James Taylor

• Design and document outcome-based performance testing mechanisms, including statistically-valid, risk-based performance testing, process checks and audits, and establish outcome-based performance baselines through these mechanisms.
• Foster continuous improvements in the security of the surface transportation modes through training, sharing best practices, and providing industry with technical assistance and advice.
• Encourage industry to implement innovative ways to improve their security, and share those best-practices with other transportation operators.
• Collect data and perform security gap analysis and trend analysis for surface modes of transportation.
• Prepare situational awareness & decision-making products to support Surface Division senior management.
• Draft and edit regulations and supporting documentation, such as action memos, decision memos, and briefing packages for senior leadership

• Oversaw a staff of five analysts whose primary responsibilities were designing, conducting, and evaluating results of Corporate Security Reviews (CSR) of pipeline operators. In interacting with the pipeline industry, my section used a voluntary compliance approach to obtain results, relying on building relationships with industry leaders, rather than a traditional regulatory approach.
• Interacted routinely with senior executives within TSA, DHS, FBI, and the White House National Security Staff. I worked closely with TSA’s Office of Intelligence on threat assessment, risk analysis, and intelligence issues for pipelines, including the Transportation Sector Security Risk Assessment (TSSRA) process. I operated independently and with only minimal supervision, determining what pipeline-related threat information was relevant, time-sensitive, and needed to be shared with senior leadership. I briefed TSA senior managers on threat issues and provided classified intelligence briefings to pipeline industry representatives when necessary. I served as our Branch’s point of contact for TSA-OI, FBI, and the Homeland Infrastructure Threat & Risk Analysis Center (HITRAC) for risk management and threat assessment activities.
• Applied my knowledge of laws, regulations, and policies (including TSA’s Pipeline Security Guidelines) to support pipeline operators’ continuous improvement of their security plans and procedures. Because I worked closely with our counterparts in the U.S. Government (DOT, FBI, and DOE) and the Canadian Government (Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Natural Resources Canada), I am intimately familiar with their respective approaches to security in the pipeline mode of transportation. This enabled me to work closely with major multi-national oil and gas companies that operate in the U.S. and Canada to apply TSA’s Pipeline Security Guidelines to diverse operations throughout North America.
• Supervised my staff in assessing gaps between TSA’s Pipeline Security Guidelines (i.e. the “desired state” as defined in industry standards) and the actual performance of pipeline industry key operators, on a risk-prioritized basis. This was measured within the pipeline mode of transportation by conducting Critical Facility Inspections (CFI) and Critical Facility Security Reviews (CFSR) on a risk-prioritized basis at hundreds of pipeline facilities nationwide. The facilities were selected using the risk-based criteria in TSA’s Pipeline Security Guidelines, and represented the most critical pipeline facilities of the top 100 pipeline systems nationwide.
• Conducted dozens of CFIs and CFSRs over the course of several years, supervising a team of support contractors who assisted in the inspections. I met with key pipeline industry security managers and reviewed the physical security measures in place at their key assets, to determine the extent to which the pipeline industry was adhering to TSA’s Pipeline Security Guidelines. I collaborated with pipeline industry operational components to establish baselines of actual performance. I provided expert advice and recommendations to industry on how to better protect their key assets and reduce their risk from terrorism and other threats. I developed strategies to close gaps in operators' security programs, and I offered technical assistance and recommendations for improvement to key pipeline industry security managers. I reviewed CFI and CFSR reports for completeness, technical accuracy, and conformity to TSA policy. These reports were sent to key pipeline industry security managers, to inform them of how each of their companies was performing in measuring risk reduction, comparing their companies’ performance against TSA’s standards.
• Supervised analysts that performed Pipeline Corporate Security Reviews (CSR). The pipeline systems were selected for CSRs using the risk-based criteria in TSA’s Pipeline Security Guidelines, and represented the top 100 most critical pipeline systems nationwide. I oversaw my staff’s efforts to assess, at the corporate level, the pipeline operators' implementation of TSA pipeline security guidelines companywide. I provided policy guidance to my staff and interpreted the pipeline security guidelines for them when difficult technical issues arose in CSRs. I supervised my staff’s development of strategies to close gaps in operators' security programs, and I offered technical assistance and recommendations for improvement to key pipeline industry security managers. I collaborated with those industry leaders to develop and implement measurable risk reduction strategies that we verified, at one year intervals, by sending them letters asking them to report what each company had done to implement our recommendations to improve their security posture.
• Supervised my staff in two major analytical efforts in the Pipeline Branch. The first was a risk-prioritized examination of the top 100 pipeline operators' performance in Critical Facility Inspections and identifying industry-wide trends, patterns, vulnerabilities, and security gaps. Those trends and patterns reflected the pipeline industry's gaps in their security programs, and the analysis identified specific programmatic recommendations and strategies for TSA to pursue to address the pipeline industry's security gaps. The second major analytical effort in the Pipeline Branch that I supervised was a risk-prioritized analysis of the top 100 pipeline operators' performance in Corporate Security Reviews and identifying industry-wide trends, patterns, and vulnerabilities. Those trends and patterns reflected the pipeline industry's gaps in their company-wide security programs, and the analysis identified specific programmatic recommendations and strategies for TSA to pursue to address the pipeline industry's security gaps.
• Served as our Branch’s point of contact for all of the DHS Protective Security Advisors (PSAs) for Enhanced Critical Infrastructure Protection (ECIP) audits and audits under their Regional Resiliency Assessment Program (RRAP). I shared pipeline infrastructure information with PSAs and facilitated their interaction with pipeline operators. I accompanied PSAs on their site visits to pipeline facilities, to provide a liaison to our industry stakeholders.
• Represented the Pipeline Branch on an interagency task force on pipeline cyber security, headed by the White House National Security Staff. I contributed to the analysis of cyber threats facing the pipeline industry and helped brief National Security Staff on the cyber security posture of the nation’s pipeline industry.
• Worked with Pipeline Branch staff to develop risk assessment methodologies and identify countermeasures for specific types of pipeline vulnerabilities. I oversaw the use of a quantitative analytical tool to prioritize the nation’s pipeline systems based on threat, vulnerability, and consequence. This risk analysis tool was used in our Branch for planning pipeline corporate security reviews, Critical Facility Inspections, and to support sound homeland security risk management decisions by senior management.
• Oversaw the design, conduct, and evaluation of numerous pipeline security exercises under the I-STEP exercise program, working with colleagues in other parts of OSPIE, pipeline industry partners, FBI, state and local law enforcement. I reviewed and approved all draft pipeline security exercise evaluation reports.
• Oversaw the development of pipeline industry training materials related to pipeline threats, with an emphasis on improvised explosive devices. I provided training to industry audiences and I am considered a subject matter expert in managing pipeline threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences.
• Represented the Pipeline Branch in conferences, seminars, forums, and public meetings; giving presentations and briefings to senior level government and industry managers. In that capacity, I worked closely with all the major national-level pipeline industry trade associations: the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), the American Gas Association (AGA), the American Petroleum Institute (API), and the Association of Oil Pipelines (AOPL).
• Provided pipeline familiarization training (both classroom and field training) to analysts at the Transportation Security Operations Center (TSOC), TSA-OI, Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS), and Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) teams to familiarize them with how the pipeline mode of transportation operates and with pipeline security issues.
• Sole TSA representative on a DHS-level task force assessing vulnerabilities and consequences for six key clusters of petroleum infrastructure across the country. The task force included representatives from HITRAC, CIA, DOE, and TSA Office of Intelligence. Our task force’s classified report was provided to the White House to give senior leadership a risk-management decision-making process for protecting key energy facilities nationwide.
• Responsible for the writing, editing, and revision of pipeline security national-level policy documents, including security standards, security directives, briefing materials, and TSA’s contribution to the DHS-HITRAC energy sector threat assessment documents. I routinely drafted policy documents that recommended actions and policy development to reduce the risk to the pipeline industry from terrorism.
• Drafted complex policy documents, working across functional and/or organizational lines throughout DHS. I was often the sole representative of the Pipeline Branch to other directorates and agencies, and I ensured that the Branch’s objectives were clearly presented as I represented our organization and our policies.
• Provided day to day supervision and guidance to my staff, assigning them work, setting goals, establishing priorities, and managing them based on organizational goals, budget considerations, and staffing needs. I identified and addressed the developmental needs of my subordinates by approving their training requests, encouraging them to develop Individual Development Plans (IDP), and providing them coaching and feedback. I reviewed and evaluated the performance of my subordinates, approved leave requests, ensured adequate coverage in the office, and assisted in budget planning and projecting short-term needs. I managed projects and resolved problems that affect our Section. I was also responsible for managing the administrative duties associated with personnel actions, performance appraisals, recommending awards, and counseling subordinates as needed.
• Oversaw the development and implementation of a training matrix for the Pipeline Branch, to identify every employee’s training needs and track their progress toward achieving their training goals, which were also included in my subordinates’ annual performance plans.

• Served as the TVC Branch Chief for the Pipeline Division in TSNM. I worked closely with TSA’s Office of Intelligence (OI) on threat assessment, risk analysis, and intelligence issues for pipelines, including the Transportation Sector Security Risk Assessment (TSSRA) process. I operated independently and with only minimal supervision, determining what pipeline-related threat information was relevant and time-sensitive. I briefed TSA senior leadership on threat issues and provided classified intelligence briefings to pipeline industry representatives when necessary. I served as our Division’s point of contact for OI and the Homeland Infrastructure Threat & Risk Analysis Center (HITRAC) for risk management and threat assessment activities.
• Served as our Division’s point of contact for FBI Headquarters staff with respect to sharing threat information and convening the Pipeline Interagency Threat Coordination Committee, which included TSA-OI, HITRAC, DOE, DOT, and FBI, and was led by the Pipeline Security Division’s General Manager. This committee, which was convened several times in response to both actual and simulated pipeline threats, has proven to be a valuable tool to ensure interagency coordination in responding to evolving pipeline threats.
• Served as our Division’s point of contact for all of the DHS Protective Security Advisors (PSAs) for Enhanced Critical Infrastructure Protection (ECIP) audits and audits under their Regional Resiliency Assessment Program (RRAP). I shared pipeline infrastructure information with PSAs and facilitated their interaction with pipeline operators.
• Worked with TSNM Pipeline Security Division staff to develop risk assessment methodologies and identify countermeasures for specific types of pipeline vulnerabilities.
• I oversaw a staff of five analysts whose primary responsibilities were designing, conducting, and evaluating results of Corporate Security Reviews (CSR) of pipeline operators
• In interacting with the pipeline industry, my section used a voluntary compliance approach to obtain results, relying on building relationships with industry leaders, rather than a traditional regulatory approach
• I interacted routinely with senior executives within TSA, DHS, FBI, and the White House National Security Staff
• I worked closely with TSA’s Office of Intelligence on threat assessment, risk analysis, and intelligence issues for pipelines, including the Transportation Sector Security Risk Assessment (TSSRA) process
• I operated independently and with only minimal supervision, determining what pipeline-related threat information was relevant, time-sensitive, and needed to be shared with senior leadership
• I briefed TSA senior managers on threat issues and provided classified intelligence briefings to pipeline industry representatives when necessary
• I served as our Branch’s point of contact for TSA-OI, FBI, and the Homeland Infrastructure Threat & Risk Analysis Center (HITRAC) for risk management and threat assessment activities
• I applied my knowledge of laws, regulations, and policies (including TSA’s Pipeline Security Guidelines) to support pipeline operators’ continuous improvement of their security plans and procedures
• Because I worked closely with our counterparts in the U.S
• Government (DOT, FBI, and DOE) and the Canadian Government (Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Natural Resources Canada), I am intimately familiar with their respective approaches to security in the pipeline mode of transportation
• This enabled me to work closely with major multi-national oil and gas companies that operate in the U.S
• And Canada to apply TSA’s Pipeline Security Guidelines to diverse operations throughout North America
• I supervised my staff in assessing gaps between TSA’s Pipeline Security Guidelines (i.e
• The “desired state” as defined in industry standards) and the actual performance of pipeline industry key operators, on a risk-prioritized basis
• This was measured within the pipeline mode of transportation by conducting Critical Facility Inspections (CFI) and Critical Facility Security Reviews (CFSR) on a risk-prioritized basis at hundreds of pipeline facilities nationwide
• The facilities were selected using the risk-based criteria in TSA’s Pipeline Security Guidelines, and represented the most critical pipeline facilities of the top 100 pipeline systems nationwide
• I personally conducted dozens of CFIs and CFSRs over the course of several years, supervising a team of support contractors who assisted in the inspections
• I met with key pipeline industry security managers and reviewed the physical security measures in place at their key assets, to determine the extent to which the pipeline industry was adhering to TSA’s Pipeline Security Guidelines
• I collaborated with pipeline industry operational components to establish baselines of actual performance
• I provided expert advice and recommendations to industry on how to better protect their key assets and reduce their risk from terrorism and other threats
• I developed strategies to close gaps in operators' security programs, and I offered technical assistance and recommendations for improvement to key pipeline industry security managers
• I reviewed CFI and CFSR reports for completeness, technical accuracy, and conformity to TSA policy
• These reports were sent to key pipeline industry security managers, to inform them of how each of their companies was performing in measuring risk reduction, comparing their companies’ performance against TSA’s standards
• I supervised analysts that performed Pipeline Corporate Security Reviews (CSR)
• The pipeline systems were selected for CSRs using the risk-based criteria in TSA’s Pipeline Security Guidelines, and represented the top 100 most critical pipeline systems nationwide
• I oversaw my staff’s efforts to assess, at the corporate level, the pipeline operators' implementation of TSA pipeline security guidelines companywide
• I provided policy guidance to my staff and interpreted the pipeline security guidelines for them when difficult technical issues arose in CSRs
• I supervised my staff’s development of strategies to close gaps in operators' security programs, and I offered technical assistance and recommendations for improvement to key pipeline industry security managers
• I collaborated with those industry leaders to develop and implement measurable risk reduction strategies that we verified, at one year intervals, by sending them letters asking them to report what each company had done to implement our recommendations to improve their security posture
• I supervised my staff in two major analytical efforts in the Pipeline Branch
• The first was a risk-prioritized examination of the top 100 pipeline operators' performance in Critical Facility Inspections and identifying industry-wide trends, patterns, vulnerabilities, and security gaps
• Those trends and patterns reflected the pipeline industry's gaps in their security programs, and the analysis identified specific programmatic recommendations and strategies for TSA to pursue to address the pipeline industry's security gaps
• The second major analytical effort in the Pipeline Branch that I supervised was a risk-prioritized analysis of the top 100 pipeline operators' performance in Corporate Security Reviews and identifying industry-wide trends, patterns, and vulnerabilities
• Those trends and patterns reflected the pipeline industry's gaps in their company-wide security programs, and the analysis identified specific programmatic recommendations and strategies for TSA to pursue to address the pipeline industry's security gaps
• I served as our Branch’s point of contact for all of the DHS Protective Security Advisors (PSAs) for Enhanced Critical Infrastructure Protection (ECIP) audits and audits under their Regional Resiliency Assessment Program (RRAP)
• I shared pipeline infrastructure information with PSAs and facilitated their interaction with pipeline operators
• I accompanied PSAs on their site visits to pipeline facilities, to provide a liaison to our industry stakeholders
• I represented the Pipeline Branch on an interagency task force on pipeline cyber security, headed by the White House National Security Staff
• I contributed to the analysis of cyber threats facing the pipeline industry and helped brief National Security Staff on the cyber security posture of the nation’s pipeline industry
• I worked with Pipeline Branch staff to develop risk assessment methodologies and identify countermeasures for specific types of pipeline vulnerabilities
• I oversaw the use of a quantitative analytical tool to prioritize the nation’s pipeline systems based on threat, vulnerability, and consequence
• This risk analysis tool was used in our Branch for planning pipeline corporate security reviews, Critical Facility Inspections, and to support sound homeland security risk management decisions by senior management
• I oversaw the design, conduct, and evaluation of numerous pipeline security exercises under the I-STEP exercise program, working with colleagues in other parts of OSPIE, pipeline industry partners, FBI, state and local law enforcement
• I reviewed and approved all draft pipeline security exercise evaluation reports
• I oversaw the development of pipeline industry training materials related to pipeline threats, with an emphasis on improvised explosive devices
• I provided training to industry audiences and I am considered a subject matter expert in managing pipeline threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences
• I represented the Pipeline Branch in conferences, seminars, forums, and public meetings; giving presentations and briefings to senior level government and industry managers
• In that capacity, I worked closely with all the major national-level pipeline industry trade associations: the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), the American Gas Association (AGA), the American Petroleum Institute (API), and the Association of Oil Pipelines (AOPL)
• I provided pipeline familiarization training (both classroom and field training) to analysts at the Transportation Security Operations Center (TSOC), TSA-OI, Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS), and Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) teams to familiarize them with how the pipeline mode of transportation operates and with pipeline security issues
• I was the sole TSA representative on a DHS-level task force assessing vulnerabilities and consequences for six key clusters of petroleum infrastructure across the country
• The task force included representatives from HITRAC, CIA, DOE, and TSA Office of Intelligence
• Our task force’s classified report was provided to the White House to give senior leadership a risk-management decision-making process for protecting key energy facilities nationwide
• I was responsible for the writing, editing, and revision of pipeline security national-level policy documents, including security standards, security directives, briefing materials, and TSA’s contribution to the DHS-HITRAC energy sector threat assessment documents
• I routinely drafted policy documents that recommended actions and policy development to reduce the risk to the pipeline industry from terrorism
• I frequently drafted complex policy documents, working across functional and/or organizational lines throughout DHS
• I was often the sole representative of the Pipeline Branch to other directorates and agencies, and I ensured that the Branch’s objectives were clearly presented as I represented our organization and our policies
• I provided day to day supervision and guidance to my staff, assigning them work, setting goals, establishing priorities, and managing them based on organizational goals, budget considerations, and staffing needs
• I identified and addressed the developmental needs of my subordinates by approving their training requests, encouraging them to develop Individual Development Plans (IDP), and providing them coaching and feedback
• I reviewed and evaluated the performance of my subordinates, approved leave requests, ensured adequate coverage in the office, and assisted in budget planning and projecting short-term needs
• I managed projects and resolved problems that affect our Section
• I was also responsible for managing the administrative duties associated with personnel actions, performance appraisals, recommending awards, and counseling subordinates as needed
• I oversaw the development and implementation of a training matrix for the Pipeline Branch, to identify every employee’s training needs and track their progress toward achieving their training goals, which were also included in my subordinates’ annual performance plans.

• I served as a Lead Program Analyst in both the Plans Branch and the Readiness Standards & Evaluations Branch. I was one of the lead analysts on the teams that drafted National Transportation System Security Plan (NTSSP) and Transportation Security Operations Plan (TSOP).
• I served as Regulatory Coordinator for the Response Preparedness Division, as a collateral duty. I was the primary author of the Security Plan regulatory template for use by the modal branches in MLS in developing their regulations. I have also stood watch as the IPO representative to the Critical Incident Management Group for actual incidents. I created a standard operating procedure for MLS go-teams that could be deployed to the field in times of heightened alert. I built close working relationships with USCG and Secret Service while writing MLS’s surface transportation security plans for several National Special Security Events (NSSE), including the Republican National Convention (RNC), and the 2005 Presidential Inauguration. These plans addressed all surface modes, including pipelines. I was TSA’s sole representative to the Secret Service’s RNC Transportation Committee. I also created a how-to manual for NSSE planning. As the lead IPO staffer for NSSE planning, I represented IPO on TSA’s Special Events Work Group (SEWG).

• Post-9/11, I served as the team leader for pipeline security issues within OPS, overseeing other OPS colleagues on security policy issues and working closely with Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Energy, FBI, and trade associations to develop and implement comprehensive, nationwide pipeline security program.
• I was the lead OPS staffer working on developing national policy and guidance on pipeline security by incorporating the requirements of Homeland Security Presidential Directives, industry-developed best-practices, and Departmental policy.

· I helped develop an oil and gas pipeline security exercise program by modifying the existing OPA exercise program that I had overseen for several years, expanding the exercise scenarios to include security incidents and broadening the participation to include natural gas pipeline operators in addition to hazardous liquid pipelines. I have served as exercise evaluator, controller, and player in dozens of exercises involving pipelines nationwide. I was responsible for overseeing the conduct of OPS’s tabletop and large-scale pipeline security exercises across the country, which involved working with pipeline operators and other federal and state emergency response and law enforcement agencies. I was also responsible for analyzing trends in industry performance in exercises and for tracking, analyzing, and reporting on lessons learned from these exercises. I was responsible for having the results of the exercises posted to the CG-SAILS Web-board information-sharing system so that other agencies and industry could benefit from the lessons learned.

· I served as the primary OPS point of contact for industry security working groups, and worked closely with the American Petroleum Institute, the Association of Oil Pipelines, the American Gas Association, and the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America to resolve national policy issues and to ensure consistent security guidance to the various segments of the pipeline industry (oil, gas transmission, and gas distribution companies). I was the lead OPS person working with the pipeline industry trade associations to develop security guidelines for oil, gas distribution, and gas transmission pipelines. I identified gaps in industry’s security practices and formulated inputs to the security guidelines that addressed those gaps.

· I developed the OPS pipeline security audit tools for use by OPS inspectors nationwide, and oversaw the development of security audit training for all OPS inspectors.

· I represented OPS at numerous interagency meetings and national conferences related to pipeline security, providing briefings to federal, state, and industry stakeholders on OPS security policy and security risks to pipelines. I served as the moderator of the pipeline security panel discussion at the 2002 API Pipeline Conference.

· I represented OPS as a member of the DOT Office of Intelligence and Security’s working group on security issues within DOT, addressing modal and intermodal security concerns. As part of the working group, I helped advise DOT senior policy officials on infrastructure security matters and helped develop DOT’s input to Operation Liberty Shield in preparation for Operation Iraqi Freedom.

· I served as OPS’s primary pipeline point of contact for security and intelligence matters, routinely receiving classified briefings from the DOT Office of Intelligence and Security. I was granted a TOP SECRET - SCI clearance and routinely handled highly sensitive intelligence information related to national pipeline infrastructure security.

· Pre-9/11, I served as OPS’s Oil Pollution Act (OPA) Team Leader and Response Plans Officer, managing the agency’s oil spill program. I was solely responsible for reviewing and approving oil pipeline operators’ spill response plans, making regulatory interpretations based on OPS regulations (49 CFR 194), and completing plan reviews to meet a very tight statutory deadline. I developed policy and guidance related to pipeline spill prevention and response, and oil spill exercises, and I wrote regulations (revisions to 49 CFR 194 and 195). I developed training materials for DOT pipeline inspectors related to oil spill response; environmental, health, and safety issues; incident command systems; and pipeline security. I served as an adjunct instructor in DOT’s Transportation Security Institute in Oklahoma City. I created and delivered to the entire OPS regional inspection staff a customized hazardous waste operations & emergency response (HAZWOPER) training program (required under OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120) with annual refresher courses. I provided technical assistance and recommendations to hundreds of oil pipeline operators nationwide on how to improve their plans and refine their concept of operations for spill response, consistent with OPS regulations and policy.

· I served as the sole OPS representative on the USCG Incident Specific Preparedness Review (ISPR) for the 1994 San Jacinto oil spill in Houston—a senior-level USCG-sponsored inquiry into one of the major pipeline incidents of the 1990’s. I interviewed participants in the response and helped draft the ISPR findings on the incident and the proposals to correct problems and improve pipeline operators' and DOT’s preparedness. The ISPR findings were a nationally significant lessons-learned document that was widely distributed throughout the government and pipeline industry.

· I served as a contracting officer’s technical representative (COTR) for several contracts, including a $2 million contract for technical support in reviewing pipeline operators’ oil spill response plans and a $500,000 contract for conducting pipeline emergency response and security exercises. I was responsible for writing performance-based statements of work (SOWs), evaluating deliverables, and resolving contractors’ performance problems. I provided direct oversight and management of a combined contract workforce of approximately 15 people, including almost a year of working on site at the contractor’s offices overseeing their staff on my project.

· I served as the DOT Liaison Officer in the unified command at six major pipeline spills, working with the Coast Guard and EPA on-scene coordinators to manage the spills, and serving as DOT’s spokesman to the news media.

· I served as the Emergency Coordinator for the DOT Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA, now known as PHMSA). I worked closely with senior managers and political appointees on matters related to emergency preparedness, response to natural disasters and national security emergencies. As agency Emergency Coordinator, I scheduled and provided oversight to RSPA watch standers in the DOT Crisis Management Center during disasters and emergencies, including 9/11.

· Working closely with Senior Executive Service managers in each RSPA program office, and using the guidelines in Presidential Decision Directives 65 and 67, I wrote the RSPA Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP), which was adopted February 2001. I established the RSPA’s alternate worksite for COOP activities, ensuring adequate secure storage for classified documents and secure communications links between the alternate worksite and RSPA Headquarters. I also served as support staff for a classified continuity program for DOT.

· I served as RSPA’s lead for the review and update of classified Presidential Emergency Action Directives (PEADs), which are interagency plans defining the agency’s responsibilities in responding to certain national security emergencies.

· I served as part of DOT’s consequence management response to September 11th attacks, working around the clock in the week following the attacks to support DOT’s consequence management and security efforts.

• I worked as an Emergency Management Specialist in the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP), developing and conducting large-scale response exercises involving chemical weapons scenarios. I helped design, conduct, and evaluate the first-ever large-scale joint military-civilian chemical weapons exercise in Tooele, Utah, in 1991.
• I helped develop planning standards for decontamination, protective actions, medical training, and communications systems. I reviewed applications for state and local emergency preparedness grants, ensuring adherence to agency policy and technical standards. I provided technical assistance to select municipalities in developing emergency operations centers and response plans.
• I served as a member of FEMA Headquarters Emergency Support Team in response to Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Iniki, and other Presidentially declared disasters, supporting recovery efforts for critical infrastructure and public safety agencies.

• I served as an Auxiliary Deputy Sheriff with the Arlington County Sheriff’s Office from 2005 to 2021. I was an unpaid, fully sworn law enforcement officer. I successfully completed training in a variety of topics including defensive tactics, use of force, legal issues, cultural diversity, and the emergency vehicle operator’s course. I successfully qualified annually with both pistol and shotgun. I worked in court security, jail operations, civil process, and traffic control for large events such as the USMC Marathon.

• I serve as police officer for the town of Occoquan. I am an unpaid, fully sworn law enforcement officer. I enforce state and local laws, patrol the town, respond to emergencies, perform traffic enforcement, respond to calls for service, and provide community policing. I am also a first responder to medical emergencies in the town.