Experience

Tier Tech International, Inc.

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  Project Manager, for Department of Homeland Security, Combating Terrorist Use of Explosives, Multi-jurisdiction Improvised Explosive Device Security Planning (MJIEDSP) program. Managed scope, schedule, budget, project teams and all other areas of the project. Lead Facilitator and Bombing Prevention Subject Matter Expert for conducting MJIEDSP events for first responders and private sector stakeholders. Responsible for researching Federal, regional state and local capabilities, developing workshop scenarios utilizing local and Federal directives and guidelines, executing tabletop exercises and developing AAR/IP while ensuring DHS HSEEP compliance. Evaluated multiple State and Local Emergency Operations Centers focusing on operational procedures, current policies, and directives utilized during emergency response operations and provided detailed recommendations for identified deficiencies to ensure compliance with Federal, State and local standards. Show less



Tier-Tech International

• Project Manager, Continuity of Operations, Security & Emergency Response for the Social Security

  • Oct 2014 - Jul 2018

  Social Security Administration emergency response integration, exercise planning and Continuity of Operations project manager. Consultant and senior advisor to Social Security Administration National and Regional leadership on Continuity of Operations and Security. Develops Project Management Plans, Communication Management Plans, Change Management Plans, Quality Management Plans, Staff Management Plans, Transition-In Plans, and additional operations support plans, Work Breakdown Structure, staffing, etc. Develop Training Plans, Corrective Action Plans, Standard Operating Procedures and Occupant Emergency Plans. Develop and facilitate DHS Capstone exercise Eagle Horizon. Conducts security assessments of Watch Operations Center including personnel background checks, information and operational security assessments, physical security evaluation of central and remote sites, along with document review and classification. Supervises the maintenance and physical security of SSA COOP facility. Reviews all new Federal directives, mandates, legislation, or guides relating to Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness (OSEP)’s programs and develops a comprehensive plan of integration to ensure continuous compliance. Provides an assessment of the current plan, a crosswalk identifying areas impacted, proposed integration actions, resource requirements, and implementation timelines. Support all-hazard all-threats and emergency response events. Show less

• Project Manager

  • Sep 2008 - Sep 2014

  Project Manager, for Department of Homeland Security, Combating Terrorist Use of Explosives, Multi-jurisdiction Improvised Explosive Device Security Planning (MJIEDSP) program. Managed scope, schedule, budget, project teams and all other areas of the project. Lead Facilitator and Bombing Prevention Subject Matter Expert for conducting MJIEDSP events for first responders and private sector stakeholders. Responsible for researching Federal, regional state and local capabilities, developing workshop scenarios utilizing local and Federal directives and guidelines, executing tabletop exercises and developing AAR/IP while ensuring DHS HSEEP compliance. Evaluated multiple State and Local Emergency Operations Centers focusing on operational procedures, current policies, and directives utilized during emergency response operations and provided detailed recommendations for identified deficiencies to ensure compliance with Federal, State and local standards. Assistant Project Manager for Department of Homeland Security’s Chlorine Terrorism Mitigation (CTM) Program responsible for procedures, techniques, tools, professional oversight, quality, and consistency for CTM implementation. Bombing Prevention Training/Exercise Coordinator responsible for overseeing curriculum development, Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) and Risk Management of all company training evolutions involving explosives and small arms.Improvised Explosive Device (IED) instructor for Maritime Counterterrorism and Advanced Interdiction programs. Provided expert-level planning and operations instruction for Close Quarter Combat (CQC)/SWAT operations involving explosives and explosive devices. Show less



Explosive Security Concepts

• NC

• Consultant

  • Aug 2007 - Aug 2008