Broward County Presentation Emergency Management Contingency Consulting Services – A2113624P1 March 13, 2018 BATON ROUGE BOSTON NEWYORK SOUTH CAROLINA NEW ORLEANS 90 Canal Street 1800 City Farm Dr. One Penn Plaza 1136 Washington St. 400 Poydras St. Bldg. Four Suite 445 Suite 3655 Columbia, SC 29201 Suite 1165 Baton Rouge, LA70806 New York, NY10119 New Orleans, LA 70130 Boston, MA 02114 Phone: 225.757.5344 E-mail: info@plexosgroup.com www.plexosgroup.com
STAFF QUALIFICATIONS EXPERIENCE AND BACKGROUNDS AREAS of EXPERTISE Program Management OUR LEADERSHIPTEAM Paul Rainwater, Eric Kuntz, MBA, Chief Strategy Officer Disaster Response & Recovery Senior Director Paul Rainwater has served in numerous FEMA Public Assistance Principal in Charge of Project government roles over the past 20 years Brigadier General Pete Schneider, distinguishing him in the political arena as FEMA Individual Assistance Senior Vice President Eric Kuntz has 24 years of public and one of the most experienced professionals in 404 & 406 Hazard Mitigation private experience, including 20 years of disaster recovery funding. Through Brigadier General Pete Schneider is Senior honorable military experience and 18 years successful congressional testimony, he was Fire Management Assistance Vice President of Business Development of emergency management, previously responsible for the appropriation of over $14 HUD CDBG and oversees the Government Services serving as the State Coordinator of billion in FEMA and HUD programs Division of Plexos Group, L.L.C. He has Recovery for the Texas Division of approved for the State of LA after Analytics & Reporting served a long and distinguished military Emergency Management (TDEM). Mr. Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike. Policies & Procedures career in the Louisiana National Guard for Kuntz managed $5.2 billion in federal He is continually sought after on a national over 30 years before becoming a consultant disaster funds for 17 federally declared basis to lecture on this topic. He has Financial Management with the Plexos Group. He has handled disasters, closing 8 open disasters and 55 addressed audiences at Louisiana State IT Solutions mission readiness, operations, and Fire Management Assistance Grants . University, Tulane University, New York administrative coordination of over 1500 Prior to TDEM, Mr. Kuntz’s experience University, and the National Academy of Quality Assurance & Control personnel . He has planned, budgeted, included Planning Chief for FEMA’s Sciences for Engineering. He has led Internal Audit designed and executed communication Louisiana Recovery Office, Louisiana Army successful initiatives in emergency strategies to inform and educate the National Guard; assigned to the Governor’s management for the City of New Orleans’ Procurement community on public affairs, and Office of Homeland Security and Sewerage & Water Board and the Restore Change Management commanded wing sections on daily Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) as the Louisiana Program . Paul is a certified Local functions, including coordinating all travel Critical Infrastructure Coordinator and Government Manager and a veteran who Class-Action Settlement activities, implementing and monitoring Battle Captain during state and federally served U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu’s office Claims Intake & Processing command procedures, policies and declared disasters. Major disasters included and the Jindal Administration. During his programs. His experience in problem Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, Ike and tenure as the Executive Director of the LA Process Optimization solving, managing large complex projects, Isaac as well as numerous flooding and Recovery Authority (LRA), he developed Business Strategy assistance in disaster recovery, and severe weather events. Other assignments substantial relationships with the Federal compliance with federal requirements and included the space shuttle disaster, 9/11 Executive Branch, federal agency leads, and Appeals regulations has made him a valuable subject response, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, many others which are maintained to this Alternative Funding Sources matter expert on a number of engagements. dignitary and significant sporting events day. coordination. Mr. Kuntz is a Subject Fraud Detection Matter Expert on federal policy and procedure for all FEMA related projects. 2
STAFF QUALIFICATIONS EXPERIENCE AND BACKGROUNDS AREAS of EXPERTISE Program Management Quez Jones PROPOSED PROJECT Fenton Dean Disaster Response & Recovery Public Assistance Specialist Project Team Lead TEAM FEMA Public Assistance Mr. Jones has extensive experience in the FEMA Individual Assistance Fenton Dean has more than 12 years of disaster recovery and Public Assistance relevant experience working in emergency 404 & 406 Hazard Mitigation industry, working to assist applicants of all response specializing in FEMA Public Craig Westerman, MPA sizes with incident-related financial and Fire Management Assistance Assistance and FEMA HMGP projects, Public Assistance Specialist operational matters. His areas of expertise disaster recovery, grant management, and HUD CDBG include Project Closeout , PA Policy, Cost aviation management leading teams to Craig Westerman has a bachelor’s degree in Estimation, Grant Management, Debris Analytics & Reporting deliver exceptional performance in Disaster Science & Management in addition Management, Procurement, Improved and operations and project management roles. Policies & Procedures to over 10 years of relevant experience with Alternate Projects as well as Appeals and He has overseen emergency management 5 years in disaster recovery. He has served Arbitration. Mr. Jones has over 13 years of Financial Management and federal compliance initiatives for 12 the State of Louisiana’s Hazard relevant experience. hurricanes, flood events, and the 2015 IT Solutions Mitigation Grant Program as well as Avian Influenza outbreak . His areas of FEMA’s Public Assistance Program . He is Quality Assurance & Control expertise include public assistance, experienced in business analyses such as governmental compliance, project Tim Desmarais Internal Audit scheduling deliverables and performing management, PA policy, safety, security and Public Assistance Specialist trend analyses, preparing damage Procurement environmental audits, operations assessments for Category A-G Project management, contract review and Timothy Desmarais has over 8 years of Change Management Worksheets, and providing technical negotiation, dispute resolution, damage disaster recovery experience, 18 years of guidance on project closeouts in accordance Class-Action Settlement assessments, quality assurance and controls, computer experience, and 11 years of with local, state, and federal compliance. public procurement as well as Project combined management experience which Claims Intake & Processing Worksheet writing and review. Additionally, includes closing out nearly $113 million in Process Optimization Mr. Dean is experienced in aviation FEMA PA projects across Louisiana, transportation and planning and technical some of which are considered legacy Business Strategy writing of masterplans for regional and disasters. Mr. Desmarais has provided Appeals international airports. technical assistance to clients for the implementation of disaster recovery projects Alternative Funding Sources in accordance with the Stafford Act, EPA, Fraud Detection NEPA, and other Federal and State guidelines. 3
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