Dr. Jim Siebert

I have decades of experience in management, improving operations and forecasting the weather from hurricanes to ice storms. I thrive on collaborative work environments to optimize the skills of everyone involved. I have diversified meteorological experience including being a trained storm spotter/chaser, forensic meteorology with storm damage assessment from hail, wind and rain when property damage occurs. I have lead teams of meteorologists and broadcast staff through hundreds of storms including some of the most devastating weather events in the United States including Hurricane Harvey and other tropical systems. I have managed a national television weather network and helped to increase ratings over multiple steaming platforms.

• Achieved increasing ratings across multiple streaming platforms through effectively helping meteorologists, producers and production staff to develop new procedures in broadcast production.

Current member in good standing with the American Meteorological Society and hold the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist credential.

Current member of Pyrotechnics Guild International.

• AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (#244).
• Completed FEMA Training Course from the National Disaster & Emergency Management University for Introduction to the Incident Command System.
• Certified and Licensed Fireworks Display Operator. Operates and shoots yearly fireworks show on the 4th of July.

• “Lightning, A New Key for Pipeline Protection, Pipeline & Gas Journal.
• “Telluric and Earth Currents, Lightning Strike Locations, and Natural Resource Exploration,” American Association of Petroleum Geologists Convention.
• “Lightning Impacts on Electrical Power Transmission,” Electricity Today.
• “Deriving Exploration Maps and Rock Property Volumes from Lightning Databases,” Southwest Louisiana Geological Society.
• “Applying New Weather Technologies to Energy Trading,” Shell Energy North America.
• US Patent 9523785, Method for Determining Geological Surface and Subsurface Resistivity.
• “Lightning, A Shockingly Unconventional Technology for Exploration,” Southwest American Association of Professional Geologists.
• “How Weather Reporting Affects Petroleum Prices,” Pipeline & Gas Journal.
• “Lightning, A New Geophysical Data Type,” American Association of Professional Geologists.
• “Predicting and Tracking Storms in Texas,” Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters.
• “Cloud-to-Ground Lighting: A Newly Recognized Natural Resource Exploration Tool,” American Association of Professional Geologists.
• US Patent 8344721 B2, Method for Locating Sub-Surface Natural Resources
• “Lightning data–the New EM “Seismic” Data,” American Association of Professional Geologists
• “Effects of Improved Television Weather Graphics and Visual/Verbal Redundancy on Viewer Comprehension.”
• “Climate Impact on New Mexico Gardening,” Chapter for a manual produced by the Bernalillo County Extension Service.
• “Skies of Enchantment: New Mexico’s Weather Extremes,” 30 min. video.
• “Severe Weather Safety: The Effectiveness of the Video Medium,” Baylor Geologic Bulletin #7.
• “Severe Weather Safety: Are You Prepared?” 30-minute video.

I excel at taking very complicated data like weather information and breaking it down bringing meaning to it. I not only explain what happened during a weather event, but explain why it occurred. My expert reports are extremely detailed, including graphics specifically created for each weather scenario and create strong cases for my clients. I think one of my greatest strengths may be when I am testifying or public speaking as being a broadcaster and college professor for decades helps me to communicate effectively. 

Received Emmys for excellence in television weather forecasting and for Dr. Jim's Weather Labs.

I hold two United States patents using lightning data for natural resource exploration.

US Patent 8344721 B2, Method for Locating Sub-Surface Natural Resources

US Patent 9523785, Method for Determining Geological Surface and Subsurface

Resistivity.