Date and Place of Birth

12 June 1977, Pascagoula, MS.

Employment History

Nov 2007-Present: General Forecaster, NWS North Platte, NE.

June 2006-Nov 2007: Meteorologist Intern, NWS Paducah, KY.

May 2004-June 2006: SCEP Meteorologist, HQ Air Force Weather Agency, Offutt AFB.

Education

B.S., Meteorology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

    Minors: Math, Physics

Awards

9th Annual High Plains Conf. Student Scholarship Award (Fall, 2005)

National Weather Association Aviation Meteorology Award, Presented to Members of DNXT HQ AFWA (Fall, 2005)

Air Force Weather Agency, Offutt, AFB Civilian FOA Award (Fall, 2005)

Air Force Weather Agency, Civilian of the Quarter (Summer, 2005)

Air Force Weather Agency, Offutt, AFB Civilian FOA Award (Winter, 2005)

Air Force Weather Agency, Civilian of the Quarter (Fall, 2004)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln UCARE Research Grant (2001-2002)

Experience and Skills

Computer Programming: Fortran, IDL

Visualization: GrADS, VIS5D, GEMPAK, MAPLE, RIP

Numerical Weather Prediction: Weather Research and Forecasting Model

Training: NWSTC COOP Training (Sept. 2006), WDTB DLOC Radar Training (Jan. 2007), WDTB Severe AWOC (June 2007), WDTB Winter AWOC (Jan. 2008)

Extra-Curricular Activities

2007-Present: Skywarn Spotter Training Instructor.

2005-2006: AFWA Storm Prediction Center Backup Forecaster.

2005: Student Volunteer, Omaha-Valley National Weather Service.

2001-2002: UCARE Research Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln: "A Synoptic Climatology of Significant Tornadoes in Nebraska."

2001: Vice President of the Student Chapter of the American Meteorological Society, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Professional Memberships

2007-Present: National Weather Association

2006-Present: American Meteorological Society

Publications

Garner, J. M., 2007: A preliminary study on environmental parameters related to tornado path length.  Nat. Wea. Assoc. Electronic Journal

Garner, J. M., 2007: A summary of "A preliminary study on forecasting tornado path length."  Contributed to the Bull. of the Amer. Metr. Soc.

Presentations

March 2008, Des Moines, IA, 12th Annual Severe Storms and Doppler Radar Conference, "An Environmental Study on the Relationship between Supercell Longevity and Tornado Path Length."

August 2007, Hastings, NE, 11th Annual High Plains NWA Conference, "A Preliminary Study on Forecasting Tornado Path Length."

March 2007, Des Moines IA, 11th Annual Severe Storms and Doppler Radar Conference, "A Preliminary Study on Forecasting Tornado Path Length."

October 2005, North Platte NE, 9th Annual High Plains Conf., "The 10 May 2003 Mississippi Valley Tornado Outbreak."

April 2005, Omaha NE, Omaha-Offutt Local AMS Chapter: "Tornado Environments."

March 2005, Omaha-Valley National Weather Service: "The 13 June 2004 Eastern Nebraska Tornadic Supercell."

October 2004, Goodland KS, 8th Annual High Plains Conf., "Additional Applications of Linear Theory Used in Discriminating Between Thunderstorm Type."

April 2002, Omaha NE, Omaha-Offutt Local AMS Chapter: "Anatomy of a Storm Chase."

April 2002, University of Nebraska UCARE Program: "A Synoptic Climatology of Significant Tornadoes in Nebraska."

October 2000, Lincoln NE, 4th Annual High Plains Conf., "Introduction of an Experimental Tornado Index."