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Jordan Salem

Lubbock,Texas

Summary

Meteorologist at the Weather Forecast Office in Lubbock, Texas with a background in Meteorology and Communication from Texas A&M. Committed to the improvement of the future of the National Weather Service through leadership abilities, strong communication and projects that begin at the local scale. I need help with this. I have always just had the role I seek. Now I have the role.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Meteorologist

National Weather Service Forecast Office
07.2023 - Current
  • Performed routine shift duties and worked severe operations.

PATHWAYS Meteorologist

National Weather Service Forecast Office
09.2022 - 03.2023
  • Assisted and provided support to long term and short term forecasters
  • Worked with different teams to assist in social media and outreach graphics and presentations.

PATHWAYS Physical Scientist

National Weather Service Sterling Field Support Center
07.2022 - 08.2022
  • Provided operational support for Surface and Upper-Air Division/ OBS-33
  • Activities include, but not limited to: Upper-air sounding support, Pressure Standards Lab support, Configuration Management Support, and General Program Project Support.

Summer Volunteership

National Weather Service Forecast Office
05.2022 - 06.2022
  • Shadowed forecasters on the operations floor, trained on AWIPS CAVE, GFE and D2D. Additionally conducted research for an intended summer research project.

Garden Center Lead CSR

Producers Cooperative Association
12.2020 - 08.2022
  • Assisted customers with general forage needs, along with pond hydroponics assistance
  • Organized and rearranged inventory for new products.

City Pool Manager

City of Schulenburg
05.2022
  • Creation of work schedules, bookings, liaison to the City of Schulenburg, and handling customer service.

Organization Lead and Food Prep

Koopmann Catering
12.2019 - 12.2022
  • Developed schedules as well as assembled meals to be served to guests.

Cashier

Apothecary of Medical Associates
12.2017 - 12.2018
  • Assisted customers with any medical assistance not needed by Pharmacists, as well as cashing out needs.

City Pool Lifeguard

City of Schulenburg
05.2017 - 05.2019
  • Supervised families at pool premises while enforcing safety measures.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Meteorology

Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas

No Degree - Chemistry

East Texas Baptist University
Marshall, Texas

Dual Credit -

Blinn College
Schulenburg, Texas

Skills

  • Computer Skills
  • Communication Skills
  • Management Skills
  • Leadership-collaboration
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Problem-solving
  • Time Management
  • Data Interpretation
  • Remote sensing
  • Computer Programming
  • Meteorological research
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Problem-Solving
  • Team Collaboration
  • Team building
  • Decision-Making

Activities

PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES

National Weather Service Lubbock

  • Social Media Focal Point
  • Social Media Team
  • Culture and Diversity Team

WCM Outreach Team

  • Levelland School Talk
  • Williams Elementary Career Fair
  • TTU Family STEM Night
  • Severe Weather Awareness Day
  • Premiere Movie Theatre- Twisters Outreach

Texas Tech Football Support Team

Open Hackathons AI for Science Bootcamp

WFO Lubbock Where Are You Wednesday Program

National Weather Service Foundations Course

WDTD Radar Applications Course (RAC)

Kens 10 (DEIA) Recruitment & Retention Team

  • Employee Experience and Support Sub-team

Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT)

  • Watch to Warning Experiment

Levelland VCAPS Workshop

  • Texas Tech University and National Weather Service Lubbock Forecast Office

Levelland Case Study

  • Mark Conder (Science Operations Officer), Kaitlin Schueth (Lead Forecaster), Harrison Sincavage (Forecaster), Jordan Salem (Forecaster)

TTU Career Fair

Texas Tech Seminar with Kaitlin Schueth, Cece Robinson, and Marissa Pazos

  • Women in the National Weather Service Talk

Pathways Experience, Austin/San Antonio Forecast Office

Short Term Forecast Desk  Duties 

Long Term Forecast Desk Duties

EWX Winter Weather Google Site Page 

Masters Naturalist Program Presentation 

Social Media Graphics

Fire Weather Program 

CoCoRahs/IRIS Updates 

Texas Fatality Pie Charts for IDSS 

Pathways Experience, Sterling Field Support Center

Upper Air Certification

Navy Upper Air Project

QPR Graphs- UA Performance Scores

Inflation Table

GPS Receivers Project

ASOS Rail Assessment- State College, PA

Data Continuity Study (DCS) Flights

Undergraduate Activities/Research

Houston Lightning Mapping Array Study, Dr. Timothy Logan

Texas A&M Student Chapter of the American Meteorological Society (TAMSCAMS)

Texas A&M College of Geoscience Recruitment Team Member

East Texas Baptist University Softball Program

East Texas Baptist University FCA Program

East Texas Baptist University Debate Team

High School Activities/Teams

Blinn College Mu Alpha Theta

Schulenburg High School Student Council

Schulenburg High School National Honor Society

Schulenburg UIL Informative Speaking State Qualifier

Community Service

  • Trinity Episcopal School of Marshall
  • East Texas Baptist University Softball Camp Volunteer
  • East Texas Baptist University Ticket Stand Booth
  • Schulenburg Community Senior Outreach
  • Schulenburg Softball Camp Volunteer Coach
  • Schulenburg Athletics “Big Event” Community Outreach Cleanup
  • Schulenburg High School Student Elementary Tutor
  • Schulenburg Little League Volunteer Umpire
  • Schulenburg Little League Concession Stand Volunteer
  • Jack Hooper Day at the Ballpark Booth Volunteer
  • Schulenburg Little League Score Board Volunteer
  • Schulenburg FFA Rodeo Volunteer
  • Schulenburg Athletic Booster Club Hamburger Stand Volunteer
  • First Baptist Church of Schulenburg

Accomplishments

  • Pathways Internship Completion
  • Voted ETBU Softball Bible Study Leader
  • 1st Team All District softball 2016-2019
  • 1st Team Academic All-State Softball & Volleyball 2015-2019
  • 2nd Team Volleyball Defensive Specialist 2018
  • Honorable Mention Volleyball 2016,2017
  • Freshman Class secretary
  • Junior Class Student Council Representative
  • Softball Team leader 2017-2019
  • Regional Qualifier Softball 2018, 2019
  • Softball Co-MVP 2017
  • Softball Hustle Award 2019
  • Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star Softball Team 2018
  • Texas Girls Coaches Association Legacy All-Star Team 2019
  • Honor High School Graduate
  • Top 10% High School Graduate

Classestaken

  • ATMO 201 (Weather and Climate)
  • ATMO 203 (Weather and Climate Lab)
  • ATMO 251 (Weather and Observation Analysis)
  • ATMO 321 (Computer Applications in Atmospheric Sciences)
  • ATMO 352 (Mesoscale Meteorology)
  • ATMO 335 (Atmospheric Thermodynamics)
  • ATMO 324(Physical and Regional Climatology)
  • ATMO 491(Research)
  • ATMO 336 (Atmospheric Dynamics)
  • ATMO 363 (ATMO Chem Pollution)
  • ATMO 446 (Physical Meteorology)
  • ATMO 459 (Tropical Meteorology)
  • ATMO 441 (Satellite)
  • ATMO 435 (Synoptic)
  • ATMO 456 (Practical Weather Forecasting)
  • CHEM 119
  • CHEM 120
  • ENGL 104
  • MATH 151(Engineering Math I)
  • MATH 152 (Engineering Math II)
  • MATH 251(Engineering Math III)
  • MATH 308 (Differential Equations)
  • STAT 211 (Statistics)
  • PHYS 206&226
  • PHYS 207&227
  • COMM 203(Public Speaking)
  • COMM 305
  • COMM 365
  • COMM 340
  • GEOG 301
  • GEOS 101

Personal Information

Title: Meteorologist

Timeline

Meteorologist

National Weather Service Forecast Office
07.2023 - Current

PATHWAYS Meteorologist

National Weather Service Forecast Office
09.2022 - 03.2023

PATHWAYS Physical Scientist

National Weather Service Sterling Field Support Center
07.2022 - 08.2022

Summer Volunteership

National Weather Service Forecast Office
05.2022 - 06.2022

City Pool Manager

City of Schulenburg
05.2022

Garden Center Lead CSR

Producers Cooperative Association
12.2020 - 08.2022

Organization Lead and Food Prep

Koopmann Catering
12.2019 - 12.2022

Cashier

Apothecary of Medical Associates
12.2017 - 12.2018

City Pool Lifeguard

City of Schulenburg
05.2017 - 05.2019

Bachelor of Science - Meteorology

Texas A&M University

No Degree - Chemistry

East Texas Baptist University

Dual Credit -

Blinn College
Jordan Salem