BC Management will be closed for the holidays from Friday, December 23rd thru
Friday, December 30th.

BC / DR professional with IT and PM background
Auckland, New Zealand - Relocation worldwide; Flexible travel
Compensation: $150,000-220,000 USD negotiable

Coming from an IT infrastructure background this candidate has 17 years experience in BC and DR in planning and has been working as a consultant for 13 years. This candidate is passionate about BC and DR and has a strong service and business focus. He/she is renowned for delivering his/her BC and DR projects quickly and with minimal ‘pain’ and disruption to the Customer’s normal business operations.

This candidate is experienced in a wide range of platforms and technologies including:
· IBM and Unisys mainframe
· Unix
· Virtual systems (highly available and replicated)
· Database and SAN replication
· Windows
· Backup strategies
· Telecommunications systems

To compliment his/her technical experience, this candidate has also experience working in a wide range of businesses
including:
· Local and central government
· Health
· Education
· Finance
· Telecommunications
· Warehousing, manufacturing and distribution

Key BC and DR strengths of this candidate are in his/her holistic methodology, experience and ability to assist Customers develop their BC and/or DR Plans in a timely manner, flexible thinking and ability to look for recovery strategies outside the norm. Business strengths are in his/her relationship building skills, easy going approach, organisation and ability to drive projects.

This candidate has excellent written and oral communications skills and is comfortable and effective dealing with all levels and types of Staff, including technical and business groups and senior and executive management. In support of his/her DR and BCP skills, he/she also has experience in:
· Project management (infrastructure and software development projects)
· IT services management
· Tender management
· Production, operations and service delivery
· Vendor management and performance
· Strategic planning and developing business plans
· Developing proposals and RFP responses
· Change management

This candidate was a certified MBCI and a member of the Survive! Group until 2004.

Looking to hire continuity, resiliency, crisis management, risk management, emergency management and/or security professionals? Check out additional top talent confidential bios at http://www.bcmanagement.com/top-talent.html. 

Interested in becoming a BC Management Top Talent candidate? If so, please inquire with a BC Management representative at info@bcmanagement.com.

BC Management, Inc. –Your Continuity Staffing Experts for Over 10 Years!

Holiday Offer of up to 50% off BCM Research Data/ Metrics - Customized to Your Peer Group or All Inclusive

Thank you for your commitment to BC Management over the years. The team of BC Management sincerely appreciates your continued support and as such, we would like to offer you to receive this limited promotion. This holiday season
and into the New Year, BC Management is offering you 40% off all BCM Research Reporting from date thru January 31st. An additional 10% off will be extended to those who are active members of the ACP and NEDRIX or who are certified through the DRI International or BCI.  See Available Reports - http://www.bcmanagement.com/holiday-offer.html.
  
Reports include:
 BCM Compensation Report
 BCM ROI Report
 BCM Industry Peer Review
 BCM Staffing Index
 BCM Budget Review
 BCM Program Maturity
 Best in Class
 Event Impact Management Report

We thank you for your continued business and support and we wish you safe and happy holiday season.

Yours truly,

The BC Management Team

Newsletter available at http://www.bcmanagement.com/newsletters.html.

BC Management's December Management Focused Newsletter Highlights the Following:·
· What is the difference in earning potential between business continuity, disaster recovery, emergency management/ crisis management and risk management?
· Holiday Offer - Up to 50% off all BCM Research Data/ Metrics now until January 31st.
· Execute a documented, systematic, interviewing process.
· What will happen when an earthquake hits Singapore?
· BC Management will be closed between Friday, December 23rd thru Friday, December 30th for the holidays
· Top Newsbytes from the Homeland Security Newswire
·And much, much more!

Happy Holidays from Your BC Management Team!

Business Continuity Professional
Chicago, IL
Relocation N/A – Travel 20%
Compensation $100,000

Successful business continuity professional with diverse experience focusing on business impact analysis, building resumption of business plans, emergency notification, business recovery sites, and exercise management. This candidate has eight years of business continuity experience, over thirty years of technology background and holds a DRII Certification. Proven achievements in identification of critical processes, development of plans and managing exercise scope. Considered a leader with a reputation for integrity and quality. Team oriented with excellent interpersonal communication skills.

· Lead corporate wide contingency planning/business continuity efforts.
· Established a framework and methodology for completion of contingency plans by internal business units.
· Performed Business Impact Analysis identifying critical processes for recovery.
· Established effective Business Continuity strategies to support and, in time of disaster, recover the company’s critical business functions. 
· Successfully configured and implemented business continuity tools for plan building and emergency communications.
· Built overall plan for business disruption and assisted business units in creation of individual plans.
· Managed creation of alternate site for business resumption. 
· Developed training materials for program and coordinated training of business unit personnel.
· Directed the regular validation and exercising of documented Business Continuity plans.

Looking to hire continuity, resiliency, crisis management, risk management, emergency management and/or security professionals? Check out additional top talent confidential bios at http://www.bcmanagement.com/top-talent.html. 

Interested in becoming a BC Management Top Talent candidate? If so, please inquire with a BC Management representative at info@bcmanagement.com.
 
BC Management, Inc. –Your Continuity Staffing Experts for Over 10 Years!

BC Management, Inc - Job Posting #2536
Position: Senior Disaster Recovery Specialist
Status: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Houston, TX - local candidates

Description:
This senior level specialist in disaster recovery (DR) oversees development, implementation, testing and maintenance of the company DR strategy. This includes partnering with internal IT and cross-company teams to align processes and procedures within the organization in order to respond to a disaster and recover the critical business functions within the defined RTO/RPOs.  This position will also be responsible for participating in any actual disaster recovery effort.
 
Duties and Responsibilities:
·  Performs accelerated risk assessment and related impact analysis, including the establishment of RTO/RPO.
·  Drive DR technical solutions design leveraging internal and external partners. Responsible for DR implementation.
·  Establishes disaster recovery testing methodologies; plans and coordinates the testing of recovery support and business resumption procedures in different functional areas. Assures that recovery procedures are effective for the restoration of key corporate resources and for the resumption of critical business processes.
·  Provides guidance to and coordinates the efforts of staff members in the development of recovery procedures for key areas of the organization.
·  Analyzes and identifies points of vulnerability and recommends disaster avoidance and reduction strategies.
·  Periodically reviews changes in corporate resources with the management of those areas to assure the effectiveness of the recovery procedures and backup capabilities.
·  Leads the development of IT emergency response procedures.
·  Conducts disaster recovery training for staff members in all functional areas. Assists in providing instructional and informational materials on emergency response for all roles.   Provides guidance in the maintenance of a library of recovery support and business resumption procedures.
·  Assists recovery support and business resumption staff during a disaster in the implementation of response and alternate operating strategies.  Acts as an IT coordinator during an emergency.
·  Works with vendors of disaster recovery services and facilities; studies and recommends outside services for use during a disaster situation.
·  Maintains contact with outside organizations participating in reciprocal agreements, where appropriate.
·  Prescribes IT DR requirements for new environment, systems and/or facilities.
·  Provides thought leadership in technology direction, technical services, vendor partnership and industry standards adoption.
·  Provides coordination across teams to encourage application of standards and adherence to standards based methodologies. 

Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline with ten years of increasing responsibility in technical IT roles required. Four (4) years of additional experience may be substituted for the degree.
 
Experience:
· Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience developing, communicating and maintaining DR programs using current techniques and technologies.
· Disaster Recovery and/or Business Continuity experience in a Fortune 500 company preferred.
 
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements:
     CBCP, MBCP CISSP or equivalent is required
 
Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities that Contribute to Success:
·  Thorough knowledge and understanding of current disaster recovery planning techniques and technologies as well as the methods used in performing risk analyses and business impact analyses.
·  The ability to develop a clear understanding of the company's key functional processes and resources.
·  Excellent project management skills.
·  Proven ability to work independently and as a team member
·  Ability to be flexible and work analytically in a problem-solving environment
·  Excellent communication (written and oral), interpersonal skills, multi-tasking, and time-management skills.
·  Experience in Disaster Recovery related to the following disciplines:
·  LAN/WAN networking technologies
·  VMware Virtualization products (Server, ESX)
·  Backup software and disk to disk solutions
·  Enterprise Storage and replication capabilities
·  Host Based replication technologies
 
 Must be at least 18 years of age.
 Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without visa sponsorship (U.S. citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident).

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed.  This is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, age, sex or handicap.

 To apply to this position please visit http://www.bcmanagement.com/search-jobs.html and enter the job number 2536.
 
To learn more about the position, please contact Alina Howard - BC Management Inc. at ahoward@bcmanagement.com.

BC Management's 10th Annual BCM Study will be closing on Dec 17th at 1AM EST.  

Just 60 hours left to participate in BC Management's 10th Annual BCM Study to qualify to receive our complimentary BCM Compensation reports and Exclusive Board Report on BCM Trending (for program management section study respondents only).  BCM Compensation final reports will be published for USA, Canada, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa.

View  a brief summary of the USA BCM Compensation Report -Initial Findings - http://tinyurl.com/7wh4gt7.

Participate in BC Management's 10th Annual BCM Study by December 15, 2011 to receive complimentary BCM research reports - http://www.bcmanagement.com/participate-in-study.html. 

Those who choose not to participate in the study may purchase any of our world-renowned BCM Compensation Reports - http://www.bcmanagement.com/compensation-research-data.html. Members of ACP and NEDRIX and DRI International and BCI certified professionals qualify for 10% off all our reports!

Business Continuity Management Professional / Program Manager
Based in: NH/Boston, MA -willing to relocate
Travel: 50 - 75%
Compensation: $100,000 –Negotiable

Five words: Change Agent / Outside-the-box. This BCM professional with MBCI, CBCP, CHS-III certifications and 25+ years of experience with Emergency management, Continuity of operations, disaster recovery and business continuity management. Has developed business continuity programs for use in multiple industries including financial/banking. This candidate has worked in India, Europe, UK, Canada, and across the USA. While leveraging experience, and working knowledge of 30+ regulations/standards/guidelines from around the world. Is able to communicate, develop, implement, maintain, train and evaluate BC/DR strategies and programs.

Has worked for small, medium and large organizations that are local and global. This candidate is a self-starter, team player and leader in the risk management – business continuity management field.

Looking to hire continuity, resiliency, crisis management, risk management, emergency management and/or security professionals? Check out additional top talent confidential bios at http://www.bcmanagement.com/top-talent.html. 

Interested in becoming a BC Management Top Talent candidate? If so, please inquire with a BC Management representative at info@bcmanagement.com.

BC Management, Inc. –Your Continuity Staffing Experts for Over 10 Years!

BC Management's 2011 study highlights total compensations (base + bonus) for business continuity professionals based in Asia Pacific are almost evenly distributed between less than 50K SGD (27%), 51-100K SGD (23%) and 101 – 150K SGD (23%) while 5% of study respondents earn a total compensation of $300K+ SGD. The data did show that 75% of the data respondents indicating 50K SGD or less were based in India.  All total compensations were noted in the respondents country in which they reside in and then converted to Singapore Dollars (SGD) for comparison purposes.  For reference $1 USD equals 1.28749 SGD.  (Data reports on 2010 compensations for professionals based in Asia Pacific. Total compensation is base + bonus only.) View the pie chart for Asia Pacific and other regions below. 

Asia Pacific Study Respondents - 
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European Study Respondents - 
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Canada Study Respondents - http://www.weebly.com/uploads/3/7/5/2/3752086/pie_chart_on_canada_2010_comp.png

USA Study Respondents- http://www.weebly.com/uploads/3/7/5/2/3752086/pie_chart_on_usa_2010_comp.png  


Less than 2 weeks left to participate in BC Management's 10th Annual BCM Study to qualify to receive our complimentary BCM Compensation reports and Exclusive Board Report on BCM Trending (for program management section study respondents only).  BCM Compensation final reports will be published for USA, Canada, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa.

View a brief summary of the USA BCM Compensation Report -Initial Findings - http://tinyurl.com/7wh4gt7.

Participate in BC Management's 10th Annual BCM Study by December 15, 2011 to receive complimentary BCM research reports - http://www.bcmanagement.com/participate-in-study.html.

Those who choose not to participate in the study may purchase any of our world-renowned BCM Compensation Reports - http://www.bcmanagement.com/compensation-research-data.html. Members of ACP and NEDRIX and DRI International and BCI certified professionals qualify for 10% off all our reports!

BC Management is delighted to share this information with the business continuity profession. We hope that you see the value in these reports. Please contact a BC Management Representative with comments/inquiries.

BC Management's 2011 study indicates that more business continuity professionals based in Europe earn a total compensation between $81 - $100K Euro (47%) while 6% of study respondents earn a total compensation of $200K+ Euro and 9% of study respondents earn $50K Euro or less. (Data reports on 2010 compensations for professionals based in Europe. Total compensation is base + bonus only.) View the pie charts at: 

European Study Respondents - 
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Canada Study Respondents - http://www.weebly.com/uploads/3/7/5/2/3752086/pie_chart_on_canada_2010_comp.png

USA Study Respondents- http://www.weebly.com/uploads/3/7/5/2/3752086/pie_chart_on_usa_2010_comp.png