The first half of my life was spent on the British Columbia's west coast, the second half on the Canadian Prairies. It's hard to imagine two different climate regimes. I have a Master's Degree in Geography with a specialization in Meteorology and my thesis was in the field of satellite applications. I've been working for the MSC for 22 years, in 3 different offices, and for the most part doing public weather. From 1998 to 2005, I was a severe weather meteorologist. Since 2005, I've been the Associate Science Transfer and Training meteorologist in the Prairie and Arctic Storm Prediction Centre in Winnipeg, where I've helped to develop a number of training/teaching initiatives, not least of which is the radar training course you will be taking over the coming months.