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Management Manager

Location:
Seattle, WA, 98107
Posted:
June 13, 2010

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Jodie Ryan Cell: 206-***-**** Cell: 206-***-****

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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



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