Rachel Conroy

Background

About Rachel Conroy

Rachel Hatteberg is a Scientific Programmer/Analyst with NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/SPSD at the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction Center in College Park, MD. She earned her Masters of Science degree in Meteorology from Iowa State University during the Fall 2013 semester. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology from Iowa State University in the Spring of 2010. Masters of Science thesis topic: Analysis of surface wind speed distributions: a look into NARCCAP models and ASOS data throughout the Contiguous United StatesWas awarded a student employment position (SCEP) within the National Weather Service in Des Moines, IA in June 2010, and gained over 2 ½ years of experience in a professional environment. Job duties entailed: • Data acquisition and quality control• Collaboration with the River Forecast Centers to create and issue hydrologic products• Creation of daily/monthly climate products• Troubleshooting NWR issues• Forecaster training in aviation, severe weather operations (WARNGEN software), Dual-Pole radar operations, and GFE software• Community outreachActivities/Offices Held:• President of the Iowa State University Student Chapter of the American Meteorological Society - Position held for the 2009-2010 academic year - Awarded “Chapter of the Year” for the 2009-2010 academic year - Focused on professional development, community outreach, severe weather preparedness and awareness, and academic support• Secretary of the Central Iowa National Weather Association from 2010-2011Skills:• Statistical applications for atmospheric science• Linux/Unix• Programming in FORTRAN, NCL, and MATLAB, IDL• Scripting in Perl, bash, MCIDAS• Version control (Subversion and CVS)• Effective communication skills both oral and written (technical communication)