Alex Winter

My spark of interest in weather didn't arise until I was 15 years old when I was playing catch with my father in our backyard as cardboard, paper, etc. began falling from the sky. Not 5 minutes later, we were inside and hearing of a F3 tornado that had ripped through Stoughton, WI no more than 30 minutes prior. I couldn't wrap my mind around how debris from that tornado could be falling in my own backyard! And thus, my interest in learning about weather began. I graduated in the spring of 2012 with my Bachelor's Degree and worked in two separate stints at Innovative Weather: One from June 2011-January 2012, and the next from August 2012-September 2014. While after graduation, I had considered continuing education in the Master's Program at UWM, but decided to continue to gain experience by working for Innovative Weather. I recently accepted a position in October 2014 with Schneider Electric in Minnesota, working as an Energy Team Meteorologist, and couldn't be more blessed with this opportunity. I wouldn't have been able to acquire this position if it wasn't for the communication, risk assessment, and weather forecasting skills I gained through my tenure at Innovative Weather. This program is invaluable to the meteorology student who has an interest in operational meteorology, but is more importantly a gateway to a plethora of other opportunities outside of weather through the skills and maturation one develops during their time at Innovative Weather.