VALERIE R. LYONS

To utilize my twenty plus years of Federal and State Emergency Management disaster response and recovery experience, while responding to federally declared disasters along with ten years of residential construction management/ownership and project management knowledge and experience to become a contributing member of your company and team, in an effort to empower team members, associates and clients.

• CPR & AED – Western Oregon University (Need updated)
• Spanish on Patrol (Online Course), Spanish Language – 2 years (WOU)
• VORP (Victim Offender Reconciliation Program) Dallas, Oregon Mediation Training Dallas, Oregon
• EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (EMI), Emmitsburg, MD. Incident Command Systems (ICS), National Incident Management System (NIMS), FEMA OPS, Mid Management Courses. Full training list available upon request.

• 1996 – 2011 Roe Construction (Residential). Independence/Monmouth, Oregon Co- Owner / Carpenter. All phases of residential homes in the Willamette Valley (Oregon). Worked with local and state officials on codes and standards as well as permitted inspections.
• 10/1992 – 8/1994– Salem Keizer School District (SKSD). Salem, Oregon Technical Support Analyst. Worked with a team of Computer Technicians providing support to the then over 20 schools and administration buildings. Provided computer software training to SKSD Staff. Installed network racks and components in each school and building to connect them all to the new Wide Area Network (WAN), via newly installed T-1 lines.
• 1992 – 1995 Computer Maintenance Service (CMS) Owner / Lead Technician) Provided computer maintenance and technical support for K-12 school districts and business within Polk County, Oregon.
• 1990 – 1992 – The “MAC” Store Apple Computer – Corvallis / Salem Oregon. Apple Education Sales Consultant / Apple Certified Technician. Worked with K-12 schools to provide Apple Computer Systems, Multimedia training and support.

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 2004 -2013 Cadre-Reservist – Specialist to Interim Infrastructure Branch Director
• Adjusters International / Tidal Basin Group Public Assistance. 2013 -2025 Consultant to Division III – Branch Director to Sr. Project Manager -
• CCPRS – CH2M Hill / JACOBS 2014 - 2015
• DSI GROUP, LLC (DS IDEAS) Dsideas.com 2016-2017

• 1) 9/2004 DR-1551-FL Hurricane Ivan. Search and Assessment Team Escambia and Santa Rosa County, FL. Title: Task Force Leader. Responsible for a team of 24 new FEMA specialists to caravan to Pensacola FL directly after Hurricane Irma’s landfall and search for any survivors and or remains to report to local officials and first responders for medical attention. Staged and housed in Conex on Saufley Air Base. Structural assessments were conducted, and reports sent up the chain of command to the FCO in Orlando) reporting percentage of total losses.
• 2) 10/2004 DR-1561-FL Hurricane Jeanne. Haitian Outreach / Collaboration South Florida. Title: Technical Outreach Specialist Collaborated with Haitian Church leaders, African American Food Distribution Businesses and area leaders to organize an outreach to deliver basic needs (Food, Water and Ice) to the reported 100,000 plus Haitian individuals that were struggling following the four Hurricanes that hit Florida in 2004. These underserved communities were either overlooked and or afraid to go to distribution centers with National Guard officers, because of immigration concerns. Worked closely with Florida State Emergency Management Officials and National Guard Commanders to accomplish a successful outreach mission.
• 3) 9/2008 DR-1781-TX Hurricane Ike. Damage assessments of Beaumont, Galveston Island, & Houston. Title: Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff (FCO Cadre) Worked directly with the Deputy Chief of Staff, traveling to each city working with local officials and law enforcement to assess full extent of damages, resources needed for the general public, logistics for distribution centers, and temporary housing, staffing and security. Created a database to track all damages, findings and recommendations.
• 4) 4/2011 DR-4596-AL. EF4 Tornado. Damage assessment of neighborhoods in Tuscaloosa, AL. Title: D.A. Team Lead. Worked directly with local law enforcement and officials to identify areas that had not been surveyed directly after the tornado. Mapped / GPS locations of where down power lines were found as well as unsafe structures. Called for barricade placements as well as Power Company to dispatch crew to assess downed power lines.

• Lead Technical Systems Support Analyst (Salem*Keizer K-12 School District)
• Apple/Macintosh Technician, 1992-1994 Certifications: Apple Computer Repair & System Software – Cupertino, CA
• PC Hardware Repair – Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR, Novell Netware Server Support, Eugene, OR
• Wide Area Network Installation (Hardware and Software)
• Central HS, Independence OR –Teaching ESL Students Computer Technology/Typing Skills, & HS Girls Assistant Tennis Coach (2 years),
• Central School District 13J - Technology Trainer for all educator in service trainings for staff.
• Educational Technology Instructor (Network, Hardware & Software). K-12 Educators.