The Disaster Recovery Hour with Chris Plunkett
The radio show about Disaster Before and After: Preparedness and Recovery
Tuesday February 21st, 2012 DRHRadio Welcomes: Michael Gifford, President of the National Association on Contingency Planning
Michael Gifford, CBCP, MBCI, is an Assistant Vice President and Senior Manager for the Capital Group Companies Global’s (CGCG) Information Technology Group (ITG) where he is responsible for the Global Disaster Recovery Program and Access Administration. His responsibilities include crisis management, emergency response and recovery, risk assessments, recovery strategy development, recovery plans, and business continuity/disaster recovery exercises, access administration and periodic access reviews.
Prior to joining CGCG in March 2005, Michael was the Director of Audit Assurance and Regulatory Programs for JPMorganChase's Global Technology Infrastructure team. He was the Director of Disaster Recovery for Bank One’s Infrastructure and Operations (I&O) team within Technology and Operations prior the merger of Bank One with JPMC in 2004.
Michael also worked for State Farm Insurance for 21 years in a variety of leadership positions. He is the former component manager for State Farm's business continuity planning team, which is responsible for developing and maintaining the recovery strategy, business continuity and disaster recovery plans, and test exercises for State Farm's mission critical business units. His background also includes two years as manager of State Farm's Systems Catastrophe Services team, which supports the technology used at temporary claims offices following a major natural disaster.
Michael completed his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of South Dakota’s School of Business. He is a Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Certified Business Continuity Planner (CBCP) and Member Business Continuity Institute (MBCI). He currently is the Chairman / CEO for the Association of Contingency Planners (ACP) and he was the founding President of ACP’s Alamo Chapter. Michael also serves on the Board of Directors for the Bexar County Arts & Cultural Fund in San Antonio, Texas.
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The Disaster Recovery Hour with Chris Plunkett is a weekly radio show covering disaster (and other unexpected interruptions) that effect normal operations for homeowners, neighborhoods, businesses and governments. Topics covered include lessons learned from past events, current disasters and potential interruptions which can significantly affect our lives. Chris explains procedures to achieve preparedness, recovery and restoration in plain language, citing examples from actual events.
The Disaster Recovery Hour provides listeners with a forum to interact with the host and experts. The program’s Advisory Board consults with the Chris to plan topics, content and resources for the show. The format includes live interviews with representatives from government agencies, continuity professionals, legal and financial experts, contractors and specialists who have firsthand experience in handling various emergencies. The Disaster Recovery Hour empowers listeners with information and resources to become resilient against an event; or plan for recovery afterwards, in order to survive and thrive in today’s challenging world.
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