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The
2010
Staff Of Weather Works "Your Weather Experts"
WeatherWorks
was founded in 1986 in an effort to bring quality meteorological
expertise to both private and public sectors, including the legal and
insurance industry, contractor and engineering firms, corporate
businesses and the media in the New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania
area. Our objective is to provide the highest quality
of weather consultation available in the Northeast as well as sound
meteorological advise and weather forecasts, based on years of experience and the scientific
principles of Meteorology. Meet our highly qualified
staff that consists of the following individuals:

Frank Lombardo
(President of Weather Works)
(Designated Certified Consulting Meteorologist By The A.M.S.)
Frank has always loved the
weather. He dates his interest in the field of Meteorology back to 1960 when he
witnessed and lived through his first memorable east coast hurricane,
Donna, as she swept powerfully up the Atlantic Seaboard. Frank
graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Earth Science | Meteorology and a minor in Math from Kean University. He attended
Texas Tech University to
pursue his masters studies, where he was involved in the study of severe weather,
including a tornado chase team. Additional graduate courses were
taken at Rutgers University in Climatology, Air pollution and
Meteorological Statistics. Frank has instructed classes in Meteorology and
Aviation Meteorology at both Texas Tech University and Kean University. Frank is a
long time member of the American Meteorological Society. His vast experience in
the various aspects of meteorology including but not limited to reconstruction of weather
and forensic expert courtroom testimony, for the past 20 years, has earned Frank the highest
level of respect among Government agencies, law firms, insurance companies and private
business'. He is widely recognized as New Jersey's Weather Expert. Frank
is designated a Certified Consulting Meteorologist by the American
Meteorological Society.
franklombardo@weatherworksinc.com

Thomas M.
Else
(Chief Meteorologist - Director of Meteorological Services & Computer
Programming)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 and much more to our clients. Besides all of the
weather tasks described above, Tommy is our Internet expert, Web Master, in
house programmer and is responsible for constructing and maintaining this
web site. Since graduating from Kean University, Tommy has successfully
completed several computer programming classes. He
is a current member of the American Meteorological Society, the National
Weather Association and the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
tommyelse@weatherworksinc.com

Kevin E. Hopler
(Meteorologist - Director of 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
weather forecasts, storm alerts, Certified Snowfall Totals, certified past weather reports
for the insurance industry, 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 a member of the American Meteorological Society and
National Weather Association.
kevinhopler@weatherworksinc.com

Sean Rowland
(Meteorologist - Operations Manager)
Sean was hired in the Fall of
2005 and graduated from Oswego State University in May, 2005 with a
Bachelor's Degree in Meteorology (Cum Laude) and a minor in Mathematics. While at
WeatherWorks, Sean's tasks include forecasting, storm alerts, post storm
summaries, broadcasting and forensic reports. Sean is also in
charge of the organization and maintenance of our many services and
operations. In addition, he is
involved in the educational aspects of the company. Some of his
additional present
and future work include our Snow Spotter Network, our monthly
newsletter, The
Weather Tracker and the
WeatherWorks Blog. Sean is from Rochester, NY
and is a proud Western New Yorker. He enjoys forecasting for winter
storms, lake effect snow and severe weather. Sean is a member of the
American Meteorological Society and National Weather Association.
seanrowland@weatherworksinc.com

Kenneth Elliott
(Meteorologist)
Ken has been a full time Meteorologist at Weather Works since November 2006. He graduated
Magna Cum Laude from the University at Albany, SUNY in May 2005 with a Bachelor's Degree in
Atmospheric Science and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. At Weather Works,
Ken's primary responsibilities include forecasting/preparing storm
alerts and creating post storm reports with a focus on his home state of
New York and New England. Additionally, Ken spends time working on many
of the company's publications including the monthly newsletter, The
Weather Tracker, as well as Winter Summaries and the always popular
Winter and Hurricane Forecasts. In his spare time, Ken enjoys graphical
design and digital photography. Nothing gets by
Ken's lenses!
kenelliott@weatherworksinc.com

Jonathan Schwartz
(Meteorologist)
Jon was hired in the fall
of 2008. Originally from Monmouth County NJ, he graduated Cum Laude from
Cook College at Rutgers University with a BS in Meteorology in May 2008.
Jon's responsibilities at Weather Works include preparing daily
forecasts and alerts for clients, preparing Certified Snowfall Totals
for the Mid-Atlantic, and creating client web sites and
various other web products. Jon loves winter weather and snow, but is
also an avid gardener so he enjoys the warm seasons as well. Working
with Tommy, Jon hopes to expand his knowledge of computer and web
programming in order
to create new and exciting products for Weather Works clients.
jonathanschwartz@weatherworksinc.com

Mike Mihalik
(Meteorologist)
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.
mikemihalik@weatherworksinc.com

Sam
DeAlba
(Meteorologist)
Sam
is a recent addition to Weather Works, officially joining the team in
October of 2009, after participating in an internship during the summer
of 2008. Sam grew up in the Scranton, PA area before heading off
to college at Millersville University. He graduated Cum Laude in
May 2009 with a Bachelor's Degree in Meteorology and a minor in
Mathematics. Sam joined the National American Meteorological
Society in college and became Vice President of Millersville
University's Local AMS Chapter his senior year. One of Sam's current
interests is in the field of Forensic Meteorology, and he is looking
forward to learning more about this aspect of Meteorology as he
continues to grow at Weather Works.
samdealba@weatherworksinc.com
Anthony Masiello
(Meteorologist)
Anthony is the newest
member of the Weather Works team, joining as a full-time meteorologist
in October of 2009. His responsibilities include: preparing forecasts,
storm alerts, post-storm summaries and long-range forecasts. In
addition, he also produces articles for the monthly newsletter and helps
update climate data. Anthony graduated from Rutgers in May 2008, with a
Bachelor's Degree in Meteorology, and took a special interest in long
range, global and climate forecasting. He hopes to continue to develop
new long range products for Weather Works. Anthony also enjoys writing,
art, pyrotechnics, movies, reading nonfiction and music. He has a band
and writes his own music along with playing guitar, drums and singing.
anthonymasiello@weatherworksinc.com
John Leo
(Senior Meteorologist)
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.
johnleo@weatherworksinc.com
Anthony Selimo
(Broadcast Meteorologist | Communications Consultant)
Tony never forgets a storm, especially a snow
storm. He can recall storm facts from
years ago, as if they occurred yesterday. He has a
very natural style of delivery, and has been forecasting
weather for radio stations across the Northeast
for over twenty years. Tony has received his
Masters Degree in Communications from Syracuse University. This expertise
often finds Tony providing educational seminars on Meteorology
and Science in class rooms throughout the northeast. Tony
regularly instructs Meteorology courses at Sussex County Community College. He has been
instrumental in training K through 12 Science teachers in Meteorology as part of a
National Science Foundation grant. Tony has experienced first
hand the effects of microclimatology, living on one of the
highest elevations in New Jersey for years. This has provided him with a greater understanding
of the topographical variations in snowfall distributions. Tony
has also cataloged on video, hundreds and hundreds of hours
of storm and weather related footage.
tonyselimo@weatherworksinc.com
Cindy Masotti
(Office Manager)
cindymasotti@weatherworksinc.com

John
Kruk
(Sales & New Business Development)
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.
johnkruk@weatherworksinc.com

Weather
Works "Your Weather Experts"
PO Box 7100 Hackettstown, New Jersey (NJ) 07840
Phone: 1 - 800 - 427 - 3456 | Fax: 908 - 850 -
8664
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