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.
