Jared L. Geyer is a Lead Forecaster at the NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center (SPC) in Norman, Oklahoma. His primary responsibilities are the issuance of Tornado and Severe Thunderstorm Watches and nationwide severe weather outlooks which are an essential source of information for the protection of life and property. Jared is heavily involved in SPC outreach, science-sharing activities, and operationally oriented applied research. Prior to arriving at the SPC in 2003, he was a forecaster at the National Weather Service offices in Hastings, Nebraska (2000-2003) and La Crosse, Wisconsin (1999-2000). He earned a B.S. degree in Meteorology and Communications from Valparaiso University in 1999 and an M.B.A. from Oklahoma Christian University in 2014.