Robert Horne Email & Phone Number

Asheville, Nc, Us

In addition to sharing industry leading expertise with clients and potential clients, I also lead the Network and 911 Technical team at MCP. MCP's technical offerings include GIS, next generation networks, call handling and customer premise equipment and a host of service offerings. I am responsible for building long term partnerships with MCP clients as they navigate the migration of 911 technology from antiquated legacy systems into powerful, IP-based networks powered by geospatial analytics.

As a Sr Technology Specialist with Mission Critical Partners, Inc., I bring 30 years of program management experience in public safety, law enforcement and intelligence to strategic planning, system, data, and people integration, governance, and client implementation support. I provide the subject matter expertise clients need, when they need it, to hold service providers and vendors accountable.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Sharing Data before AGOL - A Regional GIS Data Sharing Platform.Coincident with the broadening use of GIS by local and state governments, a new challenge emerged: sharing geographic data more widely across jurisdictional boundaries. One major step in this direction is being taken by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ subcommittee for GIS, which received a grant from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for establishing a National Capital Region (NCR) Geospatial Data Exchange to produce, maintain and share a set of common operating data across the Maryland-Virginia-District of Columbia region.Robert Horne, technology officer for the Washington Regional Threat and Analysis Center, believes the exchange could be a game changer.“The exchange is a huge step forward,” Horne told Homeland Security Today in an interview. “In the past when planning for regional events, geographic data that was shared between District agencies, local Maryland and Virginia agencies and federal agencies was exchanged using e-mail, and updates were presented during conference calls. There was never any guarantee at all that we were all in sync, and we did not have anything like a common reference point or operating picture.”Once the exchange is fully in place toward the end of this year, Horne said, treacherous blind spots that have stymied responders during emergency situations in the past, such as the inability of first responders in one town to know which roadways in a neighboring town are open when they attempt to stage evacuations, will finally be overcome.“At first we are working with about 20 to 25 jurisdictions but the hope is it can quickly scale into the hundreds,” he said. “The system has been architected to make it very easy to add new participants. All they need are credentials.”

Technology Officer Washington Regional Tactical Analysis Center (WRTAC), the DC Fusion Center: Responsible for all aspects of IT management for agency. Work with DC, Regional and Federal peers to integrate systems and data across national fusion center efforts. Oversee daily IT services for 20 users. Review and manage new technology implementations.Geospatial Intelligence Officer, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD): Lead Geospatial Analyst for Washington Regional Tactical Analysis Center (WRTAC), the DC Fusion Center. Support District, Regional and Federal Intel Officers with geospatial analysis pertaining to crime, terror and cyber threats.Geospatial Information Manager, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA): Responsible for multi-million dollar implementation of Geospatial technologies in the Emergency Operations Center. Lead support of data and spatial systems in the EOC. Primary response to support EOC during activation. Liaison, Federal and Military Partners (USDHS, USDHHS, FBI, JFHQ-NCR): Coordinate spatial data sharing for emergency response between the District and each agency. Represent the District in Federal working groups, event planning meetings and exercises.Metropolitan Washington Counsel of Governments (COG): Chair of the GIS Subcommittee and the Data working group for the regional interoperability project as a representative of OCTO and EMA. Ensure that the interests of DC, OCTO and EMA are met through the development of a regional spatial data sharing portal.

Task lead for the development of the Federal Department of Homeland Security, National Geospatial Needs Assessment. Responsible for gathering geospatial needs from DHS agencies, Federal, state and local stakeholders, and private industry. Represented DHS – Geospatial Management Office at DHS and Military emergency response exercises in DC, VA and CO. Worked with USGS and NORTHCOM to facilitate the introduction of the Interagency Operating Picture (IOP) common operating picture application for personnel, resource and response management into DHS.

Responsible for performing strategic consulting tasks for PlanGraphics’ local government clients, including information gathering, needs analysis, applications definition, implementation planning, and data modeling. Lead clients through the process of creating the vision of their GIS and assist them in transition to a spatial enterprise. Perform project/program management and apply extensive knowledge of quality assurance, ESRI, Microsoft, AutoDesk, and imaging software products, database design and development, and system architecture. •Wake County, NC, Emergency Preparedness GIS Action Plan•Department of Transportation, Urban Forestry Administration, Washington, D.C., Tree Management System Implementation Project•City of Raleigh, NC, Emergency Preparedness GIS Action Plan •Horry County, SC, Internet Mapping and Stormwater Mgmt Application•Office of Emergency Management, New York City, Emergency Operations Plan•Emergency Management Agency, Washington, D.C., Emergency Preparedness GIS Action Plan•City of Virginia Beach, VA, High-level GIS Needs Analysis and RFP

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Consulting

Bs, Business Computer Systems