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)

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