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Weather Works was founded in 1986 in an effort to bring quality meteorological expertise to both private and public sectors, including the legal and insurance industry, road departments, contractor and engineering firms, corporate businesses and media.
Our objective is to provide the highest quality of site specific weather consultation, forecasts and storm alerts, based on years of training, experience and the scientific principles of Meteorology. Meet our highly qualified staff that consists of the following individuals:
Certified Consulting Meteorologists
Tommy joined the staff of Weather Works as an intern during the summer of 1996 and was hired as a full time Meteorologist in May of 1997. He graduated from Kean University in 1997 with a degree in Earth Science | Meteorology and a minor in Mathematics. In addition, Tommy finished top in his Meteorology class, graduated Summa Cum Laude and was asked to receive a symbolic Bachelor of Arts degree at the commencement ceremonies on behalf of all the candidates in the School of Natural Science, Nursing and Mathematics. He has acquired an in depth knowledge of both the science of Meteorology and the associated Mathematics, and continues to learn more each day. With this knowledge, he provides accurate weather forecasts, certified weather reconstruction reports for insurance companies and law firms, storm alerts, radio weather broadcasts (Magic 98.3 FM, WCTC 1450 AM, WRNJ Oldies 1510 AM, etc.) and much more to our clients. Besides all of the weather tasks described above, Tommy is one of our in house computer programmers. Since graduating from Kean University, Tommy has successfully completed several computer programming classes and seminars on de-icing, anti-icing and abrasives. He is a current member of the American Meteorological Society, the National Weather Association and the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Tommy was recently designated a Certified Consulting Meteorologist by the American Meteorological Society.
Sales & Marketing
Kevin joined the Weather Works staff in 2001. After graduating Honors (Cum Laude) from Kean University with a degree in Earth Science | Meteorology, he was hired as a full time meteorologist in the Fall of 2003. His work at WeatherWorks includes the preparation and transmission of weather forecasts, storm alerts, certified past weather reports, and on-air radio weather broadcasts. In addition to his meteorological responsibilities, he is also in charge of our company sales and marketing department. Some of Kevin's important tasks when he is not tracking weather includes the overseeing of winter sales in the snow and ice industry, trade show operations as well as developing new markets for the company. His latest projects include supervising and assisting the developers of our Certified Snowfall Totals service in addition to advancements in summer business. Kevin is an active full member of the American Meteorological Society and National Weather Association.
John has always been someone who needs to know accurate weather information. Whether on active duty with the Marines or on a fire call, he was always waiting for severe weather to affect a training evolution or mission. John joined the Weather Works staff in July of 2006 to generate new business and assist with current sales and marketing plans. After graduating with honors (Magna Cum Laude) from Centenary College with a degree in Business Management, John decided that more public and private industries needed to know about Weather Works services. His work at Weather Works includes sales to our current clients, planning and implementing new services to industries we had minimal interaction with, and speaking with the public in general about the value of having a weather consultation service. His latest project includes educating college and university facilities managers on the benefits of having Weather Works just a phone call away. John is currently a member of the American Legion and the Hope Volunteer Fire Department.
Operations
Software Development
Mat Gilbert is a full time Software Developer working at WeatherWorks. He evaluates new software, and helps determine the best course of action to fix problems or design new systems.
Meteorologists
Ken joined WeatherWorks as a full time Meteorologist in November 2006. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University at Albany, SUNY in May 2005 with a Bachelor's Degree in Atmospheric Science. While at Albany, he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. At WeatherWorks, Ken's primary responsibilities are forecasting and preparing Certified Snowfall Totals, with a focus on his home state of New York and adjacent areas of New England. Additionally, Ken spends time working on many of the company's special publications including the monthly newsletter, The Weather Tracker, as well as Seasonal Forecasts and Summaries. In his spare time, Ken enjoys graphic design, digital photography, and reading a good mystery.
Mike joined the Weather Works team in the fall of 2008. Originally from Nazareth, PA in Eastern Pennsylvania, Mike developed a passion for the weather at an early age. He decided to further his weather knowledge by attending Pennsylvania State University and earning a Bachelor's Degree in Meteorology in May 2003. After college, Mike worked in the snow and ice industry for several years before finding employment at Weather Works. Mike's favorite aspect of Meteorology is weather forecasting where he learns something new and different nearly every day. Using his understanding of the weather, he also prepares past weather reports and Certified Snowfall Totals for many Weather Work clients. Mike is looking forward to expanding his knowledge in many other fields of meteorology, including long range forecasting, forensic and broadcasting.
Nick first joined the WeatherWorks team in the fall of 2010. After developing a passion for the weather at a young age, Nick decided to ultimately pursue a career in the field by the time he had completed high school. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University at Albany, State University of New York in 2008 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Atmospheric Science and a minor in Mathematics and Statistics. From there, Nick went on to pursue a Master’s Degree in Applied Meteorology, which he received from Plymouth State University in New Hampshire during the winter of 2009. While tenured as a graduate student, Nick studied the land / sea interactions surrounding tropical cyclone landfalls and how they impact coastal communities. He also took specialized courses in Transportation Meteorology, Winter Weather Forecasting, and Computer Applications. Nick was also given the opportunity to teach several sections of introductory meteorology laboratory, where he instructed on topics such as basic weather and severe thunderstorm forecasting.
At WeatherWorks, Nick’s main responsibilities include issuing client forecasts and alerts, preparing Certified Snowfall Totals, writing post-storm summaries, and working on publications for the company’s monthly newsletter. Nick also serves as the lead meteorologist for one of WeatherWorks newest products – The Tropical Risk Assessment. Away from work, Nick enjoys going to the movies, hanging out with friends, and attending a wide array of sporting events.
John has been following weather events in the Northeast for as long as he can remember. John still chases those thunderstorms (now he brings along his kids). John received his bachelors degree in Earth Science | Meteorology in 1976 from Kean University and then attended Rutgers University, where he completed his Masters Degree in Meteorology. John has been forecasting for businesses, the aviation industry and government agencies throughout the Northeast for over 25 years. He is also the weekend meteorologist on many New Jersey radio stations.
