Mark Mesarch's World

WORK EXPERIENCE

2009-present

 

University of Nebraska - Lincoln: School of Natural Resources Web Programmer Manager: manage and maintain the departmental website and and web-related databases while being required to use the UNL branded templates and maintain research group website and system administer Sharepoint Services collaboration environment.

2007-2009

 

University of Nebraska - Lincoln: School of Natural Resources Web Programmer Manager: manage and maintain the departmental website and and web-related databases while being required to use the UNL branded templates. National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) Web Programmer Manager: manage and maintain research group website and system administer Sharepoint Services collaboration environment.

2001-2007

University of Nebraska - Lincoln: School of Natural Resources Research/Outreach Specialist. Manage field research projects related to climate change and field -based remote sensing on the Carbon Sequestration Program. Oversee redesign of SNR website and install/modify ecommerce website. Develop on-line reporting tools for wildfires and staff activities for the Nebraska Forest Service. Site Supervisor for the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP)

1995-2001

University of Nebraska - Lincoln: School of Natural Resources Sciences Research/Outreach Specialist. Manage field research projects related to climate change and field -based remote sensing in boreal forest in Central Canada and agricultural/range in northern Oklahoma. Webmaster and weather collection project coordinator for the Nebraska Earth Science Education Network. Site Supervisor for the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP)

1989-1995

University of Nebraska - Lincoln: School of Natural Resources Sciences Research Specialist. Manage field research projects related to climate change and field -based remote sensing in prairies of Kansas.Site Supervisor for the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NDMC)

1985-1989

Texas A & M Agricultural Experiment Station, Blackland Research Center, Temple TX Validate crop growth models (COTTAM, SOYGRO) for various weather regimes. Assist in design and construct root growth chambers. Model design for most effective use.

EDUCATION

1983-1985

Master in Agronomy at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Studied the effects of short term/quantity irrigations on maize during key growth periods. Modeled effect with radiation and energy balance model CUPID. Cornhusker Marching Band and Lincoln Lutheran Choir

1979-1983

Bachelors of Science in Meteorology at The Pennsylvania State University. with distinction. Penn State Blue Band, White Band, Symphony Orchestra, University Choir, Syndicate Winter Guard. Outing Club. Pi Mu Epsilon Honor Fraternity. Campus 4-H

1975-1979

Meadville Area Senior High in Meadville PA. Marching Band, Symphony. Honors Math. SKI club. Thespian Society. National Honor Society.

Examples of Educational Modules, Databases and Web Programming

As my career has shifted from true meteorological endeavors to web and software programming, I laugh thinking about the FORTRAN class I had in my sophomore year of college. The instructor, not a professor, was new to teaching and provided such poor instruction that I vowed that I would never work with another computer. How that has changed. I taught myself PASCAL, then Visual Basic and Visual Basic for Applications, and now I am moving it to the realm of SQL server, ASP.NET, Sharepoint. Most of the work is like looking a thousands of pieces of a puzzle that have no picture. How will it best work and how does it look?

Besides my normal work lode, I do a few other things. I volunteer my time as a webmaster for a Montessori School south of Lincoln, PRAIRIE HILL Learning Center and the Lincoln Civic Choir. I also design lights on a regular basis for the Lincoln Community Playhouse. And once in a blue moon I pick up a job caning chairs; something my mom taught me.