Leah dailey
meteorologist

205-270-1307
email Leah



  EXPERIENCE  

May 2010-present

Atmospheric Resource Board
Bismarck, ND
Intern Meteorologist

  • Operates project radar along with IRIS and TITAN software.
  • Assists with launching and directing aircraft for seeding operations.
  • Provides daily convective forecasts and weather briefings via the telephoneand internet.
  • Maintains meteorological and administrative record keeping for future research.
  • Works in conjunction with National Weather Service during severe weather events.

August 2008-May 2009

Mississippi State University
Webcast, Starkville, MS
Weathercaster

  • Forecasted and produced weekly webcasts for local, national, and severe type weather
  • Produced graphics using Weather Central 3D: Live

July - August 2008

National Weather Service
Birmingham, AL
Student Volunteer

  • Assisted with research on mid-level rotation in pulse summertime storm
  • Broadcasted Multimedia Impact Briefings
  • Obtained knowledge of proper storm warning
  • Assisted with weather balloon launches
  • Contacted EMAs for damage reports

May-August 2007

ABC 33/40
Birmingham, AL
Internship

  • Forecasted analysis of local weather and tropics
  • Produced and updated graphics using WSI Weatherproducer
  • Published weather blogs and summaries

  EDUCATION  

Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS

Bachelor of Science, Professional Broadcast Meteorology


  AWARDS, SKILLS, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  
  • National Weather Association (National Chapter)
  • American Meteorological Society (Mississippi State Chapter)
  • User study for Geosystems Research Institute (compared HurricaneVis and ParaView software)
  • An invited speaker at Faucett-Vestavia Elementary School, October 2007
  • National Weather Service Conference (Norman, OK) March 2008
  • Southeast Severe Weather Symposium (Mississippi State University) 2006-2009
  • Severe Storms Spotter Training Course (National Weather Service) 2006
  • Great Plains Storm Chase (Mississippi State University) May 2008
  • National Forecasting Championship Team (Mississippi State University) 2008-2009
  • GRLevel 3, GRLevel 2 Analyst, Bufkit, Final Cut Pro, linear editing, filming and camera usage


  REFERENCES  

John Oldshue
Meteorologist
208 Saddle Lake Drive
Alabaster, AL 35007
(205) 541-2793
oldshue@gmail.com

James Spann
Chief Meteorologist
ABC 33/40
800 Concourse Pkwy #200
Birmingham, AL 35244
(205) 403-3340
jspann@gmail.com

Renny Vandewege
Instructor of Broadcast Meteorology
Department of Geosciences
Mississippi State University
P.O. Box 5448
Mississippi State, MS 39762
(662) 325-8431
renny@geosci.msstate.edu

Kevin Laws
Lead Forecaster
National Weather Service
465 Weathervane Rd
Calera, AL 35040
(703) 328-7039
Kevin.laws@noaa.gov

Matt Hamm
Radar Meteorologist
Atmospheric Resource Board
640 18th Ave E West Fargo, ND 58078
(701)-866-5907
Ham.j.matthew@gmail.com