Westbrook, CT
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Email: ryan.gallagher@alumni.stonybrook.edu
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BROADCAST DEMOS
EDUCATION
WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
Danbury, CT
Master of Arts: Earth and Planetary Sciences, concentration meteorology.
September 2013 – August 2016
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
Stony Brook, NY
Bachelor of Science: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
2008-2012
SKILLS
WEATHER PROGRAMS
-simuAWIPS – BUFKIT – Radarscope – GARP
OPERATING SYSTEMS
-MAC OS – Windows OS – Linux
EDITING PROGRAMS
– iMovie – Garageband – Audacity – Tricaster
LANGUAGES
– C++ – MATLAB – Python
OTHER PROGRAMS
– ARCGIS PRO, BEEST Modeling Suite, CALPUFF VIEW, AERMOD VIEW, Microsoft Office Suite – QGIS – ERDAS
SKILLS
– Air Quality Meteorology, Ground Level Ozone Monitoring and Forecasting, Technical Support, Pollutant Risk Assessments, Pollution Episode Reconstructions, Synoptic and Mesoscale Meteorology – Social Media Integration – Radio and TV Weather Broadcasting
COMMUNITY SERVICE
DAISY INGRAHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Westbrook, CT
Classroom Assistant for a third grade teacher. Facilitated instructional work involving computer, science, and math skills
September 2007 – May 2008
WESTBROOK PARK AND RECREATION DEPT.
Westbrook, CT
Volunteer assistant summer camp counselor
2005-2006
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
Full Member (Early Career)
2016-Present
HONORS AND AWARDS
DEAN’S LIST
Fall 2008
Standards for incoming Freshmen include a semester GPA of 3.30 or greater.
EXPERIENCE
Dispersion Modeler/Meteorologist
Georgia Environmental Protection Division
Atlanta, GA
Modeling for air quality permits and compliance, including for PSD review, air toxics review and National Ambient Air Quality Standards assessments. Including but not limited to the following:
-Meteorological data analysis in support of modeling efforts
-Land use evaluations for determining urban vs rural dispersion coefficients, and for meteorological data representativeness determinations.
-Toxic Air Pollutant site specific risk assessments generating Geospatial maps in ARCGISpro
-Developing proposed 1 hour and annual maximum ground level concentration standards from EPA and OSHA source data in support of the new 2024 GA EPD Toxic Air Pollutant modeling guidance update.
-Performing modeling evaluations in support of Air Quality monitor siting efforts.
-Daily Ozone and PM2.5 forecasting for metro Atlanta, Columbus, Macon and Augusta.
June 2023 – Present
Meteorologist
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Columbia, SC
-Conducts and evaluates refined air dispersion modeling analyses of industrial and institutional facilities to determine facility compliance with ambient air standards.
-Evaluates permit applications for the applicability of modeling exemptions, de minimis, and deferrals for criteria and toxic air pollutants.
-Conducts and evaluates screening air dispersion modeling and other information analyses of industrial and institutional facilities to determine predicted compliance with ambient air quality standards.
-Performs air quality forecasting and related tasks involved in projecting pollutant levels for assigned forecast zones. Provides support to the section and air program by collecting, quality assuring, and analyzing meteorological and modeling data for use in various efforts, including permit modeling, monitor siting, and episode investigation.
November 2019 – May 2023
Radio Broadcast and Consulting Meteorologist
Connecticut Weather Center
Danbury, CT
Anchor the weather for WICC 600’s afternoon drive time radio broadcast weekdays. Prepare taped radio forecasts for several other stations across the state including WINY, WLIS/WMRD, WRIP979, WDBY, and WBMW. Prepare video forecasts for the Connecticut weather channel website. Update internet forecast products, and assist in meteorological consulting work for client services.
-Filled in on State Wide Radio Networks for the G-Network Suite of Stations across Alabama, Virginia, Louisiana, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
-Worked Directly with the Louisiana State Program director to provide specialized severe weather coverage during an April Tornado/Flash Flood outbreak.
November 2016 – November 2019 Full time – November 2019 to May 2023 part time
Substitute Teacher
Kelly Educational Staffing
New London, CT
Serve as a per diem classroom instructor for middle and high school level classes in Westbrook, New London and North Stonington School systems.
October 2016
Meteorologist (Intern)
Connecticut Weather Center
Danbury, CT
Prepare weather forecasts for the Connecticut area including radio and TV Broadcast material. Update the website with forecasts. Email scheduled forecast updates to clients. Log NWS coop weather station records. Track severe weather events and provide breaking weather information to clients through a text message alert system. GIS snow mapping program contributor.
July 2016 – October 2016
POSTER PRESENTER
AGU OCEAN SCIENCES MEETING – NEW ORLEANS, LA
“The Formation and Evolution of Precipitation Induced Sea Surface Salinity Minima in the Tropical Pacific”
2016
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
WCSU – Dr. James Boyle
I produced material to be used in undergraduate physics labs including the use and manipulation of HYCOM data using matlab scripts.
2014-2015
WXCHALLENGE FORECAST COMPETITION
“WxChallenge” is North American’s collegiate weather forecasting competition. “WxChallenge” is open to all undergraduate, graduate and PhD students, as well as higher-education faculty, staff, and alumni. We forecast the maximum and minimum temperatures, precipitation, and maximum wind speeds for select U.S. cities. During the 2011-2012 season, I finished in the top 30% of approximately 1700 forecasters.
Meteorological Muses 