Services
Strategic Continuity Solutions specializes in Risk Management, with emphasis in the area of Business Continuity, Business Continuity Compliance, IT Disaster Recovery, Governance-Risk-Compliance and Security consulting. Let Strategic Continuity Solutions assist your company with transforming business needs into cost effective solutions for greater regulatory compliance and/or operational efficiency.
Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery Planning
& Risk Management
Based upon ISO 22301, DRII Professional Practices,
& BCI Good Practice Guidelines
All phases of BC/DR Contingency Planning, Development & Execution
- Ransomware Contingency
- Project Initiation & Management
- Business Impact Analysis
- Risk Assessment
- Business Recovery Strategies
- Disaster Recovery Strategies
- Development of BC & DR Plans
- Contingency Planning Exercises
- Training & Education
- Contingency Planning Audits
Security Planning
Based upon ISO 27001/2, (ISC)² best practices,
& NIST 800 Guidelines
- Ransomware Mitigation Strategies
- Security Policy Development
- Security Control Development
- Cryptography Support/Recommendations
- Training & Education
- Security Controls Audit & Assessment
Qualifications
Finalist for BCI’s North America Award
for Continuity & Resilience Consultant 2015
25+ Years Experience
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Planning
FBCI, CBCP Certified
15+ Years Experience
Security Planning
CISSP Certified
Masters of Information Systems Management,
Emphasis in Security
Certifications
Fellow of the BCI, 2010
CBCP,1999
CISSP, 2004
ITIL, 2011
About
Skill Sets
Jeffrey D. Blackmon
FBCI, CISSP, CBCP, ITIL(F)
Our Goal
The primary goal of the company is to assist major corporations with Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Risk Management and Security Planning/Oversight issues. Strategic Continuity Solutions has been very successful in resolving issues presented by audit findings (private sector and governmental intervention) company growth and M&A’s.
Our Strategy
Successfull engagements have been with a combination of onsite visits and remote work. The purpose is to get the required information while onsite and then complete projects remotely to hold client expenses down. This ratio is determined by the client.
Company Founder
Jeffrey Blackmon is the founder and primary consultant for Strategic Continuity Solutions. He has over 25 years experience within the fields of computer science and security. He has worked for companies such as Bank of America, Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Library of Congress, L-3 Communications, Aventis/Hoechst Marion Roussel, Saudi Arabia Marketing and Refining and the Royal Saudi Air Force.
Recommendations
“I have been privileged to know and work with Jeff on several major projects in the past dozen-plus years. Jeff has great depth of knowledge across the breadth of the professional practices of business continuity. Jeff has continued to broaden his expertise, earning multiple certifications across related disciplines, to include becoming a Fellow of the BCI. Ever interested in value-focused outputs, Jeff pays exceptional attention to detail in developing the deliverables in question. Jeff has always been willing to invest extra effort when circumstances required, and has readily grasped the broader significance of a project’s charter and impact. His approachability and friendly work style ensure that all stakeholders feel welcomed to participate and have opportunity to contribute to the outcomes. I know he will continue to contribute significantly to our profession and to the clients he serves.”
Frank L.
SVP, Business Continuity, Bank of America
“Jeff is a delight to work with on any project. He brings great ideas, enthusiasm and energy to getting things done. Our project required a weekly speech and this is where he shines. Jeff is very comfortable in front of a group; his experience and preparation make him very attuned to the audience. I would be very happy to work with him again and highly recommend him for your next project.”
Sue R.
CISA, CRISC, CIA, CFE, CISSP
“I knew Jeff when we were both in IT at SAMAREC (now a division of Aramco). He did important technical work there, and he has impressed me since with his dedication to professional excellence. I have great confidence in him and do not hesitate to recommend him to my clients.”
Mark H.
Business/IT Analyst
Industry Experience
Finalist for BCI’s North America Award for Continuity and Resilience Consultant 2015
Strategic Continuity Solutions provided Risk Management/Business Continuity services to the largest healthcare provider in the state of New Mexico. Along with 3 major hospitals in Albuquerque and 5 regional hospitals throughout the state of New Mexico, Jeff worked with the Director of Business Continuity to develop a Business Continuity program that aligns with ISO-22301 standards. He was also responsible for collecting information for BIA development, defining recovery strategies for all major departments, and building user friendly/manageable Business Continuity Plans. This project managed BC plans within an RSA/Archer Environment.
Strategic Continuity Solutions was contracted to Bank of America Global Business Continuity Governance to help resolve outstanding Business Recovery Compliance issues. The project consisted of working with VP’s from 8 divisions that encompassed 25,000 employees in 35 countries. This project was to resolve the vast majority of the business recovery gap issues and lower the outstanding count. The results of this project were recognized by the CIO of Bank of America.
Contracted to the USDA-OCIO through L-3 Communications, Jeff provided assistance with security planning and architecture for the USDA. Jeff was a regular member of the OCIO security team based out of the USDA headquarters in Washington, D.C. He assisted with projects such as monitoring cryptographic implementations within the USDA, provided security based training and briefings to senior management, developed security policies based upon NIST, Presidential Directives, and OMB Memorandums. Jeff was also one of the primary staff members to research and evaluate new security technology when required.
Hoechst Marion Roussel in Kansas City directly employed Jeff as part of a team that managed the backup/recovery for one of the larger pharmaceutical companies located in the United States. His department was responsible for 900 distributed servers (Windows, AIX and HP/UX) and an IBM mainframe system. Knowledgeable in both distributed and mainframe environments, Jeff was responsible for building recovery plans for both environments. As a core recovery member, Jeff attended the majority of remote recovery exercises and was also the lead in the planning and architectural design of both mainframe and distribued systems.
Jeff was hired directly by Saudi Arabia Marketing and Refining to assist with bringing three IBM mainframe systems up to date after Desert Storm I. He was instrumental in updating two years of software releases in an online production refinery.
Working on a government to government contract with the Royal Saudi Air Force in Riyadh, Jeff was part of a team assembled by an American Defense contracting firm to help implement new software systems after Desert Storm I.
Webinars/Published Articles
Keeping up with USB Encryption Technology
A quick overview of the different options in USB encryption technology, such as software vs. hardware and associated costs.
Synchronicity or Not
What to watch for in a diverse environment to make sure backups are in sync with each other.
Getting Started
Why every business needs a BC plan and how to start the process of developing one.
Blog
Keeping up with Strategic Continuity Solutions
Kansas City InfoSec Community Showcase
Thank You SecKC for having me as a guest speaker at the Kansas City InfoSec Community Showcase. Good time to be had by […]
OzSec 2018
Congratulations to the organizers and volunteers who presented the inaugural OzSec Conference in Wichita, KS. OzSec 2018 was a great success. Job well […]
Making the Jump to Risk Management
Jeff assisted with BCI’s education month by presenting information on Risk Management, titled Making the Jump to Risk Management. This was a high […]
Want to Become a Contract Consultant
The Article below was originally written for the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) of the UK and the US Chapter.
Recommended Professional Recruiters
I assume that you are coming to this blog space after reading the contractor article posted on BCI and LinkedIn. Thank You. Jeff […]