Senior Security Professional with emphasis in BCP, DRP and Crisis Management
Southeast USA
Willing to relocate; Travel 50-75%
Compensation:  $100,000-120,000

Here is an accomplished well-rounded leader of Corporate Contingency Planning managing large-scale global projects, facilitating between highly technical areas advocating clients and stakeholders, as well as, buffering between various business units, governmental agencies, and internal/external audit.  This professional works to achieve corporate goals and establishes a high performance culture.

This candidate has spearheaded the establishment of a national Contingency Planning Association and set industrial trends by speaking to subject matter experts. As Contingency Planning Manager, this professional established the initial Program and then led the organization through various wide business interruptions.   Also, the candidate has an extensive background in Information Security, Distributed Systems, Threat/Vulnerability Management, Internet Content Filtering, Facility Security, Executive protection and Loss Prevention. 

This professional liaisons with federal agencies (OCC, SEC), Business Units (operations, sales, traders, administrative), Information Technology (in-house, out-sourced), Compliance, Legal, Audit (internal, external) and corporate partnerships. A 25-year background in corporate America has created the ability to manage relationships with teammates inside and outside the company walls.  Resources are managed to get the job finished on time and within the budget. This requires the skillful organization of management expectations and delivery objectives.

Business Continuity Specialist
Atlanta, GA
Open to relocation; Travel up to 25%
Compensation:  $100,000-120,000

CBCP certified Business Continuity Specialist with over 16 years of DR/BC experience, this candidate has worked as a corporate employee for a Fortune 500 company and as a contract consultant in multiple industries in all venues of business continuity and disaster recovery planning, including:

• Department-level Business Impact Analyses (BIA) for a financial systems leader and a Risk Analysis for a major healthcare organization
  
• Emergency response planning and participation as a member of an organization’s emergency response teams
  
• Planning, installation, and maintenance of business continuity and disaster recovery plans utilizing MS Word-based and industry tools such as SunGard’s LDRPS (Living Disaster Recovery Planning Systems) and PreCovery products
  
• Pandemic, crisis management, command center and third-party documentation
  
• Team leader/user software training for an industry-leading product (LDRPS 9.1.2 and 10.0) via on-site and WebEx based sessions
  
• Development and execution of multi-team table-top exercises with senior management follow-up via  an implementation list of gaps and exposures
  
• An Information Protection Analysis of tape backup, rotation, archival and storage processes
  
• The chairing of the semi-monthly Alliance Meeting with US and European site coordinators to provide updates to the group and act as a liaison for issue escalation and resolution between the satellite locations and the corporate office
  
• A successful software migration from Strohl Systems LDRPS 9.1.2 to version 10.0 and the installation of system security and user website portal access
  
• Administrative responsibility for the NotiFind automated notification system utilized across the enterprise to provide real-time event/situational alerts
  
• The candidate can provide an immediate impact to the organization and is open to working in either an individual or team player setting.   Additionally, he/she seeks a company utilizing or is contemplating the implementation of an industry software product.
  

DR Business Professional
Mount Pleasant, TX
Willing to relocate: Travel N/A
Compensation:  $85,000-120,000

This candidate's expertise is in Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP).  He/she has over twenty years experience which includes international consulting while living abroad, all aspects of BC and DR, consulting, LAN/WAN Support, LAN Admin, Data Center Help Desk, Procurement, Asset Management, Project Management, Budgeting, while working with State and Federal Auditors. He/she has taken department organizations from never having run a BC or DR exercise to exercising the entire organization within 1 year.  He/she has passed the Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) exam.

This professional is skilled in utilizing Strohl Systems "Living Disaster Recovery Planning System (LDRPS)" to build and maintain various types of plans relevant to BCP and DRP and Compass.

This candidate would also like to work on or with a BC/DR team and would not be interested in running a program by themselves.

Crisis Management/ Disaster Recovery
Based in Houston, TX, willing to travel
Seeking Negotiable compensation based on location and responsibilities

This candidate has 10-years experience with FEMA’s Public Assistance Program and has assisted non-profits and governmental entities with their FEMA grants.  The candidate has experience with all aspects of the disaster recovery process: damage assessment, working with Federal and State representatives to submit and apply for federal grants, development of protocols and day-to-day processes to manage the dynamic environment of project worksheet development and documentation, grant management, and the closeout process to include preparation and participation of State and Federal Audits.  

The candidate has assisted applicants in expediting the preparation, development and documentation of project worksheets to obtain funding of over $800M in federal grants and developed, implemented, and managed financial tracking of expenditures and reimbursements which was used to analyze funding throughout the process.

The candidate has extensive knowledge of FEMA’s public assistance policy and other applicable regulations to FEMA claims which include, but not limited to:  Public Assistance Policy Digest; 9500 policy series; and Code of Federal Regulations 44.

Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery Certified Professional
Houston, TX – open to relocation, will work remotely or travel  (50-75%)
$95-$120K

As an accomplished developer of Business Continuity Programs,  this candidate’s has real world experience in leading initiatives to develop, recommend, support and implement enterprise-wide business continuity, disaster recovery, and risk management efforts. He/She has led successful resilience and mitigation processes within a wide array of industries.   He/She  is known for the ability to quickly assess potential risks before they are added to the technical landscape. Years of Professional Service delivery and consulting in dynamic environments have provided extensive experience in managing client needs and surpassing expectations.
  Key disciplines include:
• Program/Project Management, Audit and Change Management
• Business Impact Analysis / Risk Management
• Recovery Plan Development, Test and Execution
• Education/Training and Awareness program development
• Regulatory/Industry
• Data Center Recovery Operations

Business Continuity / Mobile Operations Professional / CBCP
Based in Atlanta GA– Willing to Travel
Salary negotiable

Business ethics and integrity are the basic components of this experienced candidate. Over 25 tears in the disaster recovery and is credited with the invention of the Mobile DataCenter product. Developed the operating methodologies and provided clients with a “recovery at your doorstep” recovery option. Designed specialized road equipment to ship to the client site and assisted in testing client recovery plans. Assembled teams and created efficient response procedures to speed recoveries. This candidate was involved in regional recoveries of hurricanes Katrina and Ike and many more disasters. Managed day to day operations that included cost tracking, budgeting, pre-sales, sales support and marketing. Maintained “on call”readiness 24/7.

Business Continuity Program Director/Leader
Dallas/Ft Worth metro area
Prefer to stay in region; Travel 25-50%
Compensation: $125,000-150,000

This candidate has nearly 10 years in the business continuity profession, much of that time spent leading divisional or functionally aligned teams within large global financial institutions. This individual has experience in all aspects of business continuity, including business impact analysis (BIA), tool selection and implementation, recovery planning, awareness, testing, external relationship building and event response.  This is a leader with a proven track record of results and innovation, with a number of‘firsts’ implemented for employers, including:

- Implementation and testing of mobile recovery capability
- End-to-end execution of full-scale response and recovery exercise
- Implementation of a comprehensive response process framework
- Implementation of comprehensive program covering coast-to-coast network of over 1200 branch offices
- Successful tool implementations (NotiFind, SharePoint-based emergency management portal) and migrations (LDRPS v9.1 to v10)

Demonstrated leadership skills in the areas of:
- Crisis management
- Communications, including one-on-one at various management levels and presentation before large audiences
- Employee management and talent development
- Process improvement, program and process management

Hands-on Global experience includes:
- Planning program implementation with internal partners in India and Latin America
- Development of joint tabletop exercises with counterparts in Europe
- Presentations to external partners in China