About StormSector

The StormSector site is a new media venue created by Ben Alonzo covering unique science and technology content through professional eyes. In operation since 2001, the site features articles, info, news, unique products, services, reviews, plus more focusing on the science and technology sector that drives our world. Thank you for visiting and for your continued support. Be sure to check out our new Blog & News section and the new StormSector YouTube channel for high definition video content. Sometimes we also give visitors chances to win great prizes, so stay tuned!

Ben is a unique science and technology expert, geoscientist, meteorologist, and emergency operations professional. He is President of StormSector.com, and a graduate student from Mississippi State University. He also holds numerous professional industry licenses and certifications including A+ Information Technology Professional, American Heart Association, BLS HCP, EMT, EVOC, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Emergency Management Agency, IBM, N+, National Cable Telecommunications Association, National Registry Emergency Medical Specialists, and Emergency Telecommunications Specialist in addition to thousands of hours of professional training. He also serves as Chief Executive Officer for EmeraMedia.com, a digital media production and web development firm. His graduate focus is on severe weather mitigation technology and emergency management for critical infrastructure. Ben plans to begin working towards a PhD this year after earning his Bachelor of Science in Operational Meteorology and Master of Science in Geoscience/Meteorology. Geoscience spans a combination of critical sciences including atmospheric science, climatology, geology, hydrology, oceanography, chemistry, math, physics, and various other earth sciences.

Ben has contributed to multiple corporate knowledge bases, worked in emergency operations, telecommunications, information technology, as well as weather forecasting industries. He is a veteran storm chaser with over ten years experience chasing storms, live on-air reporting, and providing training materials to the National Weather Service. You might have also seen or heard him on television, radio, or in print covering diverse topics from science to the latest technology trends. Ben is also a talented comedian, musician and producer. During his free time, Ben has spent nearly fourteen years volunteering with multiple organizations to serve the community.


Business / Consulting
For expert services including consulting, interviews, for-hire opportunities, special projects, training, and licensing please see the business section. See the business section for a comprehensive list of expert services we offer.

Advertising / News Media / Public Speaking / Product Reviews
StormSector provides a media kit for potential advertisers, partners, businesses that are interested in utilizing our professional product review service, live reporting, talk show requests, content licenses, special projects, and public speaking engagements. Please visit the media center for further information. We reserve the right to decline products or services.

About The Website
StormSector was developed by technology expert Ben Alonzo, originally built in solid HTML in 1999. With the advancements in web browsers, it became necessary to overhaul the site. The StormSector name comes from his interest in severe weather (storm) and technology sector (a hard drive sector), hence "StormSector" was born. StormSector also can refer to the area that storms occur within. He designed the site using custom CSS, PHP, C++, JavaScript, and Visual Basic. Originally, the site was powered by twin Dell PowerEdge series servers until they were retired in 2008.

Today, our servers are housed in a state of the art high security data center with redundant failovers, diesel power generation, bunker real estate, and commercial security manned 24 hours by information technology professionals. Ben designed, developed, as well as managed the site's layout, graphics, content, and server. If you are interested in web design, development, graphics, or scripting services, please see the EmeraMedia web development section.

By visiting our site you agree to comply with the Terms of Service and Disclaimer. Our privacy policy is embedded in our ToS. Students and third parties that wish to legally use StormSector photos, audio, video, or text must cite their sources in any documents where StormSector property is utilized. Content is also available by request for a case basis license fee. Unauthorized use, rebroadcast, transmission, or modification of any StormSector content is prohibited by law.

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