“Diversify yourself. What are you going to do to set yourself apart from everyone else?”
This charge from my father inspired me to view my aspirations and future with a wider lens. Gone were the days of getting a degree with a guarantee of a job that I would be in for decades. I wanted to do something different. I wanted to be more than a meteorologist.
With weather at the core, this is a glimpse into how an interested learner continues to carve his niche at the intersection of emergency management, education, meteorology, technology and innovation.
Local Roles
Mountain Weather Forecaster & Ski Patrol Special Event Coordinator
Buttermilk Mountain Ski Patrol, Aspen Skiing Company
Communications Project Engineer
Pitkin County Telecommunications
Radio Programmer and Systems Technician
Pitkin County Telecommunications
Statewide Roles
Planning Section Chief trainee
Pitkin County and Northwest Colorado Type 3
Incident Management Teams
Situation Unit Leader trainee
Pitkin County and Northwest Colorado Type 3
Incident Management Teams
Nationwide Roles
Weather, Climate & Digital Media Educator and Instructor Trainer
National Disaster Preparedness Training Center
Course Developer and Content Creator
National Disaster Preparedness Training Center
Disaster Meteorologist & Emergency Management Consultant
Disaster Podcast - https://www.disasterpodcast.com