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CROWDER CrowderGulf <br /> GULF RFP Disaster Debris Management and Disposal Services 18-04-02 <br /> City of Sunny Isles Beach, FL <br /> Additionally, Gary served as a Branch Chief managing several Technological Hazards Branch programs to include <br /> Radiological Emergency Management Preparedness, Radiological Defense, Hazardous Materials, Earthquake <br /> Preparedness,Hurricane Preparedness, Dam Safety and Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness programs. Gary was <br /> designated Federal Coordinating Officer for Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Georges and provided executive leadership to over <br /> 300.federally declared disasters. <br /> • Our Assistant Director of Operations, Buddy Young,served as Regional Director of FEMA Region VI from 1993—2001 and <br /> served as Administrator for 133 federally declared disasters and emergencies. He is nationally known and recognized in the <br /> Emergency Management business and is extremely knowledgeable about FEMA policies and procedures. <br /> • Barrett Holmes recently joined CrowderGulf after 31 years experience in public service, leadership and planning. He served <br /> as the primary Department of Defense representative with FEMA Region IV. He has vast knowledge of and extensive <br /> experience working with civilian authorities at local, state, and federal levels concerning crisis management and disaster <br /> response. He was instrumental in planning, coordinating, integrating, and executing support for numerous disasters which <br /> include Hurricanes Earl, Isaac,and Sandy, as well as the Gulf Coast clean-up following the Deep Water Horizon oil spill. <br /> • . Project Manager, John Wilson, served as the Emergency Management Director of Lee County, Florida from 1993-2012. <br /> As Director and Incident Commander,he managed incidents which included hurricane and flooding events such as the floods <br /> of 1992 and 1995, Hurricane Charley 2004, Hurricane Wilma 2005, Tropical Storm Fay 2007 and Hurricane Isaac 2012. He <br /> served as a Team Leader on the State of Florida Incident Management Team and a member of the Hurricane Liaison Team. <br /> Prior to 1993, John worked as a Project Manager for FEMA Region IV where he coordinated the first interstate hurricane <br /> evacuation study. And for four years, he worked for the Florida Department of Community Affairs, Division of Emergency <br /> Management in which he was instrumental in writing and reviewing comprehensive Emergency Management Plans for 67 <br /> county governments. Mr. Wilson's experience in Florida Emergency Management, policy and procedures is of great asset to <br /> our team and our clients. <br /> • John Campbell, Regional Director/ Senior Project Manager, has over 40 years experience in disaster response planning <br /> and management. Mr. Campbell has a Masters degree in Logistics Management from the Florida Institute of Technology. <br /> After retirement from the U.S.Army as a full Colonel with 30 years of service, he served for six years as Chief of Operations <br /> for Lee County Emergency Management in Fort Myers, Florida. He has direct experience in debris recovery operations from <br /> Hurricane Iniki in Hawaii and Hurricanes Charley, Ivan and Wilma that impacted Southwest Florida. He also provided mutual <br /> aide to Escambia County, Florida following Hurricane Ivan. Mr. Campbell served as Senior Project Manager for CrowderGulf <br /> for all activated contracts in Florida following T.S. Debby in 2012 Mr. Campbell was previously qualified as an accredited <br /> Professional Emergency Manager through the Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA) and remains <br /> active in the organization. (NIMS Certified Instructor) <br /> • Our Quality Control Specialist, Leigh Anne Ryals has 17 years in Emergency Management as Director with 12 Federally <br /> Declared Disasters. Her experience in working with FEMA Region IV and her specific knowledge of the FEMA public <br /> assistance program has been of valuable use to our clients. Her experience includes FEMA policy and application, project <br /> worksheet formulation, Pilot Program implementation and documentation requirements. Ms. Ryals has had firsthand <br /> experience in the FEMA/Office of Inspector General audit process. And, she along with other CrowderGulf team members, <br /> provide training and education classes to our clients on policy and regulation changes. Prior to coming on board with <br /> CrowderGulf, Ms. Ryals served on the Hurricane Liaison Team and received her Certified Local Emergency Manager <br /> Certification from the Alabama Emergency Management Agency and her Advanced Certification in Emergency Management <br /> from the Alabama Association of Emergency Managers. <br /> Because CrowderGulf has been one of the leading and most respected debris contractors for longer than any other company, <br /> many FEMA representatives are familiar with our company's work ethic, ability to work as a team and our constant endeavor to <br /> • complete every project to the satisfaction.of the Client and FEMA. The Company's goal is to establish communication with the <br /> FEMA representative/s(through the Client)and maintain a positive working relationship with all FEMA representatives throughout <br /> the recovery effort. As the field work is completed, FEMA's project review and auditing will begin. CrowderGulf has successfully <br /> worked with many monitoring companies as well as directly with municipalities to ensure that all documentation is complete and <br /> correct. Throughout any invoicing and auditing process, we are responsive to all FEMA and client requests. Because of our <br /> responsible record keeping and our record storage policy,we are able to provide documentation and answer questions with a very <br /> quick turnaround.This becomes extremely important when the applicant/client is trying to get reimbursed by FEMA. <br /> Q <br /> 1 53 <br />