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Cindy (Shu Jie) Yu

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I am a meteorologist with more than 10 years of forecasting experience.  I am highly skilled in the weather forecast, climate analysis, data examination and Numerical Weather Prediction evaluations. I have provided weather analysis and briefings to TV on-air personals, program staff and key clients and stakeholders at the provincial government level.

Employment History

Meteorologist, Environment Canada 
Vancouver — 2008- Present

• Public and marine forecast for BC, Yukon and high Arctic
• High elevation forecast for BC Mountain Passes
• 1-900-565-555 Weather consultations for film, constructions, Parks Canada, Fisheries and Oceans, farmers and independent organizations
• Winter weather briefings and discussions for Avalanche Canada

• Acting Warning Preparedness Meteorologist May – September 2017
  • Delivered presentations to provincial clients and stakeholders such as Emergency Management of BC, Provincial Technical Drought Working groups, Wildfire services and River Forecast Centre.
  • Provided media interviews

• Member of the Local Arrangement Committee for Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) Congress 2015
  • Built and managed the congress websites (both old and new)
  • Designed congress poster, logo and sponsorship posters
  • Set up and maintained congress social media platforms (Facebook and Twitter)

• V-Nix Project 2013 – 2014
  • Proposed V-Nix Project: Engaging weather sensitive clients to learn about their vulnerabilities, risks and needs.
  • Implemented V-Nix Project: Connected with users such as Coast Mountain Bus Company, Kamloops Airport, Ministry of Transportations and etc.
  • Provided summaries and recommendations to the senior management including project successes and challenges, as well as steps going forward.

• Outreach Liaison with various post-secondary schools 2013 – Present
  • Provided guest lectures for several local universities on radars and satellites.

• Member of the Numerical Weather Prediction team 2010 – 2011
  • Mo, R., J. Zhong, C.Yu, and K. Kwok, 2010: Inflow and outflow through the Sea-to-sky Corridor in February 2010: Lessons learned from SNOW-V10. Tech. Rep. 2010-003, National Laboratory for Coastal and Mountain Meteorology, Environment Canada, 11pp
  • Presented the above case at Northwest Weather Workshop Seattle in 2011

Operational Meteorologist / Briefing Meteorologist, the Weather Network — 2007 – 2008

• Prepared daily forecast using Graphical Forecast Engine (GFE)
• Prepared weather analysis graphics for TV using Borealis
• Briefed on-air presenters with weather forecast and warnings
• Lead and supervised meteorologists on developing new Borealis products
• Completed on-camera interviews and promotional clips for the station

On-call Weather Producer / Briefing Meteorologist, CTV-Vancouver, Vancouver — 2005-2007

• Prepared weather graphics for the daily 5, 6 and 11pm news using WSI
• Briefed on-air personalities weather forecasts, warnings and breaking weather stories.

Board Experience

Vancouver Chamber Music Society (http://www.vancouverchambermusic.com) — December 2015 – September 2016

• I served as a board of director for Vancouver Chamber Music Society for a short period. My duties included taking board meeting minutes and seeking sponsorships

Education

University of British Columbia — BSc, specialized in Atmospheric Science 2007

Meteorologist Operational Internship Program, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2008 – 2009

Additional:

BCIT Course BCST1151: Radio and TV Announcing 2006

Languages

English and Chinese

Honour & Award

The Above and Beyond Award
Nov 2017
Office of Premier British Columbia
“In recognition of your efforts and selflessness in service to the Province of British Columbia in response to the 2017 wildfire and floods.”

References

Available upon request