Assistant Director, Office of Emergency Management Resume Example

• Oversaw incident management and resource engagement for a Federal agency of 7000 employees by providing guidance and consultation to senior leadership; defining USGS focus and cohesive approach for supporting emergency response; and evaluating emergency management planning and operations to improve overall capability to respond to emergency situations.
• Facilitated stakeholder and partner engagement by representing USGS on Department of the Interior councils and working groups; coordinating with the Federal interagency on USGS science capabilities and their application to disaster response, recovery, and mitigation; identifying opportunities for USGS science and expertise to support disaster response and recovery objectives; and coordinating USGS planning efforts in support of National Level Exercises.

• Served as Stafford Act Policy Director by providing policy, oversight, and guidance to FEMA/Office of Response and Recovery in an effort to streamline and improve the granting of Federal disaster assistance; leading efforts to improve consistency for data collection and analysis and strengthen determination metrics for both Public and Individual Assistance Programs; advising on new guidelines and rulemaking to address changes to FEMA's authorities passed in the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013; serving as liaison between Executive Office of the President and FEMA; and managing the Presidential Disaster Declaration process under the Robert T Stafford Act for the Executive Office of the President.
• Supported national level incident management by providing awareness briefs to Administration Senior Leadership on events which posed a significant threat to the American public and to American infrastructure and potentially resulting in a request for Federal Assistance or a Presidential Disaster Declaration; formulating and recommending policy decisions in coordination with other Executive Office of the President entities and interagency partners; and communicating Presidential direction and intent to applicable departments and agencies through convening National Security Council coordination groups and related policy committees.

Served in various technical, advisory, and managerial roles over a 21-year career at the National Weather Service. Highlights include:

• Stakeholder and partner engagement to determine information requirements and create and revise policies, procedures, and products to meet customer needs
• Brief and advise decision makers during times of disaster to inform and improve response and recovery activities
• Perform gap analysis and develop requirements to deliver training and outreach initiatives