RESUME:

Melinda Banks Ball
3231 Maplewood Drive
North Augusta, South Carolina 29841

mball@event-weather.com 

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OBJECTIVE
To be the Official Nascar Meteorologist during race season. 

RELATED EXPERIENCE
National Auto Sports Association-Southeast Division                Southeast, US
Meteorologist                                                                 March 2005-Present   

• Provide weather forecasts for race events once a month February-October
• Present weather briefing before races to race officials and race participants
• Monitor weather conditions on site at race events to ensure safe race conditions

           
Freelance Television Meteorology                              Multiple Locations
On Camera Meteorologist                                             June 1998-December 2005

• Provide part-time freelance meteorology service to the following television stations:
  
  • WRDW-TV 12 Augusta, Georgia
  • News14 Carolina Raleigh, NC
  • WCIV-TV 4 Charleston, SC
  • WSAV-TV 3 Savannah, GA
  • WIS-TV Columbia, SC
  • WMDT-TV 47 Salisbury, MD

WBTW-TV 13                                 Florence/Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
On-Camera Meteorologist                   May 2000-December 2001   

• Present weathercasts for Weekend 6:00pm & 11:00 pm news
• Substitute regularly on morning and evening shows
• Report/Video daily news stories

Florida State University Channel 47                       Tallahassee, Florida
Weather Producer/Weathercaster                               January 1996- May 1998

• Present daily on camera weathercasts for 6:00pm show
• Produce forecasts for Tallahassee and surrounding cities

Meteorology Internship                             May 1996- May 1998

• WPLG Channel 10 Miami, Florida
• WTWC Channel 40 Tallahassee, Florida
• WPDE Channel 15 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

SKILLS:

• Proficient with the following weather graphics systems:
  
  • WSI Weather Producer, 9000, 7000;
  • Weather Central Genesis
  • Kavouras Triton RT, i7

EDUCATION
Florida State University                                       Tallahassee, Florida
Bachelor of Science in Meteorology                         May 1998

• Major: Meteorology
• Minors: Art, Communications, Math, Physics