Continuity of Operations (COOP) and Emergency Planning in the Government Environment Training Workshop V

Industry and Government Leaders Present Practical Solutions to Government COOP Requirements.Hear from industry experts and government managers leading Business Continuity Planning and Continuity of Operations Development. The instructor Team presents practical, real-life solutions required to establish or improve a business continuity program within your government organization. The key to success in moving your COOP program forward is gaining the foothold within your organization’s culture and business processes. You will hear from Federal Agency Leadership about their development of a COOP Program that has been recognized by DHS as best practice.

Learn about the New COOP Requirements and what they mean for your organization. The Federal Government’s continuity requirements are currently being updated and this workshop will address the new developments and how it will impact your organization. The planning of the new National Level Exercise - NLE 2-09 is currently under way. This session will address how to gauge your progress in preparing for it and what new aspects you can expect from it.

Learn how to Justify COOP Programs to Senior Management and Build Cooperation and Consensus at the “Front line” levels. Instructors will simply and clearly answer the “what’s in it for me” question from the leadership level through, and right down to the individual implementer’s level. This technique, though simple and easily tailored, is often the key to gain leadership’s buy-in and individual understanding of the complexities involving the many facets of COOP.

Consider this Workshop

If you have a COOP Program that is just taking off,

If you have an established COOP Program and want to become familiar with how the new federal guidance has changed in the as little as the last six months,
If you are new to the Federal COOP environment,
If you are in top leadership and need to learn more about what you are “on the hook” for within COOP,
If you have recently taken over an existing COOP Program and want to ensure that it is up to speed with the industry’s best practices,

…then this is the session for you to deliver a practical and sustainable COOP Program that complies with government regulations, best practices and effective management.

What You Will Learn

Define all aspects of COOP

Justify COOP program and testing

Describe the activities involved in developing and implementing a sound COOP strategy

Distinguish between COOP and Disaster Recovery and understand how both topics are critical to contingency planning

Understand the new Federal requirements and guidelines

Develop an action plan for delivering your COOP Program

Understand COOP and IT Infrastructure support

Develop a COOP Implementation plan complete with Emergency Response Strategies

Develop a COOP Testing, Training, and Exercise Plan & Program for tracking your COOP posture

Understand Government regulations on COOP and Business Continuity and how they pertain to your agency and why (including The Disaster Recovery Plan and the Information Technology Contingency Plan according to NIST 800-34 and Federal COOP Guidelines – FCD-1/FCD-2/NCP Implementation Plan)

Speaker and Presenter Information

Potomac Forum, Ltd. has selected the Unisys Corporation to present this workshop. The Unisys instructors are experienced leaders in planning for and implementing government COOP programs. They have supported numerous civilian and DOD organizations in COOP preparation, testing and exercising, and developing government-wide Best Practices in COOP, Disaster and Emergency Preparedness. Each instructor brings years of experience in the government environment, has lived COOP from the government perspective and knows the compliance regulations and guidance necessary for an effective Government program. Richard Gillies, CBCP Richard Gillies is the Director of the Unisys Continuity of Operations and Continuity of Government Program and line of business within the Unisys Federal Enterprise Security Group based in Reston, Virginia. Rich has performed Continuity of Operations (COOP), Continuity of Government (COG) and Information Technology Continuity Planning (ITCP) on numerous contracts throughout the Federal Government. His most recent support has been within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) where he provided COOP Program and Exercise support during Forward Challenge 2006 and is currently staging for the 2008 White House mandated COOP exercise across the Federal Government known as NLE 2-08 (Eagle Horizon). In his role, Rich is assisting CBP in streamlining their COOP Program to meet the new requirements of FCD-1, FCD-2 and the NCP Implementation Plan as well as aligning their COOP Response and Recovery Strategies with the various CBP alternate facilities and information technology platforms. Prior to joining Unisys, Mr. Gillies headed up the AT&T Broadband Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery effort within the National Technical and Network Operations Center located in Denver, Colorado. The effort involved the implementation of a multitude of Response and Recovery Strategies incorporating 350 critical infrastructure facilities throughout the United States. During 9/11, Rich coordinated response strategies used in New York City from the Network Operations Center in Denver. Mr. Gillies served in the United States Coast Guard for a period of 34 years before embracing the challenges of the corporate world of Business Continuity Planning. Most notably during his military career � Rich received the Meritorious Service Medal for his efforts during the Coast Guard�s Y2K response that included the development and deployment of the Federal CIO Verification Process declared by Congress as a Federal Best Practice. The process was deployed to all 50 states. He was also an Intelligence Officer in support to The Gulf War and was involved in many forward operations during The War on Drugs. Mr. Gillies received his BA from the University of Houston and his BS in Strategic Management and MBA from Southeastern University. Chuck Ugalde, MCSE, CCNA, CCDA, CCNP, CCDP, CSMDS Chuck Ugalde is the Director of the Unisys Disaster Recovery and IT Contingency Planning line of business within the Unisys Federal Enterprise Security Group based in Reston, Virginia. Chuck has performed Continuity of Operations (COOP), Continuity of Government (COG) and Information Technology Contingency Planning (ITCP) on numerous contracts throughout various City, State, and Federal Government agencies. His most recent support has been within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) where he provided COOP Program and Exercise support for several HHS OPDIVs in addition to Forward Challenge 2006. In his role as Deputy Engineering Manager for the HHS ITSC program, Chuck assisted HHS in streamlining their COOP Program to meet the new requirements of FCD-1, FCD-2 and the NCP Implementation Plan as well as aligning their COOP Response and Recovery Strategies with the various HHS alternate facilities and information technology platforms. Prior to joining Unisys, Mr. Ugalde headed up the planning, re-design, and upgrade implementation of the 3 major data centers for the NYC Departments of Correction and Probation. The effort involved the implementation of a multitude of Response and Recovery Strategies incorporating the 3 major data centers, 25 detention facilities and 30 branch offices throughout the NYC metropolitan area. During the NYC blackout of 2003, Chuck executed and coordinated all data center backup and recovery operations till full power was restored. Mr. Ugalde has been designing, building, and operating data centers as well as providing disaster recovery services for the last 20 years for clients such as UBS Paine Webber, Polo Ralph Lauren, BMG Music Company, G&J Publishing, Mitsui-Sumitomo Insurance, and many other notable corporations. Mr. Ugalde attended the State University of New York Farmingdale for Mechanical Engineering and holds multiple industry certifications for the routing, switching, security, operating system and storage disciplines. Joe Douglas, ABCP Joe Douglas is the Director of the Unisys Continuity of Operations Tactical Programs within the Unisys Federal Enterprise Security Group based in Reston, Virginia. Joe has planned and executed continuity efforts for Customs and Border Protection, US Coast Guard and Department of Justice. He currently leads tactical continuity planning to implement the new CBP COOP Program and is supporting each of the alternate sites to develop a robust COOP reception program. Prior to this engagement he developed the alternate site reception plan for US Coast Guard Commandant Staff and completed the IT Contingency Plan for the DOJ Consolidated Asset Tracking System. He was a trusted agent in both Forward Challenge 04 and 06 exercises and has been instrumental in Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) outfitting and accreditation. Before joining Unisys he served as an officer in the United States Coast Guard performing a myriad of operational and support duties that included coordination of directorate-level Year 2000 (Y2K) contingency planning.Mr. Douglas holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Appalachian State University.