Forensic Meteorological Consulting                       

     LAURA “BELINDA” GOODY

 

         Forensic Meteorologist           (15 years)

 

       AREAS OF PRIME EXPERIENCE:

 

Ø      Reconstruction of Weather-Related Events

Ø      Personal Property Damage, Loss or Injury Claims Investigation

Ø      Interpretation of Graphically Represented Meteorological Data

Ø      Interpretation and Plotting of Numerically Represented

            Meteorological Data

Ø      Interpretation and Plotting of Encoded Meteorological Data

Ø      Climatology Research, Analysis and Interpretation

Ø      Communication of Findings in Graphic, Written and Verbal Form

Ø      Site Visitation and Evidentiary Photography

Ø      Victim/Witness Interviews

Ø      Meteorological Data Research, Selection and Analysis

Ø      Observation and Reporting of on Site Surface Weather Data

CERTIFICATIONS:

Ø      Certified Doppler Weather Radar Operator               (No. 254OST15W3-013)        (1994)

Ø      Certified WSR-88D Weather Radar Operator           (No. 254OST15W3-013)        (1994)

Ø      Certified Air Weather Distribution System Operator (No. 224AST25150-001)         (1991)

Ø      Certified Weather Specialist, U.S. Air Force              (No. 223ABR25130-000)        (1990)

Ø      Certified Observer, U.S. Air Force Air Weather Service                                            (1990)

 

RELATED EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

Ø      B.S., Geoscience/Meteorology, Mississippi State University - Currently Enrolled

Ø      B.S., Business Administration, University of Phoenix                                               (2003)

Ø      A.S., Paralegal Studies, Community College of the Air Force                                  (2002)

Ø      USAF Paralegal Craftsman Course                           (No. M3ACR5J071)                (2002)

Ø      A.S., Weather Technology, Community College of the Air Force                              (2001)

Ø      USAF Inspection Course                                            (No. IGI)                                   (1999)

Ø      USAF Paralegal Apprentice Course                           (No. M3ALR5J031)                  (1996)

Ø      USAF Weather Specialist Internship                          (No. 665INT00500-000)          (1992)

Ø      USAF Weather Specialist Course                              (No. 223ABR25130-000)        (1990)

 

AFFILIATIONS:

Ø      U. S. Air Force Reserves

Ø      State of Colorado Notary Public

Ø      The Denver Claims Association

Ø      Expert Law.com

Ø      NOAA (Spotter W357)

Ø      Colorado Rain and Hail Study Volunteer Weather Observer (CoCoRaHS # WE40)

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Ø      Meteorological Consultant,

      Weather or Not Consulting, LLC, Eastlake, Colorado                                   (2001 – Present)

 

Ø      Paralegal,

      460^th Space Wing (JAG), Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado                        (2001 – Present)

 

Ø      Paralegal,

      50^th Space Wing (JAG), Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado                        (2000 – 2001)

 

Ø      Paralegal,

      Headquarters 11^th Wing (JAG), Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C. (1998 – 2000)

 

Ø      Paralegal,

      12^th Flying Training Wing (JAG), Randolph Air Force Base, Texas               (1996 – 1998)

 

Ø      Weather Specialist,

      25^th ASOS, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii                                                     (1992 – 1996)

 

Ø      Weather Specialist,

      Military Airlift Command HQ, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois                            (1990 – 1991)

 

WRITTEN PUBLICATIONS

Goody, L.B., 1994: 15^th Weather Squadron Pamphlet, “Hawaii Weather and Climatology.”

Goody, L.B., 1992:  Wind Chill Conversion Chart

MEDIA PRODUCTION

Goody, L.G., 2005:  VCD “Weather Girl” a Personal History for Women in Meteorology

Goody, L.B., 2005:  CD “Legal Office in a Box” currently used on deployment in Afghanistan

Goody, L.B., 2001:  Buckley Air Force Base “JAG” Web Page https://www.buckley.af.mil

Goody, L.B., 2001:  Weather or Not Consulting, LLC Web Page www.wxornot.com

WEATHER-RELATED INVESTIGATIVE PROJECTS (Selected)

Ø      Pilatus aircraft loss incident over Sea of Okhotsk, Russia                                       (2005)

Ø      GEICO Insurance (Defendant).  Insurance fraud case.  Aurora, Colorado              (2003)

Ø      McDonald’s (Defendant).  Fraudulent slip and fall case.                                          (2002)

Ø      Federal criminal sexual assault case.  Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado                   (2002)

Ø      Meteorological scripting for a simulated microburst emergency response               (1999)

      exercise.  Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C.                                                      

Ø      Alleged aircraft incident involving U.S. Air Force aircraft, San Antonio, Texas (1997)

Ø      Alleged aircraft incident involving U.S. Army helicopter.  Port-au-Prince Haiti (1995)

Ø      Numerous weather-related personal property loss and injury, and tort claims.

LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS (selected)

2002

“How to Use Microsoft Front Page ™”

Paralegal Upgrade Training Program

Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, CO

 

"Legal Research Using Lexis-Nexis ™"

Paralegal Upgrade Training Program

Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, CO

 

1999

“The U.S. Air Force Prison Program”

Presented to the Judge Advocate General of the Air Force

Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C.

 

“The U.S. Military Justice Program”

Presented to the Judge Advocate General of Kuwait

Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C.

 

1998

“Using Microsoft Mail Merge ™”

Paralegal Upgrade Training Program

Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C.

 

“Claims Budgetary Briefing”

Presented to the Judge Advocate General of the Air Force

Randolph Air Force Base, Texas

 

1990 – 1991

Daily weather briefings:

Presented to the Wing Commander at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois