Kevin M. McGrath
P.O. Box 1772
www.mcgrathimages.com
Education:
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Master of Science (Meteorology) Date of Graduation: May 2003 GPA: 3.78 |
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Electrical
Engineering) Date of Graduation: May 2000 Engineering GPA: 3.74 |
Employment:
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Meteorologist, 3D Research Corporation,
Responsible for performing
meteorological functions in support of day-to-day operations and missions for
USAKA/RTS. Specifically: Collect,
analyze, and formulate forecasts in support of the aviation, marine, and public
communities and mission-specific sensors; provide weather watches and
advisories. Secondary responsibilities include Systems Engineer Focal Point,
Assistant System Admin Focal Point, and USAKA Weather Web Master.
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Graduate Research Assistant,
Research involved processing Level
II WSR-88D radar data using a realization of the National Severe Storms
Laboratory’s Mesocyclone Detection Algorithm to produce a mesocyclone
climatology. Maintained and supported a Linux Redhat server. Author and
maintain project web site (refer to http://mesocyclone.ou.edu).
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Technician,
Provided mechanical and electrical
support for the DOW mobile radars. Field projects include Radar
Observation of Tornadoes and Thunderstorms Experiment (ROTATE) 2001 and 2003
and International H2O Project (IHOP) 2002. Assisted in equipment
start-up and testing. Teaching Assistant for graduate level radar class. Responsible
for training students in DOW field operations.
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Student Assistant, National Weather Service,
Detroit/Pontiac Forecast Office,
Gained experience with AWIPS and
operation of the WSR-88D radar. Co-wrote a UNIX based C-program that
continuously updates a web site containing severe weather warnings.
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AutoCAD Engineer, Controls Department, Paslin
Controls,
Provided mark-ups and modifications of drawing packages. Automated the process of etching labels using AutoCad drawings.
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Electrical Engineer, Vehicle
Dynamics Systems Division, MTS-DSP Technology,
Responsibilities included VXI and
C-programming, creating prints in AutoCAD, and assisting in testing of control
systems and software.
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Electrical Engineer, Great Lakes
Gas Transmission Company,
Technical Services-Compression
Department. Provided computer support for a natural gas pipeline using a SCADA
based DAC network system and SQL database operating in a UNIX environment.
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Electrical Engineer, General
Motors,
Controls, Robotics, and Welding Department.
Assisted in design updates, tryout, and start-up of industrial controls on a
weld line. Responsibilities included interacting with vendors and customers.
Gained experience with drawing packages, robots, and Allen-Bradley PLCs and
PanelViews.
Computer Skills:
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Languages: C, Perl, csh, HTML, and Motorola Assembly
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Operating Systems: UNIX, SGI Irix, Red Hat Linux, and
Windows
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Extensive experience in web site graphics and design
and non-linear editing video production
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Other: McIDAS, ArcView GIS, Matlab, UNIDATA GEMPAK, WATADS,
AWIPS workstations, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Fireworks, Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe Premiere, Electronic Workbench, and AutoCAD
Awards and Affiliations:
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Certified National Weather Service observer
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Recipient of an Oklahoma
NASA Space Consortium grant
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Member of the American Meteorological Society (AMS)
and the Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) Electrical Engineering Honor Society
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Earned Eagle Scout Award in Boy Scouts
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McGrath, K.M., T.A. Jones, J.T. Snow, 2002:
Increasing the Usefulness of a Mesocyclone Climatology. Preprints, 21st
Conference on Severe Local Storms, 12-16 August, Amer. Meteor. Soc.,
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Jones, T.A., K.M. McGrath, J.T. Snow, 2002: Improved
Methodology For Correlating Mesocyclone Detections With Tornadoes. Preprints, 21st
Conference on Severe Local Storms, 12-16 August, Amer. Meteor. Soc.,
Available
as a Microsoft Word document