Manager Assistant

Joshua Daniel Verbeten

N**** Spotted Fawn Trail, Keshena, WI 541**-***-***- 2295 j ***.********@*****.***

Professional Summary

Highly motivated Masters graduate with three years of operational weather forecasting experience. Offers

experienced knowledge in forecasting, atmospheric analysis, direct decision support services, and a diverse

background of academic focus in science, physics, and mathematics. Taught undergraduate meteorology classes

for four semesters and have research experience in large scale atmospheric dynamics. A hard working and

creative leader who is committed to gaining valuable professional experience and advancing in a competitive field.

Education

Master of Science : Mathematics - Atmospheric Science

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee, WI May 2014

Advisor: Dr. Kyle Swanson

3.8/4.0 GPA

Bachelor of Science: Atmospheric Science

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee, WI May 2012

3.3/4.0 Cumulative GPA - 3.8/4.0 Major GPA Deans Honor List – Spring 2010, Spring/Fall 2011

Skills

Experienced in Unix/Linux, Windows, Matlab, BUFKIT, Strong background in customer/client service and

GRLevel2 2.0 Analyst, WRF, NetCDF, GRIB. direct decision support services,

Very familiar with NWP model biases, limitations, and Experienced in providing hazardous weather

parameterizations. watches and warnings during all seasons.

Ability to analyze surface and upper air data to Strong ability to communicate weather related risks

accurately predict weather systems for the clearly, in writing and orally, to clients and co-

protection of life and property on the synoptic scale workers.

Strong background in mathematical analysis and

and mesoscale.

statistics.

Work History

Lead Weather Forecaster

Innovative Weather – Milwaukee, WI 05/2011 to Current

Prepared and delivered approximately 4000 hourly risk assessment forecasts for energy/cable companies;

1300 marine forecasts; 1300 flash flood and rainfall forecasts for a metropolitan sewage department; 1300

school district/university forecasts; 1200 online forecast discussion updates; 2000 audio forecasts (recorded

and live); 1200 online webcast forecasts; and 50 professional sport team forecasts.

All forecasts include hourly temperature, dewpoint, wind speed and direction, cloud cover, and severe

weather indices for a 48 hour period with an extended seven day outlook.

Provided decision support services to clients to allow for proper allocation of manpower and resources during

all seasons.

Communicated hazardous weather information to clients via telephone, email, conference calls and smart phone apps.

Analyzed radar and lightning data, in real time, to provide warnings to clients during severe weather events

based on client specific criteria.

Supervised and trained incoming interns on storm interrogation, forecasting, and warning procedures, as well

as, introducing them to Innovative Weather's current operational duties.

Teaching Assistant

University of Wisconsin - M ilwaukee – Milwaukee, WI 09/2012 to 05/2014

Developed course curriculum and figures for a Synoptic Meteorology II laboratory.

Taught the fundamentals of QG-Theory, fronts and jets, PV analysis, and isentropic analysis to upper class-

men undergraduates in a Synoptic Meteorology II laboratory.

Taught three laboratory sections and two online sections of an Introduction to Meteorology course.

Graded papers for a remote sensing undergraduate course and a cloud physics undergraduate course.

Apartment Manager

Northland Properties LLC. – Glendale, WI 07/2012 to 11/2013

Prepared and established rental agreements for 50 units.

Responded to tenant's complains and issues and ensured that each issue was given proper attention.

Supervised the apartment's maintenance staff and interacted with them on daily basis.

Kept organized filing records of current tenant applications, leases, maintenance requests, and parking

agreements.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Universite of Wisconsin - M ilwaukee – Milwaukee, WI 01/2012 to 05/2012

Worked under the direction of Dr. Paul Roebber to improve the Bourgouin (1994) and Bochierri (1980) algorithms

for freezing rain forecasting.

Analyzed data from locations near the St. Lawrence River Valley to identify errors in forecast soundings and

biases among them.

Corrected biases by performing multiple linear regression techniques.

PUBLICATIONS

Verbeten, J . (2014). Northern Hemisphere Sea Level Pressure Synchronization and Its Effect on Northern

Hemisphere Temperature Variability. Masters Thesis. Published online at http://dc.uwm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?

article=1438&context=etd.

Ethan R. Deyle, Kyle L. Swanson, Joshua D. Verbeten, Geli Wang, George Sugihara and Anastasios A.

Tsonis. (2014). Quantitative Evidence for Causality Between Galactic Cosmic Rays and Global Temperature.

Intended for the Journal of Climate. IN REVIEW.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Bill Carlsen Undergraduate Scholarship (2011, 2012).

Dhirenda Sikdar Memorial Scholarship (2014).

ORGANIZATIONS

Officer of the Atmospheric Science Club at UW - Milwaukee. (2011, 2012)

AMS Student member. (2011-2014)

REFERENCES

Mike Westendorf Director of Operations Innovative Weather 414- 229-2900

Kyle Swanson Mathematics Department Chair UW - Milwaukee 414- 229-3371

Clark Evans Assistant Professor UW - Milwaukee 414- 229-5116

Nikki Weber General Manager Northland Properties LLC. 414- 351-2300

OTHER

U.S. Resident

Registered with Selective Service.

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