Who am I?
Hello! I'm Paul, and I am passionate about your success in school, and learning as a way of life. I have tutored university, college, and high school students for 15 years with great success. In addition, I served for 7 years as an Adjunct Professor at Front Range Community College in Mathematics, Physics, and Meteorology. As part of The University of Colorado, I fulfilled the role of Teaching Assistant for physics, Energy & the Environment, Atmospheric Science, and Atmospheric Science Laboratory. I have also tutored collegiate student athletes. I can help you any math from basic math, algeb...
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What interests me?Son of The King, Husband to Julie Q., Meteorologist, Educator, Content Creator, Ravens Fan
Masters (MS), Atmospheric Science
Colorado State University
United States
2003 - 2006
Bachelors (BS), Meteorology
Penn State University
United States
1999 - 2003
Adjunct Instructor
Arapahoe Comm. College
Enabled undergraduate students to master core fundamentals through repetition of concepts, practice problems, explanations, visualizing principles, in-class demonstrations, student presentations, and laboratory activities.
• Developed class projects for multiple classes.
• Started educational YouTube channel during COVID-19 epidemic online student learning.
2019 - Present (5 years)
Adjunct Instructor
Front Range Com College
Enabled undergraduate students to master core fundamentals through repetition of concepts, practice problems, explanations, visualizing principles, in-class demonstrations, student presentations, and laboratory activities.
• Established unique classroom and teaching style, personality, perspective, and expectations.
• Taught 3 physics and 1 meteorology courses, 748 students, over 12 total semesters.
• Developed online evaluation system for use by multiple professors.
• Cru Student Organization Advisor (2019-Present).
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
Remote Sensing Technician
Harness Energy
Installed 2 Vaisala Triton SoDARs and 19 Leosphere/NRG Windcube v2 LiDARs in a team-based environment while continually improving operations. Maintained and troubleshooted instrument field operations and data streams. Assisted project manager with field preparations. Validated strict adherence to all safety and environmental standards.
• Ensured data reliability and consistency.
• Improved rapid instrument troubleshooting in high-pressure situations.
2017 - 2017 (Less than a year)
Technician & Analyst
Dept Atmos & Oceanic Sci
Supervised Univ. of Colorado at Boulder real-time weather instrument data streams. Analyze and display meteorological quantities. Update website for data display and data archive.
• Managed website and real-time data stream troubleshooting.
• Bolstered hands-on experience with wide range of meteorological instruments: pyranometer, pyrgeometer, ceilometer, total precipitation gauge, laser optical distrometer, micro rain radar, ozone monitor.
2016 - 2016 (Less than a year)
Student Volunteer
National Weather Service
Refined aviation-gridded ceiling and visibility forecasts and supported social media communications.
• Improved understanding of data sources, forecasting practices, and templates.
• Learned importance of utilizing discernment in social media communications.
2016 - 2016 (Less than a year)
Severe Weather Intern
Center For Severe Weather
Generated and conveyed daily tornadogenesis forecasts to managers. Recorded mobile mesonet vehicle observations. Deployed ground-based pod-style mobile weather stations.
• Bolstered daily severe weather forecasting abilities by engaging in daily practice for several weeks.
• Benefited from interacting in fruitful discussions with multiple scientists.
2016 - 2016 (Less than a year)
Graduate Research Assist
University Colorado Bould
Intercompared state-of-the-art wind measurement devices. Evaluated atmospheric stability dependence of wind turbine power production technology. Summarized findings in scientific papers and conference presentations.
• Elevated scientific computer programming abilities.
• Developed innovative research skills by conducting independent research.
• Deepened understanding of effective scientific writing, research, and presentation methods.
• Deployed Leosphere/NRG WindCube v1 and v2 profiling LiDARs during XPIA.
• Deployed Leosphere/NRG 200S scanning LiDAR during CWEX 2013.
• Gained experience for remotely accessing data from meteorological equipment.
2012 - 2016
