Anumber of Penn State Meteorology alumni have chosen rewarding careers in weather risk managment and make critical decisions that impact every facet of our daily lives. For instance, weather can affect energy and agricultural markets, the retail industry, the insurance industry, transportation of goods, etc. In their own words, here are a few stories from Penn State Meteorology alumni about their careers, how they got started, and how their Penn State Meteorology degree and experience led them to success.
Chris Hyde(1998 B.S.)
Energy Weather Consultant and Manager of Product Sales at MDA Federal
Christopher Hyde is an Energy Weather Consultant (Meteorologist) and
Manager of Product Sales of the MDA EarthSat Weather group at MDA Federal
Inc. (formerly Earth Satellite Corporation) in Rockville, Maryland.
Mr. Hyde has been employed with MDA Federal Inc. for over nine years.
Phone consultation with industry traders and meteorologists about MDA
EarthSat Weather’s forecast view is part of the daily routine
for Mr. Hyde. Chris also specializes in forecasting unique areas in
the tropics geared toward clients customized needs. [Read
the full profile.]
Anneliese Sherer (2001 B.S. Meteo and ABA)
Meteorologist at Fortis Energy Marketing and Trading
I've always been interested in both business and
meteorology, even in high school. So when I went to
Penn State, I earned both a B.S. degree in meteorology and an associates
degree in business administration, finishing in 2001.
From there, I went to the University of Oklahoma and received my M.S.
in professional meteorology in 2003, combining my business and meteorological
backgrounds. My graduate research was sponsored by Williams, an energy
company in Tulsa, OK. That was my first experience working on a trading
floor
Matt Rogers (1994 B.S.)
Deputy Director of the MDA EarthSat Weather Group at MDA Federal,
Inc.
Mr. Rogers is Deputy Director of the MDA EarthSat Weather group at MDA Federal, Inc. (formerly Earth Satellite Corporation) which provides customized and standard services to approximately 320 energy companies in North America and Europe. Matt has been with MDA Federal, Inc. for thirteen years.
Matt holds significant experience in providing weather products and services to the various branches of the energy industry, including the natural gas, electricity, heating oil, and weather derivative sectors. He develops and manages services for the trading community, energy suppliers, energy planners, and energy purchasers. Mr. Rogers consults daily with energy clients throughout the energy industry from North America to Europe.
Mr. Rogers has been invited to speak to a number of energy conferences
and individual corporations and routinely speaks to energy groups
15-20 times a year [Read the full profile.]
Robert Mulloy, CCM #635 (1994 B.S.)
Chief Meteorologist, Royal Dutch Shell
After graduating in 1994 I worked at 2 local weather companies in the Houston area before moving to California to work at WNI/Oceanroutes. At Oceanroutes the learning curve went vertical while working in the Marine aspects of Meteorology. My mentors (Tom Deemer, Jack Katona, Frank Bowman and Kurt Malone) tossed me into Tropical Meteorology and Ocean Wave Dynamics while I routed ships across the Globe. The experience at WNI/Oceanroutes has helped tremendously at Shell in dealing with Atlantic Hurricanes and their destructive potential both onshore and offshore.
I was hired by Coral Energy (which became Shell Trading Gas and Power)
in the summer of 1999 and quickly learned the value of the weather.
I was forecasting highs in Chicago in the mid and upper 90’s
(96-98) and when the mid 90’s verified (94-96) we dropped a
quick $800,000. OUCH! That was a real eye-opener and helped realize
hype drives the market and a realistic, no-hype forecast is key as
it can offer many opportunities to take a position counter to the
market consensus and score some large points for being an outlier
if you just think about the forecast instead of getting drawn into
what everyone else is saying.. [Read
the full profile.]
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