Experience

MetService

• New Zealand
• Information Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Meteorologist

  • Feb 2020 - Present



Hawera Aero Club

• Hawera

• Flight Instructor

  • Oct 2016 - Present



At home

• United Kingdom
• Human Resources Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mum

  • Oct 2016 - Present



SKYWEST AVIATION, INC.

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Flight Instructor

  • Feb 2019 - Feb 2020



North Taranaki Aero Club

• Taranaki, Wanganui & Manawatu, New Zealand

• Flight Instructor

  • Dec 2016 - Jun 2017



MetService

• New Zealand
• Information Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Expert Meteorologist

  • Jan 2001 - Oct 2016

  2001: Training year. Completed DipAppSci, as well as in-house training. The post-graduate Diploma included a project, similar to an Honours programme. My project used data from the newly-installed Lightning Detection Network to build a climatology of lightning in New Zealand, and then investigated several interesting aspects of the data. 2002-2003: Marine Forecaster 2004-2006: Aviation Forecaster - worked as a meteorologist at the Walsh Memorial Scout Flying School several times 2007-2008: Public Forecaster 2009-2012: Lead Forecaster - responsible for producing prognoses to guide the rest of the forecast team - assessing NWP models - Tropical forecasting, including Tropical Cyclones and routine forecasts for the Severe Weather Forecasting and Disaster Risk Reduction Demonstration Project (SWFDDP) - in 2011, presented a week-long course at the Fiji Met Office in Nadi as part of the SWFDDP. Students from throughout the Southwest Pacific attended. I was solely responsible for planning and delivering the material 2013-2016: Expert Meteorologist - Severe Weather forecasting, including producing Warnings used by Regional Councils, Civil Defense and Emergency Management, as well as the media and public. - Along with the Convection forecaster, the Severe Weather Forecaster is the senior forecaster in the team during a shift Show less



Wellington Aero Club

• New Zealand
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Flight Instructor

  • Aug 2015 - Sep 2016

  Resumed casual instructing in August 2015, primarily filling in for the CFI and completing BFRs, licence conversion training and Terrain and Weather Awareness training. Organised an event for the Women of Aviation Worldwide Week. Resumed casual instructing in August 2015, primarily filling in for the CFI and completing BFRs, licence conversion training and Terrain and Weather Awareness training. Organised an event for the Women of Aviation Worldwide Week.



Wellington Aero Club

• New Zealand
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Flight Instructor

  • Jul 2012 - Aug 2013

  Upon returning from overseas, I resumed instructing, including supervising junior instructors and filling in for the CFI when he was on leave. Took a break from August 2013 due to pregnancy and then returning to full time work as a meteorologist. Upon returning from overseas, I resumed instructing, including supervising junior instructors and filling in for the CFI when he was on leave. Took a break from August 2013 due to pregnancy and then returning to full time work as a meteorologist.



Wellington Aero Club

• New Zealand
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Flight Instructor

  • Apr 2009 - Feb 2012

  After completing my C Cat at Wellington Aero Club, I began working there on a part-time/casual basis. The shiftwork involved with my full-time meteorologist role enabled me to instruct regularly on weekends as well as weekdays. Highlights and achievements: - took a student from ab-initio to PPL in a C182, which required several lesson modifications - flying and instructing at a busy international airport meant adapting quickly to changing traffic situations to maximise student learning - updated all briefings and set up PowerPoint presentations and student handouts - B Cat achieved October 2011 - volunteered at the Walsh Memorial Scout Flying School Took a break in 2012 to travel overseas for 6 months. Show less



NZ Army

• Palmerston North

• Soldier

  • Dec 1998 - Jun 2001

  Territorial force infantry soldier, Wellington West Coast Taranaki Regiment Territorial force infantry soldier, Wellington West Coast Taranaki Regiment