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<br />learned and IT solutions. • TMEPA, July Annual Conference, Presentation, Pre and Post FEMA Disaster Critical Documentation
<br />Requirements • TMEPA E and O, October Conference,2022 Increase Resilience and Maximize FEMA Reimbursement
<br />Liz Valdes, Project Manager Email: LValdes@dpando.com SUMMARY: Liz has served for 15 years with DP&O (and former Disaster Operation & Training, Inc.) in several capacities- Liz is a Project Manager and Task manager for Municipalities as one of the head Project Operations Managers who oversee all the Debris Removal, Hiring and Training Monitors and Directing the Monitoring field team. She has also served and has experience as a Debris Management Specialist, Project Monitor Trainer and Disaster Debris SME for beaches, canals, and other sensitive environments. Liz also serves as FEMA PA recovery projects for Buildings (Category E), Utilities (Category F) and Parks (Cat G) With DP&O she is lead in hiring, training, recovery technicians and debris monitoring staff including placement with debris removal crews. She works with clients to obtain Emergency Debris Management Site permits performing the baseline report and ensures all DMS Operations are in full compliance with local and State regulations. She has successfully in large scale disasters managed over 8 DMS sites with successful site closure for over 10 million cubic yards. When not managing clients storm disaster debris projects she trains and supervises staff with DP&O’s Disaster Claims and Document Management system, Recovery EOC and TRKR™ ADMS system used for monitoring /tracking all debris removal operations costs with FEMA required back up. She specializes in FEMA compliance/ policy and ensures all debris removal tasks are per FEMA Accelerated Debris Pilot Program and comply with the most current PAPPG and FEMA Grants Portal.
<br />Liz also successfully managed 18 South Florida Cities, located (Palm Beach, Broward, Dade-City) for multiple disasters managing public municipalities Disaster Debris Removal projects and FEMA Program representation for site inspections. As Project Manager Liz directed Debris and Infrastructure Damage Assessment teams, qualified all Eligible Disaster projects, and worked closely with client departments to prepare the FEMA required Scope of Work (Completed and Work to Complete projects). Liz manages DP&O’s Recovery specialist assigning /supervising disaster records gathering, records reconciliation. Prior to submitting to FEMA PA Portal ensures all FEMA submittals are audit ready. She utilizes DP&O’s Recovery EOC disaster cost claims and document management system with Microsoft SQL reporting and provides all DP&O’s clients Disaster Financial Recovery reports. Liz promptly prepares FEMA and State RFIs and performs all PW progress tracking for client’s progress reporting. She identified and qualified 404 & 406 Hazard Mitigation projects.
<br />CERTIFICATIONS
<br />2022 HAZWOPER SITE SUPERVISOR CERTIFIED/ CPR & FIRST AID CERTIFIED FEMA CERTIFICATES: IS 10a Animals in Disaster: Awareness & Preparedness, IS 11a Animals in Disaster: Community
<br />Planning, IS 15a Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies, IS 100 Introduction to the Incident Command
<br />System, IS 200 ICS for Single Resources & Initial Action Incident, IS 200c Basic Incident Command System, /IS 230 Principles
<br />of Emergency Management, IS 244b Developing & Managing Volunteers, IS 275 Roles of the EOC in Community Preparedness,
<br />Response & Recovery, IS 321 Hurricane Mitigation Basic for Mitigation Staff, IS 556 Damage Assessment for public works, IS
<br />558 Public Works & Disaster Recovery, IS 559 Local Damage Assessment, IS 630 Introduction to the Public Assistance Process,
<br />IS 631 Public Assistance Operations 1, IS 632 Intro to Debris Operations in FEMA’s Public Assistance Program, IS 634
<br />Introduction to FEMA’s Public Assistance Program, IS 700 National Incident Management system NIMS an Introduction, IS 702
<br />NIMS Public Information Systems, IS 703a NIMS Resource Management, IS 706 NIMS Intrastate Mutual Aid an Intro, IS 800a
<br />Nation Response Plan NRP an Introduction, IS 841.a NEMIS HMGP System. Overview & Setup, IS 842.b NEMIS HMGP
<br />System. Enter the HMGP Application, IS 1004 The FEMA Site Inspection Process, IS 1006 Documenting Disaster Damage &
<br />Dev Project Files, IS 1007 Detail Damage Description & dimensions, IS 1010 Emergency Protective Measures, IS 1018
<br />Determination Memorandum & Appeals, IS 2002 Intro to FEMA Operational Planning, TS-R4 FEMA Reimbursement made
<br />easy, TS-11 Debris Management, TS-12 Evaluating Debris Management & Monitoring RFP’s, TS-20 Emergency Pet Friendly
<br />Sheltering & Pets Act Reimbursement
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