Mr. Kappel is President and Chief Meteorologist of Applied Weather Associates (AWA). Mr. Kappel has been the project manager/technical lead for all aspects of AWA work ranging from PMP development to climate change analyses to risk quantification since joining AWA in 2003. Prior to joining AWA, he served as an on-air meteorologist at various television stations across the country. Mr. Kappel has been a guest instructor at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs, guest lecturer for the Tailings Center and Mine Water Waste and Closure Course, has published numerous peer reviewed articles on extreme rainfall, and has provided presentations at numerous conferences on various meteorological topics.