James Wieland
West Palm Beach, Florida
E-mail: james@weatherendeavor.com
Website: weatherendeavor.com
Social Media: @Surfnweatherman
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CAREER GOAL
	To be an integral part of a successful and competitive weather team. 

EXPERIENCE
    TELEVISION
	
	WPTV News Channel 5 - (NBC) - West Palm Beach, FL
	  · April 2007-Present -  Meteorologist. Weathercasts in mornings, evenings, weekends. Reporting, live shots, traffic. 

	WBFF FOX 45 - (FOX) - Baltimore, MD
	  · April 2006-April 2007 - Freelance Meteorologist.

	NewsCentral, Baltimore, MD
	  · December 2003-April 2006 - Staff Meteorologist, headquartered in Baltimore, MD.
	  · Main Meteorologist for up to three station’s 10pm news every night.  Regular cities include 
            Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Buffalo. Others include Tampa, Las Vegas, Oklahoma City and Baltimore.    
     
	WSPA News Channel 7 - (CBS) - Spartanburg, SC
	  · August 2003-December 2003 - Freelance Meteorologist.
	  · Performed weekend night and morning weather.

	WBTW News13 - (CBS) - Florence, SC
	  · August 2000-December 2003 - Morning/Noon Meteorologist.
	  · Performed morning/noon weather for news Monday-Friday. Including many live shots, interviews, 
	     packages and public appearances. 
     
	13WMAZ - (CBS) - Macon, GA
	  · April 1998-August 2000 - Weekend Meteorologist/Photographer/Reporter.
	  · Weekend morning weather, and weekend evening newscasts. 
	  · Reporting and fill-in work during the week. 
	  · News Photographer: ran the live truck, shot and edited stories.

	WDTV - (CBS 5) - Clarksburg, WV
	  · February 1998-April 1998 - Chief Meteorologist.
	  · Monday-Friday 5:30pm, 6:00pm, and 11:00pm newscasts, managed two person weather team. 

	WTWC - (NBC News 40) - Tallahassee, FL
	  · April 1997-February 1998 - Weather Assistant/Internship.
	  · Worked with Chief Meteorologist to prepare and produce forecast for nightly news.  Also
	     appeared on air a few times during severe weather. 

	Cable-TV, FSU Channel 47 - Tallahassee, FL
	  · April 1996-April 1997 - On-air broadcast meteorologist for local FSU cable station. 
	  · Helped start-up college weather program for broadcast.

   LEADERSHIP
	PRESIDENT - Home Owners Association
	  · 2013-2019 – Led a team of 5 board members to revive and improve the community after housing market crash. 
	  · Organized community meetings, Dispute resolution, Financial management, Policy enforcement


	PROJECT MANAGER LEAD/OWNER
	  · Purchased dilapidated houses in Baltimore City and completely renovated them
 	  · Designed layout of each house, Managed up to a dozen workers at a time, sold for profit


   TEACHING
	Bibb County Schools, Macon Private Schools
	  · Sept 1998 -May 2000 – Substitute Teacher, Macon, GA - Various County Schools K-12.
	  · Substitute Teacher - St Joseph's Catholic School, Tattnall Square Academy, Stratford Academy.
	     Middle and High School level.

	STARS Academy Mentoring Program
	  · Sept 1993-May 1994 – (Broward Community College, Ft. Lauderdale) – Mentor
	  · Mentored learning disabled teens to prepare them for college.


   SCIENCE
	TASBEX
	  · June 1994-June 1995 – Participated in the Tallahassee Area Seabreeze Experiment.        
	  · Collected scientific data in the field to help determine the affect of the Sea Breeze on the Florida
	     Panhandle.

EDUCATION
	Florida State University
	  · Attended 1994-1996. Graduated with a B.S. degree in meteorology and a minor 
	     in broadcast communications and mathematics.

	Broward Community College
	  · Attended 1990-1992. Graduated with HIGH HONORS from Broward College receiving an 
	     Associate of Arts degree. 

	Coconut Creek High School
	  · Attended 1986-1990. Was the vice-president of the ecology club 
	     and on the swim team for two years. Was also a member of the Civil Air Patrol for two years. 

COMPUTER / SPECIAL SKILLS
	  · Weather Systems: WSI-MAX WeatherProducer/TrueView, Accuweather Galileo 
	  · Doppler Systems: Baron LYNX Doppler Radar/VIPIR  
	  · Severe Crawl Systems: Baron StormWarn crawl system, WSI SkyAlert crawl system, Q-Alert
	     warning system 
	  · Newsroom/Corporate Systems: Inews, Teams, Zoom, Slack
	  · AI - chatGPT, Grok, Midjourney
	  · Photography/Videojournalism, video editing 
	  · Microwave live truck operation 

GROUP ACTIVITIES / AWARDS
	· Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists Finalist - “20 Tornadoes Touch Down” Hurricane Milton coverage
	· American Meteorological Society (AMS) Seal of Approval #1108       
	· Award for Excellence in Coastal Forecasting by the United States Lifesaving Association, Palm Beach County Chapter
	· Award for “Best Ocean Forecaster”  from the Palm Beach County Surfrider Foundation
	· Voted "Best TV Weather Team 2022" by The Best of Palm Beach County
	· Voted "Best TV Personality 2003" runner up in the Morning News Newspaper in Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC. 
	· FSU Alumni Association member
	· Surfrider Foundation member

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST