The Disaster Recovery Hour with Chris Plunkett

Charlie is a professional consultant for Criminal, Civil, Domestic Violence and Major Case situations. Ina addition Charlie offers Personal Armed Security, Estate Management, Bodyguard Services, Event Planning and Personal Issue Management. Intelligent Security Solutions LLC Charlie can be reached at 201-906-9085 Listen to what you can do about personal crime prevention.

Ty Urus owner of iMaterials in Closter NJ , will discuss cash recovery from damaged materials after a disaster which has destroyed your property. iMaterials™, located in Closter, NJ, pays the best prices for scrap metal in the New York, Pennsylvania, and Southern Connecticut area. iMaterials deploys this purchase strategy in order to fulfill its large export contracts. This creates an excellent selling opportunity for general contractors, plumbers, electricians, restoration companies and many other companies that rely on their scrap metal discharge for cash flow or as a profit center.

Dave Fenyohazi, President of Fabric Renewal discusses how to deal with fabric restoration after a flood, fire or mold has damaged your property.

This week's show Chris talks with Dan O'Brien Captain of a NJ volunteer Fire Department and power generator expert. You can view Dan's video series Generators 101 on his website www.academyelectrical.com

This week's show will focused on the recent and furture events in the DR and BC world.

Tuesday April 24th, 2012 DRHRadio Welcomes Andy Weitzberg President of the Long Island Chapter of the Association of Contingency Planners. Chris and Andy will be discussing the upcoming ACP Long Island Chapter event on May 11th, 2012.

Steve Elliot President & CEO of Steve Elliot . ACP Corporate Director of Membership and Programs Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area Management Consulting Current Corporate Director of Membership & Programs at Association of Contingency Planners (ACP) President at Association of Contingency Planners - Greater Tampa Bay President and CEO at Elliot Consulting

Bonnie Canal is a nationally recognized leader in community resilience innovations and strategies, and is the founder and Managing Partner of The Resiliency Institute, LLC (TRI). TRI is a full service consulting firm focused on comprehensive community preparedness and resiliency by engaging the entire community’s political, civic, business, and other key leadership personnel. Bonnie understands that communities are the foundation of profitable commercial enterprises, and a strong and resilient nation. The TRI is thus dedicated to establishing resiliency as the foundation for community and economic development prosperity and effectiveness.

Interviews from the movers and shakers in the world of disaster recovery industry. Tune in for some great information. Guests: Bob Arnold, CEO Disaster Recovery Journal, George Sambataro President/ Chief Meteorologist of PC Weather Products, and Kelly Baig of SunGard Availability Services.

DRHRadio Welcomes: Bill Fearon the President and CEO of NO GAMES GEAR. These products greatly enhance officer safety by providing ballistic protection to the femoral artery and upper thigh region. Bill Fearon NO GAMES GEAR Bill is a 20+ year law enforcement professional that has trained thousands of law enforcement, military and civilian personnel. He has developed, implemented and forwarded various training courses for the New Jersey State Police for the past several years. Courses that he has developed and that he currently instructs include Firearms, Driving, Self Defense, Tactical, Low Light, and Scenario Based Force on Force Training. Bill has developed and implemented security action plans currently used by MetLife Stadium. Bill has worked with and also trained all levels of law enforcement, local, county and federal officers. (973)464-7796 cell bf1490@gmail.com Also, John Schwind, CEO and Manager. Mr. John Schwind is the CEO of Global Safety First LLC and Thomas P. Orfanos, President and Manager. Mr. Thomas Orfanos is the President of Global Safety First LLC Global Safety First, LLC (GSF) is a US company founded for the purpose of marketing unique safety products to protect or assist people in emergency situations whether caused by accident, terrorism or natural disaster. The company’s first product is the Readi Mask. The Readi Mask is the only mask specifically designed to provide protection to individuals who might find themselves in an emergency situation where airborne contaminants could be harmful if not fatal.

Randall Till, MBCI, MBCP Randall Till has over 20 years experience creating and implementing business continuity practices for organizations. His expertise spans education, management, and application of business continuity practices following a comprehensive approach to protect company assets and build resilient services. Mr. Till serves as a member of the Executive Council for the Disaster Recovery Journal. He is recognized as an industry expert and is a regular speaker at industry events, trade shows and webinars. Mr. Till has taught business continuity classes sharing his knowledge of best practices and advanced planning concepts. He is the founder and principle consultant for Till Continuity Group, a business continuity management company. Christopher E. Greene, CHMM, CHS IV Emergency Manager, Master of Arts in Disaster and Emergency Management; Certified Hazardous Materials Manager; Certification in Homeland Security Level IV June 2010 – Present – Booz Allen Hamilton Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, M 3\5 Emergency Preparedness - Emergency Manager – Provided Emergency Management (EM) Subject Matter Expertise (SME) and technical guidance for the development and implementation of the Force Health Protection Emergency Management Program. Developed the Emergency Preparedness Division’s Force Health Protection Emergency Management Strategic Plan and Business Processes, Information, and Knowledge Management Transitional Plan of Action and Milestones (POAM) to identify, document, and transition processes, information, and knowledge management to the OMB MAX Open Collaborative Environment.

Melisa “Lisa” Baize has worked in records/information management and business continuity planning for over 20 years. Owner/Consultant of Clark-Baize Consulting, LLC, Lisa has been a Certified Records Manager and a Certified Document Imaging Architech since the mid 90’s. In 2011, she received her certification as a Certified Business Continuity Professional through the Disaster Recovery Institute. Lisa is currently the president for the Association of Contingency Planners’ Kentuckiana Chapter. Aside from her experience in records management and business continuity planning, Lisa has several years of experience in facility management, space planning and office administration. Lisa will be reporting from one of the Tornado affected zones. Gerry Giesinger from Service Master corporate headquarters in Memphis, TN will be discussing working in a tornado affected zone.

Michael Gifford, CBCP, MBCI, is an Assistant Vice President and Senior Manager for the Capital Group Companies Global’s (CGCG) Information Technology Group (ITG) where he is responsible for the Global Disaster Recovery Program and Access Administration. His responsibilities include crisis management, emergency response and recovery, risk assessments, recovery strategy development, recovery plans, and business continuity/disaster recovery exercises, access administration and periodic access reviews. Prior to joining CGCG in March 2005, Michael was the Director of Audit Assurance and Regulatory Programs for JPMorganChase's Global Technology Infrastructure team. He was the Director of Disaster Recovery for Bank One’s Infrastructure and Operations (I&O) team within Technology and Operations prior the merger of Bank One with JPMC in 2004. Michael also worked for State Farm Insurance for 21 years in a variety of leadership positions. He is the former component manager for State Farm's business continuity planning team, which is responsible for developing and maintaining the recovery strategy, business continuity and disaster recovery plans, and test exercises for State Farm's mission critical business units. His background also includes two years as manager of State Farm's Systems Catastrophe Services team, which supports the technology used at temporary claims offices following a major natural disaster. Michael completed his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of South Dakota’s School of Business. He is a Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Certified Business Continuity Planner (CBCP) and Member Business Continuity Institute (MBCI). He currently is the Chairman / CEO for the Association of Contingency Planners (ACP) and he was the founding President of ACP’s Alamo Chapter. Michael also serves on the Board of Directors for the Bexar County Arts & Cultural Fund in San Antonio, Texas. ACP-international.com

Contingency Planning Show Host Chris Plunket with Andy Weitzberg President of the Long Island Chapter of the Association of Contingency Planners from ACP-international.com

Raquel is with the Office of Emergency Management for Nassau County. Raquel manages their sheltering plan, community outreach, education, and special event planning. Follow OEM on Facebook and Twitter to Receive Alerts and Safety Tips! www.Facebook.com/NassauOEM www.Twitter.com/NassauCountyOEM