Certified Business Continuity Professional

NAKIA L. WASHINGTON

Available to Travel

*** ****** ****** ** **** 6 Atlanta, GA 30313

BS, Emergency Management

Phone: 678-***-**** Email: *********@*****.***

CONTINGENCY PLANNING

Business Continuity – Disaster Recovery

Dedicated professional who drives results through organization, planning, and foster relationships. Looks at all aspects of a project and then focuses on the best way to achieve objectives. Finds working in a fast-paced, mission critical environment rewarding. Takes accountability for work. Empathetic, helps others, and has a good sense of humor.

Disaster Recovery Techniques – Project Management – TT&E – Compliance

MS Office (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word) – SharePoint, RSA (Archer)

Self-Directed – Organized – Excellent Time Management – Analytical – Clear Communicator – Relationship Builder

EDUCATION

University of Maryland University College, BS, Emergency Management 2014

Bellevue University, Management of Information Systems (c) 2019

CERTIFICATIONS

FEMA Certifications: IS-100b, 200, 700a, 800b ICS-300, 400

DRI Certification: Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

International Association of Emergency Management

DRI International

SunTrust Banks, Atlanta, GA www.suntrust.com 2015 – Present

Finanical Institution devote to Lighting the Way to Financial Well-Being

Business Continuity Analyst

Maintain the repository of business continuity plans and processes, including risk assessments

Conduct business impact analysis (BIA) to identify recovery time objective (RTO), and recovery point objective (RPO) to prioritizes business process/ functions, dependencies, applications, and other factors that defined the line of business.

Coordinate enterprise business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery plan exercises.

Provide leadership and oversight for 13 lines of business.

Develop and execute BC/DR exercises, tabletops, full scale/functional testing, plan walkthrough.

Train coordinators and planners on best BC practices in accordance with the DRII, BCI, and FFIEC standards.

Maintain recovery strategies and coordinates testing with the business groups

Conduct variance analysis to identify any possible gaps between business needs and technology/process recovery capabilities

Perform risks assessments for both internal functions and vendor controls that address the specific business continuity and disaster recovery risks and incorporate into the overall IT and enterprise risk ratings and architecture.

CITY OF COPPELL, Coppell, TX www.cityofcoppelltx.gov 2014 – 2015

Well-established suburb of Dallas/Ft. Worth with population of 40,000 and median income of $100,000

Emergency Management Specialist Intern

Coordinate with Fire Administration Department to ensure that standards and procedures are current and to promote public awareness of emergency preparedness

Develop, review, coordinate and implement annual exercise and training plans

Develop written technical reports on emergency response plans that includes assessment of existing/established evacuation processes and make recommendations for changes/improvements

Develop the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)

Recommend policy revisions

Implement and coordinate preparedness efforts that bridge multiple departments by identifying relationships and dependencies among departments and negotiating preparedness and recovery solutions when processes are shared by nulitiple departments

Performs studies and analyses to identify problems, solutions and trends related to emergency management and continuity of operations

Draft, review, and/or amend policies related to safety, which includes life safety, fire safety, and emergency management policies

AGL (Atlanta Gas & Light) RESOURCES, Atlanta, GA (NYSE:GAS) www.aglresources.com 2006 – 2014

Leader in the natural gas industry spanning natural gas distribution operations, retail operations, wholesale services, midstream operations and cargo shipping

Business Analyst (2011 – 2014)

Processor (2006 – 2011)

Responsibile for all aspects of the Atlanta Gas Light Business Assurance Model: Protect, Prepare, Respond. Lead company efforts to ensure compliance with records management and data privacy policies are current.

Maintain database of safety incident data including injuries, collisions and property damage events

Conduct and compile research and prepare statistical reports using Excel and SharePoint

Research, resolve and respond to inquiries regarding data distributed to and from the field

Prepare analytical insights for Directors in the form of PivotTables and reports

Ensures supporting documents, contracts, and other records are in compliance with internal and regulatory requirements

Produce the nessarary training materials for new users, plan construction and testing

Support and assist in the development of BCP/DR technologies

Act as a liaison with vendor to ensure that the tool is adapted the company’s function and needs

Perform business impact analysis (BIA)

Report weekly and monthly on safety performance metrics

Implement an improvement process based on the results of the exercises/tests

Coordinate contract review, approval, distribution, termination, storage and access.

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