Commercial Office Buildings (low, mid and high rise) fire safety/emergency planning and training for building staff and occupants. Conduct Fire Drills, Emergency Action Plan Drills, Plan & Coordinate Full Building Evacuation Drills for High Rise Commercial Buildings. Conduct Disaster Preparedness Training and Seminars.

Instructor for FDNY Fire & Life Safety Director course. Including in-depth topics covering planning/preparing for fire emergencies, non-fire emergencies, and responding to active shooter incidents. Provide training for building staff and tenants on responding to emergencies.

Provide subject matter expertise and consulting to for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.• Subject matter expert in emergency management and crisis response. • Designed and ran training exercises on school safety and emergency response. Designed, organized and conducted full day programs on business continuity and response to a Nuclear Power plant accident - Continuity Dynamics, Inc• Consulted in building safety, risk management, and emergency response procedures for educational facilities - Risk Solutions International; for training exercises and liaising between the NYC Police Department and Hewlett Packard as part of the Emergency Communications Transformation Project (ECTP) - Strategic Emergency Group; in conducting and evaluating training exercises - Community Research Associates;• Developed a corporate-wide escalation plan defining processes for responding to business interruptions. Alliance Capital Management L.P. (2001) • Assisted counties in developing plans for participating in the federally sponsored RESPONSE 98 exercise (hurricane scenario), and taught exercise design and evaluation courses. NYS Emergency Management Office

Adjunct Instructor in the School of BusinessProvide real life and operational insight to students in the Masters of Science in Organizational Leadership (MSOL) program. Courses include: Leading Diverse Teams; Implementing Change Initiatives; and Information Systems and Sources.

Oversaw the disaster services program of the busiest ARC chapter in the U.S., responding to an average of six to seven disasters a day (typically fires, floods, building collapses and building vacates) serving a population of over 13 million throughout 13 counties of the New York metropolitan and Lower Hudson region. Oversaw the 24-hour Emergency Communications Center; the Family Services, Disaster Mental Health, Disaster Health Services, Mass Care & Sheltering, Staffing, Training, Logistics, and Partner Services units; and the Service to the Armed Forces program. Managed seven direct reports, a paid staff of 100 employees, more than 5,000 volunteers, and a total operating budget of up to $8 million. Maintained high level relationships with city, county, state, federal and non-governmental agencies.

Ensured Chapter-wide response capabilities, directing 68 paid staff and 2500 volunteers, through two senior directors, in providing disaster relief services and in managing IT, finance, and support services. Oversaw the 24-hour Emergency Communications Center, Field Operations, Client Services Section, Disaster Mental Health and Health Services personnel, and Mass Care and Sheltering Unit. Oversaw a budget of $8 million.

Provided subject matter consulting on Operations Command Center creation and operation, business continuity, and emergency escalation procedures.

Provided pre-hospital emegency medical services.