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John J. O'Dell, Chief Technical Officer, IT/ADMS Director x .rte0 '7,-4--, ',..-• ,,„-i ' - • :: Address: 10033 Sawgrass Dr. W, Suite 121, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 ''; '- _ -; :-: 4.' SUMMARY: �t _:: ,_,': .'T ,._ i - , , 134; John J. O'Dell, DP&O'S CTO, is one of the founders of ESi®and * ., ;�° pioneered the concept of WebEOC®as the first web-based Crisis • Information Management Systems (CIMS). He has extensive experience in , the design and development of complex command, control and emergency '\� facilities, and specializes in Crisis Information Management Systems and y • critical systems integration technology. Mr. O'Dell has been involved with -. Emergency Management and developing Crisis Information Management Systems (CIMS) for over 20 years. Mr. O'Dell started his career at Virginia Tech's Management Systems Laboratory (MSL) in 1984 after graduating from Virginia Tech with a BS in PROFESSIONAL.EXPERIENCE Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR/Systems Engineering). While at MSL Mr. O'Dell • 20 yearsof developing and supported several DOE (U.S. Department of Energy) implementing Crisis Information grant initiatives that included emergency information Management Systems (CIMS) systems and simulations. Mr. O'Dell joined Westinghouse Savannah River Company in 1990 and "° ` Pioneered the,concept of worked as Senior Systems Engineer for construction of a WebEOC as the first web-based new Consolidated Emergency Response Facility CIMS and one of the original (CERF). The project was completed in March 1994 and founders of ESi 410 was judged by several groups as the best in the DOE " national complex. The project's combination of large 20 years of Emergency screen projection and unique information management Management Experience systems saved hundreds of thousands of dollars and • Installed; trained, and earned the project team an extremely rare second George implemented WebEOC for Westinghouse Signature Award for Service Excellence in hundreds of customers Logistics Engineering. During this period, his WSRC worldwide responsibilities were expanded to include management of all emergency systems related to EOC automation and 9-1-1 center operation. His work included researching, developing, and implementing various automation initiatives used nationally by DOE emergency managers. As the first to offer an internet-based emergency management information system, Mr. O'Dell and ESi®raised the bar in Emergency Operations Center(EOC) systems when they introduced WebEOC®. In 1996, Mr. O'Dell and his partners founded ESi®as a DOE/Westinghouse "spin out"company. ESi® initially was focused on 9-1-1 center systems integration and Mr. O'Dells ground breaking integration techniques developed the first integrated (radio, telephone, CAD, mapping, video, and NCIC) 9-1-1 console called the "Universal Dispatcher". The concept is in use today at nearly every 9-1-1 center in the country. In 2013 Mr. O'Dell and his partners sold ESi®to Intermedix and served as a Senior VP focusing on Professional Services, Sales, and Implementations for customers worldwide Disaster Program & Operations, Inc. Request for Proposals Disaster Debris Monitoring No. 18-04-03 33