Over 25+ dedicated years as a Business Continuity and Information Security professional working for large Financial and Health Care Information Technology organizations. Past four term President of the Liberty Valley (Greater Philadelphia area) Chapter of the Association of Contingency Professionals (ACP).Active in the Business Continuity field since 1992, and a leading authority on Business Continuity Management, with extensive experience in both the public and private sector in Emergency Response Procedures, Crisis Management Plans, Facility Risk Management and Business Continuity Restoration Procedures. Level Three Certification in Homeland Security (CHS-III), Fellow in the Business Continuity Institute (FBCI), and Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) in the Disaster Recovery Institute International. Member of the editorial board for the Business Continuity Journal, member of the advisory panel of the International Continuity Oversight Board. Veteran of several significant disasters, including Incident Manager for a major financial company during Hurricane Allison in Houston, TX in 2001 coordinating the recovery of a customer call center. Recognized for participating in the Siemens Response Teams during hurricanes Rita, Katrina and Gustov.Have published and presented extensively on Business Continuity topics, both locally and internationally and specialize in Emergency Response and Risk Management Procedures. Past owner and President of the consulting company BCPlanning.net.Specialties: Financial and Health Care IT Disaster Recovery Planning, Business Continuity Planning and Best Practices, Incident & Crisis Response Planning, Homeland Security, Terrorism Response as well as Risk Evaluation and Mitigation.