Daniel Stevens, Cem Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Leading a team of brilliant crusaders, charged with developing the energy workforce of the future and being bold enough to rethink how we learn, develop, and grow as individuals and an organization…. All while mitigating the risks of climate change.Together, and through the leadership of our Group Chief Engineer, we are making a cleaner, more sustainable and resilient future for National Grid, the communities we serve, and the next generation of energy consumers; What could be more awesome then that?

Greater New York City Area

Leading teams to help clients establish, adapt, and implement crisis management and resiliency programs, which are focused on mitigating threats and risks facing the utility industry. This includes working with senior executives to help inform strategic investments, develop strategic plans, enabling governance models, and implementing comprehensive planning, training and exercise programs.

Greater Los Angeles Area

•Developed the original strategy and governance model for the Business Resiliency Department; This strategic initiative aligned company policies and goals with the vision and direction of the new department.•Oversaw the guidance, direction and management of the Business Resiliency training and exercise program for over 500 employees rostered on cross-functional teams.•Filled leadership roles during numerous disaster response operations from wildfire response to security incidents.•Designed, facilitated and implemented numerous full-scale exercises and executive-level workshops with participation across multiple Operating Units, other utilities and external stakeholders from the local, state, and Federal government. These drills ranged in focus from strategic / policy level issues, to tactical response coordination for major disaster and security incidents.

Southern California

THIS ROLE WAS CONCURRENT WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON.Developed a public-private enterprise focused on building partnerships across the emergency management community in Southern California. Membership is comprised of over 100 emergency managers from local, state, Federal and utility /infrastructure providers. Current initiatives include increasing alignment and integration across planning, training, and exercise initiatives- building capabilities for a more integrated response across the whole community.

FEMA HQ, Senior Policy Advisory• Advised the Assistant Administrator on internal agency response capabilities and led the overhaul the training and education program for FEMA response teams, as well as the qualification requirements for the national planning cadre.• Developed and implemented FEMA’s first National Training Academy. The 12-week educational program, with over 100 support staff, was the first in the nation to align Federal policy in emergency management with crisis leadership, simulation exercises, human resource management, and technical skill development.• Oversaw the Situational Awareness Section of the National Response and Coordination Center to help provide updates to the White House during disaster operations. This included managing 40 staff in a dynamic and fast-paced environment; responded to numerous Presidentially declared disasters.FEMA Region IX, Lead Planner • Served as a planner on the Region IX Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT) and participated in disaster response and recovery efforts across the nation.• Managed the implementation, prioritization and evaluation of over $30 million in regional grant funds used to support catastrophic planning, training, and exercise initiatives across major metropolitan areas.DHS HQ, Preparedness Officer • Preparedness Officer for the state of California; responsible for both financial and programmatic oversight for over $1 billion in financial assistance, to include grant monitoring and technical assistance.• Led coordination to identify funding priorities across numerous state and local emergency management agencies, as well as first responders and private-sector partners such as training and exercise programs.

The position with Booz Allen Hamilton was on client site at the Office for Domestic Preparedness, US Justice Department. This agency was one of the 23 which ultimately became the US Department of Homeland Security.