I have been interested in severe weather most of my life. Growing up in the mountains of Colorado, I lived in an area that was frequented by flash flooding. I used to spend the better part of nights cleaning out floodways and ditches in the middle of the most lightning-intensive storms I have ever seen. I won't even mention the blizzards I dealt with.

Going to graduate school in Nebraska and the six years I spent there, brought me up close and personal to the "typical" severe weather of tornados and hail. In addition to the "field" experience, my advanced degrees in math and science allowed me to assist weather researchers in collecting and analyzing their data.

I have chased/spotted weather in Colorado, Nebraska and other states. I have worked with emergency managers during times of severe weather including tornados, hail storms, blizzards, flash floods, ice jams and other weather-related issues. I am a first-responder and NIMS/ICS certified. For the last 12 years, I worked in law enforcement as a Patrol Sergeant. I have attended as many SkyWarn and other weather-related training classes as possible (sometimes traveling over 300 miles to make one).

I have three daughters and currently live in Loveland, CO with my wonderful wife and two youngest daughters.