Brett Latta, Cbcp, Fema Lvl I Continuity Practitioner Email & Phone Number

Tempe, Arizona, US

Tempe, Arizona, US

Raleigh, NC, US

• Provide support for a statewide business continuity and disaster recovery management program
• Provide training and awareness to new Agency BCP Coordinators on business continuity tools
• Support data center recovery planning, business continuity and business impact analysis
• Assume oversight and governance role in developing, coordinating, and maintaining comprehensive data center recovery plans and a testing program to include the full BCP lifecycle
• Perform annual audits of existing disaster recovery/business continuity plans

Charlotte, NC, US

• Analyzed and made recommendations for the Disaster Recovery planning tool replacement along with conducting Proof of Concept for the new tool
• Ensured continuous availability for roughly 600 active plans by developing a migration strategy
• Led the migration of SunGard’s LDRPS to Fusion Framework and Assurance NM to MIR3 for emergency notifications
• Subject matter expert in emergency notification tool discussions and served as a point of contact for all DR planning and validation schedule support, modifications, and reportingHighlights:
• Established and managed the solution, metrics, and process to move from a testing model to a validation model, which helped move closer to proving recoverability
• Managed a team of two team to successfully open and close 500+ support tickets annually

Charlotte, NC, US

• Led a team of three responsible for the Disaster Recovery Testing for 300+ applications annually
• Managed the automated emergency notification for executive management, the business recovery management team, the business, and the technology continuity management team
• Created and developed a means to record/track testing issues
• Consistently met goals in an escalating application portfolio and regulatory environment
• Developed in-house solutions to consolidate planning and testing schedules
• Repurposed areas of LDRPS to support test issues and perform validation exercises

Charlotte, NC, US

• Initially recruited to redefine and redesign the BB&T Disaster Recovery Program
• Assisted in defining application recovery tiers
• Created documentation to support and promote the new methodology
• Built policies including a distributed application into a previously mainframe centric program
• Revised the scope of the planning and testing programs to meet industry standards
• Promoted to Vice President and Management as a result of the program redesign

US

• Provide daily support for network infrastructure, server environment, desktop support
• Infrastructure deployment.
• Daily maintenance for local telecommunications and call queue recording.
• Provide project analysis and IT solutions for ongoing projects for improved business process.
• Write and configure yearly rating solutions for annual insurance rating programs.
• Directly responsible for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity.

US

• Senior Officer in charge of training, education, third shift operations and
• Technical support.
• Responsible for the Business Continuity planning,
• Policy improvement and revision.
• Responsible for overall building inspections and alarm monitoring for all Nationwide owned Columbus area buildings.
• Training Program Development

US

• Provided technical support and custom Crystal Reports for all areas of Continuity Management.
• Worked directly with planners to develop Business Continuity, Information Technology Recovery and Crisis Management plans.
• Coordinated planning strategies that involved both business and information technology areas working together for comprehensive solutions.
• Reviewed security certification and accreditation forms for compliance with IT Security policies and Continuity Planning regulations.