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Greenville, Sc, Us

United States

Pivotal role in shaping SDR’s strategic direction and leading sustainable growth and success. Responsible for overseeing all aspects of SDR’s business operations, ensuring alignment with mission, vision and values.

Greenville, Sc

Leading company operations in utility/ROW Vegetation management, disaster debris removal and post disaster temporary housing. Lead an amazing group of business development professionals in engaging our industry. Develop systems to increase project management efficiencies.

Chapel Hill, Nc

Development and instruction in the "Hurricane Evacuation Decision making Course"; Instruction in the "Disaster Recovery Course".

Jacksonville

Continuing a life's passion to help strengthen organizations in their readiness for and response to Major and Catastrophic disaster. Strengthening State and local governments' early recovery activities and debris removal program.

Jacksonville, Florida

Division Director - Emergency management and homeland security business development and service delivery for a 300 person civil construction firm providing services in all phases of emergency management. Develop and establish contractual relationships following government purchasing requirements. Lead company readiness efforts for fulfilling contract activations. Provide emergency management expertise to local, state, federal customers. Disaster response/recovery on twelve (12) contract activations.

St. Augustine, Florida

Provide instruction in the "Emergency Management Course", Fiscal Administration, "Intergovernmental Relations Course" within the Public Administration Program.

Jacksonville, Florida

Responsible for coordinating homeland security efforts for the City of Jacksonville; physical security (infrastructure, facilities); information technology security. Special assistant to the Mayor for Security Coordination. Administer homeland security grant programs (UASI, SHSGP, MMRS, EMPG, etc.). Lead homeland security change management: establish local governance structure; establish administrative procedure(s) to achieve success with conflicting local, state, federal requirements. Organize processes to maximize disaster prevention/response/recovery readiness within the UASI jurisdictions and agencies.

Duval County Florida

Provide leadership and management for a comprehensive emergency management program in a jurisdiction of over 800,000 people encompassing 840 sq. miles. Responsible for plans/procedures development, public education, disaster response and recovery management, facilities management, porgram development and marketing, personnel development, press availabilities and interacting with elected and senior appointed officials at the local and state government levels. Quality Programs - lead emergency management involvement in the City's Quality Initiative; First local government in the nation to be accredited in emergency management by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP). Conducted assessment of Republic of South Korea EOC Systems. Florida's Emergency Manager of the Year in 2005; Incident Management Team (IMT) Lead in Harrison County, MS for Hurricane Kagtrina; IMT Team Lead in Lee County, FL in Hurricane Wilma. Direct and manage the county's disaster recovery and mitigation programs for 9 Presidential declared disasters and other non federally declared disasters.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

Manage State of Florida delivery of disaster resources (equipment, personnel and programs). In non-disaster time lead a team of planners in development and maintenance of the State's Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP). Lead the inter-agency planning team to re-write the CEMP. Support development and then implement the State's change management strategy to support the transition in concept of operations. Develop Standard Operating Procedures to support the State's disaster operations. Develop training and workshop materials to communicate the State's disaster plans. Development of supporting planning tools; studies, procedures, checklists, etc. Manage the State's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during 5 Presidential Disaster Declarations and numerous non Federally declared disasters. Planning manager for the Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) program. Manage the Division's Field offices in 7 locations across Florida.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Manage the State's Emergency Operations Center during Presidentially declared disasters and numerous non-Federally declared disasters in 1991 to 1993. From 1989 to 1991, worked as a Radiological Emergency Preparedness Planner developing and supporting fixed nuclear facility disaster plans for nuclear power plants in North Carolina.

Norfolk, Virginia Area

Various nuclear power schools; service on US Navy fast attack submarine, USS Glenard P. Libscomb (SSN-685); electrician; electric plant operator; engineering duty petty officer.

Masters, Business Administration

B.S., Sociology