Experience

Oak Cliff Cultivators
• United States
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Chief Executive Officer

  • Mar 2020 - Present


CohnReznick LLP

• United States
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager

  • Dec 2017 - Mar 2020

  Business Line leader for Disaster Response and Recovery Preparedness Capability Development Responsible for Recovery Onboarding and Training Business Line leader for Disaster Response and Recovery Preparedness Capability Development Responsible for Recovery Onboarding and Training



FEMA

• France
• Internet

• Preparedness Progam Analyst

  • May 2016 - Dec 2017

  -Led the coordination of the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment process for 5 states, Dallas/Ft. Worth/Arlington and Houston Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) cities, and 5 federal recognized tribes. -Led coordination efforts in support of Law Enforcement Preparedness for Baton Rouge Civil Unrest. Collaborated with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, emergency management, and public health department to develop NIMS/ICS compliant operational concepts to effectively respond to potential civil unrest within East Baton Rouge Parish. -Facilitated preparedness efforts in synchronizing operational support concepts amongst federal agencies for Super Bowl 51, a Special Event Assessment Rating (SEAR) Event. Show less

• Response Operational Planner

  • Feb 2012 - May 2016

  Provided oversight, establishes and coordinates project teams from various levels of public health and emergency management, external stakeholders, and others to develop deliberate plans per the National Incident Management System and the National Planning Frameworks; Supervised the development of contract scope, execution, budget, and personnel: oversight of contracts in excess of $1,000,000; Implemented a six-step planning process to conduct capability analysis, identify gaps and shortfalls, develop courses of action, and exercise assigned projects (i.e. Medical Countermeasures, All-Hazards); Developed and provided senior level briefs and written products (i.e. graphical illustrations, memorandums, etc.) on progress and technical challenges of inter/intra-agency planning projects to local, state, and federal officials; Served as an expert consultant and staff advisor to a wide range of emergency response issues, many of which are complex: Notable: Ebola Response and Deep-water Horizon; Routinely performs as a spokesperson at conferences, meetings, committees and working groups that propose, defend and/or citizen response capabilities to effectively maintain a pro-active response posture in FEMA Region 6; and Experience in leading policy analysis, organizational improvement and evaluation as an emergency manager in FEMA: (i.e. FEMA Incident Action Planning Guide). Show less

• IMAT Planning Section Chief

  • Nov 2006 - Feb 2012

  Developed organizational structures, assigned personnel based on skillset, established priorities & objectives, and conducted evaluations; Implemented and managed the incident action planning process during immediate response operations and into the recovery efforts of numerous disasters/events; Deployed to various state emergency operation centers for over 30 federally declared disasters nation-wide. Notable: 2007 Texas Severe Storms and Flood, Hurricane Ike, Hurricane Irene, 2011 Mississippi River Floods, and 2011 Texas Wildfires; Supported National Special Security Event: 2009 Presidential Inauguration; Developed and provided training for response operations at the national and regional level; Responsible for maintaining situational awareness and reporting to State and Federal leadership of any effects or changes in conditions of the response or recovery efforts of an incident; Coordinate with federal, state, and other agencies in collecting, analyzing, and preparing written situation reports and plans; and Knowledge and skills in adapting analytical techniques and evaluation criteria to the measurement and improvement of program effectiveness and organizational productivity Show less