Cory Schwisow
Summerland Key,FL
Summary
Versatile Leader with fours years of 24 years of experience leading personnel and managing programs. Works well with diverse stakeholders to accomplish objectives, drive productivity and streamline operations. Expertise includes administration, fiscal management and performance improvements.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Deputy Director of Emergency Management
Monroe County Board of County Commisioners
06.2023 - Current
- Oversee and coordinate emergency preparedness and response activities.
- Oversee both EMPG and EMPA grants
- Proficient in UASI project submission and reporting
- Established five separate Emergency Worker Housing contracts throughout Monroe County
- Assist in developing and implementing emergency management plans and protocols
- Act as a liaison with local, state, and federal emergency management agencies
- Provide leadership during three separate hurricane activations over two seasons
- Manage and coordinate SERT TRAC training and annual preparedness exercises for emergency management personnel and county partners.
- Analyze and assess potential risks and develop strategies to mitigate them through Local Mitigation Strategy.
- Ensure compliance with emergency management regulations and best practices
- Collaborate with other departments and organizations to enhance emergency management capabilities
- Participate in the development and management of a 1.2 million dollar emergency management budget and resources
- Managed the deployment of 12 person team to assist in the response of Hurricane Milton in Sarasota County
- Input, tracked, and initiated financial claims on all resources used in recovery operations in DEMES.
- Assisted in the development of two hurricane exercises, two radiological plume exercises, two radiological medical response drills, two hurricane shelter drills, and one multi-organizational Marine Reception Center exercise.
Senior Chief Petty Officer
United States Navy
06.2000 - 06.2023
- Works exceptionally well in crisis and high-stress environments
- While onboard the USS Ponce, ensured all personnel were in proper battle readiness after the ship came under enemy attack in the Red Sea
- Experienced in reviewing/establishing policies and procedures to improve program efficiency
- Efficient in developing situational briefs and debriefs to strengthen awareness and lesson's learned
- Has 20+ years of leadership experience in managing personnel and programs
- Served as senior advisor to 626 personnel onboard deployed aircraft carrier.
Emergency Manager
United States Navy
08.2014 - 07.2018
- Executed evacuation plan for 7,500 military and DoD civilians and families during Hurricane Irma
- Secured Boca Chica Naval Air Station and surrounding supporting commands for Category 4 storm
- Established mobile Command and Control, in Category 5 structure, to ensure full communication was established via satellite and landline phones
- Coordinated with Monroe Country and Navy Region Southeast in handling of military support aircraft containing vital relief cargo/supplies, arrival of USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group, and 10-acre FEMA camp consisting of first responders, essential personnel, and residents of the Florida Keys
- Led the restoration of Boca Chica Airfield's operational capabilities within 6 hours of Hurricane Irma's passage, utilizing local and military resources
- Oversaw a $3,000,000 derelict vessel salvage operation consisting of 132 vessels that washed ashore on government property
- Coordinated the rescue and recovery of two military aircraft crashes within the Florida Keys
- Established investigative perimeter to complete salvage operations of Fighter Aircraft in local waters to ensure sensitive military equipment could be recovered
- Established an Emergency Operations training plan, which qualifying military personnel in ADHOC mass notifications processes and proper C4I communications
- Develops quarterly and annual long range training plans with government and local organizations to include Active Shooters, Environmental impacted fuel/oil spills, and tropical weather
- Established preplanned response checklists to provide quick guidance is short notice events/casualties.
Education
Senior Enlisted Academy
Naval War College
Newport, RIBachelor of Science - Technical Management
American Military University
Charles Town, WV02.2024
Skills
- Proficient In DEMES Resource Management, Mutual Aid, and Grant Management
- Budget development and management
- Experienced in WebEOC
- Policy analysis
- Contract writing
- Program Oversight
- Chairman of Local Mitigation Strategy Workgroup
- Crisis Management
- Disaster Response
- Request for Proposal Experienced
Certification
- FEMA Professional Development Series
- Pending FAEM FEPA Certification - Under Review
- FEMA IS-00906 Basic Workplace Security Awareness
- FEMA IS-01160 Damage Assessment Operations Training
- FEMA IS-100.c : Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100
- FEMA IS-200.c : ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
- FEMA G-300 post 5/10/2019 : Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents
- G-400 post 5/10/2019 : Advanced Incident Command System Command & General Staff: Complex Incidents
- FEMA IS-700.b : An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- FEMA IS-800.d : National Response Framework, An Introduction
- FEMA IS-120.C : An Introduction to Exercises .C
- ICS-339 Division/Group Supervisor Course
- FEMA IS-230.d : Fundamentals of Emergency Management
- FEMA IS-907 : Active Shooter: What You Can Do
- FEMA IS-005.a : An Introduction to Hazardous Materials
- FEMA IS-906 : Workplace Security Awareness
- FEMA IS-251.A : Intergraded Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) for Alerting Administrators
- FL-601 : Preliminary Damage Assessment
- FL-603(f) : Public Assistance 101 & Grants Management
- FEMA IS-2200 : 2200 Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions
- FL-609(f) : Permanent Work Eligibility
- FL-608(f) : Emergency Work as of PAPPG
- FEMA IS-2900.a : National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) Overview
- FEMA IS-393.b : Introduction to Hazard Mitigation.
- G-386 : Mass Fatalities Incident Response
- L-146 HSEEP: Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program Training Course
- Navy Emergency Management Operations Center Incident Management Team
- Enlisted Leadership Development Facilitator
- Command Managed Equal Opportunity Manager
Timeline
Deputy Director of Emergency Management
Monroe County Board of County Commisioners
06.2023 - Current
Emergency Manager
United States Navy
08.2014 - 07.2018
Senior Chief Petty Officer
United States Navy
06.2000 - 06.2023
- FEMA Professional Development Series
- Pending FAEM FEPA Certification - Under Review
- FEMA IS-00906 Basic Workplace Security Awareness
- FEMA IS-01160 Damage Assessment Operations Training
- FEMA IS-100.c : Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100
- FEMA IS-200.c : ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
- FEMA G-300 post 5/10/2019 : Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents
- G-400 post 5/10/2019 : Advanced Incident Command System Command & General Staff: Complex Incidents
- FEMA IS-700.b : An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- FEMA IS-800.d : National Response Framework, An Introduction
- FEMA IS-120.C : An Introduction to Exercises .C
- ICS-339 Division/Group Supervisor Course
- FEMA IS-230.d : Fundamentals of Emergency Management
- FEMA IS-907 : Active Shooter: What You Can Do
- FEMA IS-005.a : An Introduction to Hazardous Materials
- FEMA IS-906 : Workplace Security Awareness
- FEMA IS-251.A : Intergraded Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) for Alerting Administrators
- FL-601 : Preliminary Damage Assessment
- FL-603(f) : Public Assistance 101 & Grants Management
- FEMA IS-2200 : 2200 Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions
- FL-609(f) : Permanent Work Eligibility
- FL-608(f) : Emergency Work as of PAPPG
- FEMA IS-2900.a : National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) Overview
- FEMA IS-393.b : Introduction to Hazard Mitigation.
- G-386 : Mass Fatalities Incident Response
- L-146 HSEEP: Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program Training Course
- Navy Emergency Management Operations Center Incident Management Team
- Enlisted Leadership Development Facilitator
- Command Managed Equal Opportunity Manager
Senior Enlisted Academy
Naval War College
Bachelor of Science - Technical Management
American Military University
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