Staff Bios

Allan Williams is the Chief Meteorologist

Allan, a Chicago native, is a degreed meteorologist, a member of the Chicago Chapter of the American Meteorological Society and has been with Murray & Trettel Inc and Weather Command since March 1997. Allan’s...

Steve Toci is a Senior Meteorologist

Steve is a Chicago area native and has experience in providing weather information for agricultural, aviation, marine interests, radio broadcasting and energy companies. Steve is a member of the American Meteorological Society- Chicago Chapter...

Russell Weber is a Senior Meteorologist

Russell grew up in Arlington Heights, IL and lived around the area his whole life. He joined the Murray & Trettel Inc Weather Command Team in the Summer of 2013. Russell attended Western Illinois...

Nathan Halm is a Senior Meteorologist

Nathan, a native of Carol Stream, IL, received a Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology and a minor in Computer Science from Northern Illinois University, and then joined Weather Command as a Staff Meteorologist...

Alex Klucher is a Staff Meteorologist

Alex, a native of Northeastern Pennsylvania, joined Weather Command in 2022 and now resides in southern Wisconsin. He attended Millersville University of Pennsylvania and graduated in 2022 with a Bachelor of Science in meteorology...

Austin Heun is a Staff Meteorologist

Austin grew up in Port Washington, WI, with his 4 siblings and many pets. His interest in meteorology stemmed from a bout of severe weather on his 8th birthday. He attended the University of...

Jacob Angell is a Staff Meteorologist

Jacob, who grew up in Oshkosh WI, joined the Weather Command team in January 2024. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he received a Bachelor and Master of Science degree in Atmospheric and...

 Robert Kucik is a Staff Meteorologist

Robert grew up in West Bend, WI where his interest in weather and nature developed. He has been on several storm chasing trips and recently went on a combined trip of chasing and viewing...

Ryan Kron is a Staff Meteorologist

Ryan grew up in Bartlett, IL, quickly gaining an interest in weather from a young age. Following high school, he attended Northern Illinois University, graduating in May 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in Meteorology....

Anya Aponte is a Staff Meteorologist

Anya was born in Puerto Rico and moved to North Carolina as a teenager. She attended North Carolina State University, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology. Following the completion of her bachelor’s degree, Anya...

Mark Rhein is a Senior Meteorologist

Mark, a Wheeling, IL native came over to Murray & Trettel Inc in 1996 as a weather forecaster when Murray & Trettel Inc bought Central Weather Service. Mark has helped anchor the nightshift since...

Andrew Lotz is an Environmental Meteorologist

Andy, a Winthrop Harbor, IL native, is a degreed meteorologist has been with Murray & Trettel Inc since 2002. Andy is a member of the American Meteorological Society and the Nuclear Utility Meteorological Data...

Thomas McClain is a Field Services Technician

Thomas, a native of Manteno, IL, joined Murray & Trettel Inc in January 2024. Thomas has over a decade of experience in the cell tower industry, excelling in project management, construction, and technical expertise....

Matthew Jacquot is a Field Services Technician

Matthew, a native of Campton Hills, Illinois, joined Murray & Trettel Inc in October of 2024. He received his Bachelor’s in geographic information science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Matthew received his...

Scott Burgholzer is a IT Support Meteorologist

Scott Burgholzer, a native of Elburn, IL, received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Lewis University and his Master of Science degree in Data Science with a concentration in Computer Science...

Hirsh Shah is an Environmental Engineer

Hirsh joined Murray & Trettel Inc in October 1978. He has been involved in Ambient Air Monitoring, Continuous Emissions Monitoring, Meteorological monitoring at Nuclear Power Plants, Mathematical Modeling, Tritium Release, Dose, and Deposition Analysis...

David James is an Insurance Verification Sales and Marketing Meteorologist.

David, a Northbrook, IL native is a degreed meteorologist and began his second tour with Murray & Trettel and Weather Command in 2006. David’s main focus is on insurance verifications and forensic meteorology. David...

Steve Mirsky is the Senior Long Range Meteorologist

Steve, a New York native is a degreed meteorologist and has been with Murray & Trettel Inc and Weather Command since 1988. For seven years Steve served on the Board of Directors of the...