Jodie Ryan Cell: 206-***-**** Cell: 206-***-****
Seattle WA 98107
Email: gkzeog@r.postjobfree.com
Senior Emergency Manager
Areas of Expertise
Disaster Response and Recovery; Disaster Assessment, Joint Field Office (JFO) Operations; Emergency Planning/Management and Operations; Logistics; Fire, Life Safety, EMS, Public Health, Mass Shelter, Mass Care, H1N1 Vaccination Clinics, Combat Medic Certification – Ft. Lewis
Summary
National Security Clearance (FEMA and HHS)
Fire, safety instructor focusing on prevention, response and OSHA, NFPA compliance
Extensive experience in emergency response, disaster recovery, preparedness, mitigation
Certified FEMA Professional Development Series in Emergency Management, including Coursework Design, Incident Command, 100, 200, 230, 235, 240, 241, 244, 300, 700, 800
Healthcare management of Emergency Operations Plans (EOP), author of policies, procedures and exercises, collaboration with regional partners with Emergency Support Functions (ESF), Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI) activation of Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and utilization of Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP)
Disaster Response and Recovery Experience
Hurricane Ike (2008-2009)
Project Officer, grant/proposal writer FEMA recovery funds for Public Health, Fire, Police and Emergency Medical Services
Hurricane Gustav (2008)
Mass Care Feeding Operations – Red Cross
Seattle Windstorms (2006)
Shelter Operations for vulnerable populations without power
Bellingham Floods (2005)
911 Dispatch at Emergency Operations Center
Fargo/Moorhead Floods (1992)
Volunteer - sandbagging, disaster recovery
Professional Affiliations
National Fire Protection Agency
Disaster Recovery Institute International
International Association of Emergency Managers
Washington State Emergency Management Association
Volunteer Service
King County Red Cross - Disaster Services
King County Department of Health Medical Reserve Corps
Washington Disaster Medical Assistance Team (WA-1 DMAT)
Work Experience
JVR Health Readiness, Inc. 2009-Present
Director, Community Readiness Integration
JVR Principal Analyst – integrator of the emergency management functions of our healthcare and public health clients with community emergency management agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGO) and other response organizations.
Lead consultant for revision of Emergency Operations Plan, training and exercise design for Public Health clients.
Author of Public Health H1N1 After Action Report
A subject matter expert, tasked to assist Healthcare clients to optimize available Federal and State grant awards before and after disasters.
URS Corporation 2008- Present
Project Specialist, FEMA Subcontractor
Performed disaster assessments for Public Health, schools, hospitals, fire and police departments
Authored over $3M in technical grants for public entities and prepared each jurisdiction for their federal audits that would follow receipt of FEMA recovery funding
Calculated cost estimations using RS MEANS Cost Works Estimating Software for all materials and labor associated with disaster recovery
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance 2008 -2008
Emergency Mgmt, Fire & Life Safety Manager
Managed and designed all fire evacuation exercises, issued Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM) permits, performed pre-occupancy building safety inspections. Maintained records for Joint Commission for Fire & Life Safety compliance, including issuing deficiency citations and overseeing Plans for Improvement to ensure the safety of patients, employees and the public.
Developed policies for code responses for bomb threat, fire, shelter-in-place, workplace violence, pediatric abduction and pandemic outbreaks that threaten vulnerable populations
Performed Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (HVA) and based tabletop drills according to greatest identified risks, acted as Incident Commander during regional disaster exercises.
Ensured compliance to Joint Commission Standards for Emergency Mgmt, Fire & Life Safety.
Chair of Patient Safe Handling Committee, member of Environment of Care and Education Committees, taught fire extinguisher classes for lab technicians and research staff.
ZymoGenetics 2006-2008
Environmental Health & Safety
Developed and taught Fire Safety to scientists, senior management and implemented Six Sigma System for chemical storage areas and lab safety model
Authored EMS protocols and implemented Standing Orders from Medical Control for emergency administration of epinephrine in research environment
Bellingham Police Dept. 2005-2006
911 Dispatcher
Responsible for call receiving and dispatching for Bellingham, Everson, Lummi, Nooksack Police Departments and the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office, Border Patrol and WSP
Answered calls during activation of Emergency Operations Center during Bellingham Floods
Whatcom County Fire Dist. 4 2003-2006
Firefighter/EMT
Certified Fire/EMS Instructor I, Incident Safety Officer, EMT-B
Trained responder for Search and Rescue, Haz-mat, WMD Operations, Infectious Diseases
Community Emergency Response Team Fire Suppression Instructor
Chief’s Award, Whatcom County Fire Academy and Rookie of the Year
Washington State Services for the Blind 1999-2004
Information Technology Systems Specialist IV - Assistive Technology
Researched, designed and implemented technology solutions to reduce barriers for persons with disabilities in employment and home settings
Developed national model for speech software, Braille hardware and database integration and presented technology white paper at international conference on successful outcomes
Integrated hardware and software solutions in Windows, NT, Unix environments
Education
Concordia College-Moorhead, MN 1988-1992
Bachelor of Arts in German, Spanish, and Business Administration
Institute of German Studies - Bemidji, MN 1989-1990
Goethe Institute “German as a Foreign Language” Fluency Certificate
University of the Americas - Mexico City, D.F. 1992
Master’s Level Economics and Business Administration studies
Certification and Training
Crime Scene Investigation – King County Medical Examiner’s Office/Public Health - 2010
US Army Combat Medic Advanced Skills Training – Advanced EMT skills including Patient Care Under Fire, Emergency Cricotomy, Intubation, IV Fluids and Hemorrhage Control - 2009
Forensic Epidemiology - Homeland Security Programs at West Virginia University - 2009
CDC/FDA Training – Emergency Use Authorization for drugs, devices, and medical products during Civilian and Military Emergencies – 2009
FEMA – Preliminary Disaster Assessment Training - 2009
Disaster Recovery Institute International – Business Continuity Professional Training and Exam-2008
OSHA 30 hour Regulation and Compliance Training – Rockhurst University-2007
Red Cross Training - Shelter Operations, Disaster Health Services, Mass Care, Client Casework-2006
Emergency Management Institute/FEMA-Professional Development Series in Emerg. Mgmt Cert-2006
WA State/Bellingham Tech. College-Fire and Emergency Services Instructor-2005
Northwest Institute of Nonprofit Excellence-Grant Writing-2005
Whatcom County Fire Academy–Firefighter/Search and Rescue Certification, Haz-mat training -2004
WA State/Bellingham Technical College–EMT-B Certification-2004