About Erik Proseus
Erik is the owner of Cirrus Weather Solutions - a private meteorological firm based in Bartlett, TN, webmaster and forecaster for MemphisWeather.net and JacksonWeather.net, and author of the MWN Blog. He has made Memphis and Mid-South weather and climate his career, hobby, and passion for well over a decade. Having lived in the region for 25 years, he knows the weather patterns well and relays his knowledge through the MWN Blog, while providing a vast array of weather information, products, and services on MemphisWeather.net and its sister site JacksonWeather.net. Erik's mission through Cirrus Weather Solutions is to use his meteorological expertise and communication skills to the best of his ability in order to educate and inform the public on current, future, and past weather conditions and events.
Erik graduated summa cum laude with a B.S in Geography, a concentration in Meteorology, and a minor in mathematics from the University of Memphis in 1997. He was named by the University of Memphis Geography Department as “Outstanding Undergraduate” in 1997. Erik subsequently completed the coursework required to obtain an A.A.S. degree in Information Technology (Computer Programming concentration) from Southwest Tennessee Community College in 2002, again graduating summa cum laude.
From 1997-2004, Erik was employed by MIT-Lincoln Laboratory in the Weather Sensing group as a technician at the Integrated Terminal Weather System (ITWS) field site at Memphis International Airport. It was during this time that he honed his skills in research and development, radar interpretation, and mesoscale forecasting for the Memphis area, as well as website design and professional speaking.
Since 2004, Erik has been employed by FedEx Express as an aviation meteorologist, serving in an administrative capacity and on the core team that brought a new corporate-wide weather system to FedEx in 2008. Erik currently serves as the Technical Lead for the end users of the system, coordinating testing and evaluation exercises, and serving as liasion between the vendor and end users. In addition, he regularly briefs members of senior management in Global Operations Control on large-scale, destructive weather patterns and other natural phenomena, providing a key component in the planning and execution of contingency operations for the airline.
Erik is also Past-President of the Memphis Chapter of the American Meteorological Society/National Weather Association and is a current and/or past member of both national organizations.
In his personal life, Erik is married to his high school sweetheart, Jennifer, and has two beautiful and fun-loving elementary-age daughters, Grace and Paige. Their family is very active in their church, where Erik serves as President of his Sunday School class and has served on the church's Board of Trustees and various other committees, as well as serving as program coordinator for the church's Financial Peace University classes by Dave Ramsey. Jennifer is a stay-at-home mom and is very active in the girl's school activities, serving on the PTA Board and substitute teaching.
Erik graduated summa cum laude with a B.S in Geography, a concentration in Meteorology, and a minor in mathematics from the University of Memphis in 1997. He was named by the University of Memphis Geography Department as “Outstanding Undergraduate” in 1997. Erik subsequently completed the coursework required to obtain an A.A.S. degree in Information Technology (Computer Programming concentration) from Southwest Tennessee Community College in 2002, again graduating summa cum laude.
From 1997-2004, Erik was employed by MIT-Lincoln Laboratory in the Weather Sensing group as a technician at the Integrated Terminal Weather System (ITWS) field site at Memphis International Airport. It was during this time that he honed his skills in research and development, radar interpretation, and mesoscale forecasting for the Memphis area, as well as website design and professional speaking.
Since 2004, Erik has been employed by FedEx Express as an aviation meteorologist, serving in an administrative capacity and on the core team that brought a new corporate-wide weather system to FedEx in 2008. Erik currently serves as the Technical Lead for the end users of the system, coordinating testing and evaluation exercises, and serving as liasion between the vendor and end users. In addition, he regularly briefs members of senior management in Global Operations Control on large-scale, destructive weather patterns and other natural phenomena, providing a key component in the planning and execution of contingency operations for the airline.
Erik is also Past-President of the Memphis Chapter of the American Meteorological Society/National Weather Association and is a current and/or past member of both national organizations.
In his personal life, Erik is married to his high school sweetheart, Jennifer, and has two beautiful and fun-loving elementary-age daughters, Grace and Paige. Their family is very active in their church, where Erik serves as President of his Sunday School class and has served on the church's Board of Trustees and various other committees, as well as serving as program coordinator for the church's Financial Peace University classes by Dave Ramsey. Jennifer is a stay-at-home mom and is very active in the girl's school activities, serving on the PTA Board and substitute teaching.
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