Amanda Soto

• Produced forecasts for fixed-wing aircraft, helicopter and fixed ground-based customer sites for "Busiest AMC Base".
• Responsible for performing meteorological weather watches consisted of taking, evaluating, recording, encoding and disseminating surface weather observations (METAR/SPECI)
• Monitored radar and satellite imagery, issues observed weather warnings, responds to PMSV and disseminated PIREPs
• Conducted routine inspections to check quality and compliance with established specifications.
• Evaluated employee performance and coached and trained to improve weak areas.
• Delegated high volumes of work to empower team, build trust and assist with professional development.
• Mentored newly hired employees on operating equipment and safety and developed training manual to use for reference.
• Developed training, task and process guidelines and communicated clear and concise directions to 30 member team.
• Processed of clients' flight weather briefings and added requests in job work list.
• Enforced rules and regulations outlined in company manual to set forth expectations comprehensibly and consistently.
• Defined operational metrics to evaluate efficiency of processes and procedures increased efficiency 46%.

• Produced and communicated daily forecasts to multiple agencies to ensure safety of pilots and base resources
• Created successful work schedules for 30 team member to maintain deadlines and fully staff shifts.
• Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
• Observed, recorded, and transmitted surface, upper atmosphere and space environment observations.
• Tracked and prepared quarterly reports to present to leadership.

• Issued advisories, watches, and warnings to alert users of dangerous, inclement, or operationally significant terrestrial and space weather events for 44 countries.
• Utilized weather tactics, techniques, and procedures to integrate weather into decision-making process at all levels to mitigate and exploit weather impact on operations
• Interpreted observations from upper atmosphere, land and sea to assess potential storm impacts and precipitation.
• Provided weather certification training to uncertified students.
• Recorded and analyzed data from worldwide weather stations, satellites, radars and remote sensors.

Honor Student