    Minor - Mathematics
    Minor - Astronomy
    Associate of Applied Science - Atmospheric Sciences And Meteorology

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