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Resume:
Brian Anthony Mejia
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EDUCATION
Autumn 2007-Spring 2010 University of Oklahoma Norman, OK
Bachelor of Science in Meteorology
Minor in MathematicsCoursework focused on Synoptic Meteorology, Mesoscale Meteorology, Atmospheric Dynamics, Physical Meteorology, Cloud Physics, Meteorological Measurements, and GISGraduated: May 14, 2010GPA: 2.89/4.00
Autumn 2006-Spring 2007 University of Texas-Pan American Edinburg, TXGPA: 3.27/4.00
FORECASTING EXPERIENCE
Spring 2009-Spring 2010
OWL (Oklahoma Weather Lab)Shift leader for 6-8 students in which we forecasted weekly for the state of Oklahoma and the Florida KeysWrote hazardous weather outlooks, state wide forecast discussions, and created podcasts that were aired on the radio dailyProvided nowcasts to the University of Oklahoma student body during all severe weather events
Autumn 2009-Present
WxChallenge ForecasterWxChallenge is a North American collegiate weather forecasting competition open to students (freshman through PhD), faculty, staff, and alumni As an undergraduate and alumni, I forecast the maximum and minimum temperatures, precipitation, and maximum wind speeds for select U.S. cities over a 10 week period.Placed 122 out of nearly 1900 forecasters in the nation in 2009-2010.
WORK EXPERIENCE
May 2009-August 2009 National Weather Service WFO Brownsville, TX
Student VolunteerResearched data on heat mortality in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Along with the research, helped write and publish a paper for the office as well as gave a presentation over my researched data. Job shadowed the intern and forecasters in making forecasts.Learned basics of ROAB launches.
February 2011-May 2012 KRGV-TV Weslaco, TX
Weather Producer Hours: 25-30 at $8.10/hrI was the weather producer at KRGV-TV. I helped create computer graphics for the on-air meteorologist and forecasters, as well as a forecaster for the Rio Grande Valley.
SKILLSProficient with Microsoft Windows & Mac OS XProficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Proficient with Linux/UNIX based machinesProficient with TruVu Max and WSIProficient with C, HTML, Shell scripting, and also have some knowledge of PythonStrong interpersonal communication skills Personal Weather Blog: brianmejia.wordpress.com
AFFILIATIONS
American Meteorological Society MemberNational Weather Association MemberSkywarn Certified
REFERENCES
Michael Castillo
NWS Brownsville Lead Forecaster
National Weather Service Office
20 South Vermillion Road
Brownsville, TX 78521
956-***-**** Ext. 409
Tim Smith
Chief Meteorologist, KRGV-TV
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Patrick Marsh
FORWARN President and Board Member
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