Samuel Stahl, cbcp, mbci
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Business Continuity Leader and Program Manager
BCM Methodology Expert Drives Resiliency Solutions Global BCM Successes
Highly experienced Business Continuity professional whose background spans multiple industries by delivering innovating resiliency methodologies and aligning recovery priorities with business needs. Delivered exceptional results through strategic goal setting and actively listening to client’s needs, quickly identifying business-driven resiliency solutions and delivering validated results. Provides hands on day-to-day SME knowledge and project management experience by running meetings, creating and updating project plans, updating issues and risk documentation, acted as the primary interface between technical and business teams, assisted teams in developing their resiliency plans, and reported weekly to the C-level executives.
Creates a positive work environment and takes a strategic, action-oriented approach to issues focusing on maximizing resiliency opportunities. Recognized for stakeholder management, mobilizing cross-organizational support and facilitating the decision-making process. Frequently requested as an international speaker on Business Recovery solutions.
Business Continuity Programs/Plans
Disaster Recovery Programs/Plans
Recovery Exercises
Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
Crisis Management
Emergency Response Management Plans
BCM Program Assessments/Audits
BCM Maturity Models
Professional Experience
Self Employed
Program Manager 2016– Present
Providing Program and Project Management, Business Continuity, Emergency Response Management, Crisis management and Disaster Recovery solutions to various organizations by offering overall leadership and maturation of their resiliency programs. Most recent projects include providing Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Project Management consulting services for several large organization:
Just completed an extensive update of a Disaster Recovery Program for a major Federal agency
Disaster Recovery Management responsibilities for a large electronic payment industry client
Disaster Recovery and Project Management responsibilities at a major US airline
Business Continuity Management for another electronic payment industry client
Completed an 18-month assignment to create and manage the overall Business Continuity Management program for a US based Internet/Phone/TV provider including Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Crisis Management and Emergency Management responsibilities which also includes the COVID-19 response.
EMC, remote office and client headquarters
Program Manager 2012– 2015
Developed and implemented Business Continuity and Resiliency programs, methodologies and procedures allowing a number of EMC’s larger clients to meet their resiliency requirements
Developed and implemented Business Continuity and Crisis Management plans for a major technology organization with US and international business operations
Developed and delivered an Emergency Response / Crisis Management Plan that creates a strong collaboration between the Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Emergency Response teams for a large healthcare organization
Created a Business Continuity Program based on the DRII methodology to help guide a large financial organization in their efforts to meet their FINRA requirements
Provided guidance and expertise to develop a major technology firm’s global Business Continuity, Crisis Management, Emergency Response, Risk Assessments and Disaster Recovery programs including developing recovery governance, strategies, assessments, audits, and various resiliency plan deliverables
Developed and implemented a Business Continuity program for a global computer chip manufacturer including supply chain resiliency research and global manufacturing areas.
Sr. Project Manager 2007– 2012
Guided BC project teams in developing project plans for designing, documenting, and implementing Business Continuity Management and Project Management programs
Working with the Department of Homeland Security office, developed and delivered a Continuity of Operations Program (COOP) to meet the State, Local and Federal resiliency requirements for the sixth largest police depart in the US
As team manager and SME, designed and delivered a BIA effort for 163 of the government agencies for one of the largest counties in the US to meet their COOP requirements well ahead of their original goal
Project Manager 2005 – 2007
Delivered many of the EMC BC consulting collateral for external BC consulting projects. Successfully recovered in-trouble projects and brought them in on-time and under budget
Developed and delivered many of the EMC BC consulting methodology documents including Business Continuity Program, Disaster Recovery Program, BC/DR/ER RACI matrix, multiple training presentations and executive reporting dashboards
Designed and delivered a BIA report effort for 163 of the Clark County, Nevada government agencies
AT&T WIRELESS
Business Continuity National Program Manager 2003 – 2005
Challenged to take AT&T wireless BC exercises to the next level by developing a set of regional and national BC exercises based on their existing experience and infrastructure
Developed, coordinated, executed, and facilitated highly successful Regional and National Business Continuity, Crisis Management, and Disaster Recovery Exercises
BUSINESS RECOVERY, INC.
Sr. Business Continuity Consultant 1998 – 2003
Provided Business Continuity and Project Management consulting to various businesses. Developed Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning
Denver International Airport – Provided Business Continuity, security and safety consulting that allowed the airport of meet several of their critical audit requirements
US West/Qwest – Successfully created numerous Business Continuity plans to meet the latest audit and resiliency requirements
IBM CORP.
Disaster Recovery Coordinator 1996 – 1998
Successfully designed, implemented and tested IBM’s largest DR plan after a disaster destroyed a $40B / year software production site
Built and empowered high-performance teams to create a strong collaborative effort to develop and test a complete disaster recovery solution for the software production site
Customer Service & Technical Support Manager – International Distribution 1992 - 1996
Created a positive work environment and took an action-oriented approach to issues focusing on maximizing business opportunities
Successfully managed the disaster recovery efforts of IBM’s International Distribution Center after a disaster caused the loss of the existing facility
Successfully managed a complex quality improvement project across internal and external customer help desk accounts
Created standardized processes and measurements and passed the first ISO9000 audit
IBM Marketing Representative 1989-1992
Marketing Success: Over delivered on sales and revenue goals for four years as a Professional Services Marketing representative
Supported IBM’s initial efforts to develop their local consulting services offerings to make up for sagging hardware sales
Achieved 130% of sales and revenue goals in providing successful consulting services Eli Lilly, Indiana state and local governments and other large organizations
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP), Member Business Continuity Institute (MBCI), Active member of the American Society of Industrial Security’s (ASIS), and the ASIS Crisis Management and Business Continuity Community
PUBLICATIONS:
Committee Member, American National Standard document, Business Continuity Management Systems: Requirements with Guidance for Use, ASIS/BSI BCM.01-2010
EDUCATION / TRAINING
MS, Project Management, DeVry University; BS, Education, Worcester State University; IBM, Coopers & Lybrand, and EMC Project Management & Technical classes; and Project Management I & II, CMI Negotiations Techniques
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Presented Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Security presentations at national and international conferences for ASIS, Disaster Recovery Journal, PMI and other industry organizations over the past several years.