John E. Laye, FBCI, CMC Contingency Management Consultants 4 Shawnee Lane Orinda CA 94563-3217 Tel: (925) 254-1663 Fax: (925) 253-1606 Mobile: (925) 766-3466 Email: buscontin@aol.com www.businesscontinuity.com • Consultant • Speaker • Writer

Educational background
M.S. Degree at University of Southern California
Concentrations: Systems Management, Logistics

B.A. Degree in Political Science at U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA
Concentration: International Relations

Director Emeritus/Instructor at University of California at Berkeley Extension
Continuing Education in Business Management, Certificate in Emergency Program Management

Adjunct Faculty, Emergency Management Institute (FEMA) at Emmitsburg MD

Lecturer at Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre, Bangkok
Emergency Preparedness Planning Program in Manila

Professional experience
Managing Principal, Contingency Mgt. Consultants since 1982
Business clients range from Ansel Adams Gallery thru Banks to Boeing
Government clients from Orinda (pop. 17,000), thru State of California, to Federal Emergency Mgt. Agency
Expert witness and litigation support to several law firms. (Melvin Belli...)
Director, Joint Powers Agreement, Sonoma, Napa, and Solano Counties, 1977-78
Coordinator, Emergency Medical Services Solano County CA 1976-82
Assistant for Emergency Services Marin County CA 1976
Hurricane /Tropical Storm response and recovery, Haiti, 1964; AGNES: Washington DC / Annapolis MD, 1972

Active association memberships
• Business Continuity Institute - Fellow
• Institute of Management Consultants - Certified Management Consultant
• Association of Professional Emergency Planners
• Business Recovery Managers Association
• California Emergency Services Association - Past President

Professional services we perform
Assessment
A confidential independent perspective on existing: policies, plans, training, and other key elements in an organization’s preparedness posture.

Business Impact Analysis
Listing of the threats likely to impact an organization, one or all sites. Impact assessments tell how the threat scenarios can reduce production and services from your critical operating units.

Urgent Recommendations
A short term "punch list" to reduce exposures while the longer term risk reductions are done.

Plans
• Program Work Plans
• Business Impact Reduction (Mitigation) Plans
• Employee and Customer Life Safety Plans
• Employee and Families’ Self-Protection and Preparation Plans
• Emergency and Crisis Management Plans, including Information Management in a crisis
• Business Continuity Plans
• Financial Recovery Plans
• After Action Reports
• Compliance Plans for: OSHA, RMPP, SB 98, etc.

Project Management and Ongoing Support
As the work plan is accomplished, we provide ongoing consultation and management to guide and develop: policies, plans, and training. We conduct realistic tests of both plans and training.

Executive Familiarization and Crisis Management Team Training
A Plan is a good thing. When your team knows the Plan, that is even better. Better still, is a crisis management team that has rehearsed. We familiarize Senior Management and train the crisis management team. Let your competition experience a "disaster".

Speaking engagements
Numerous written articles.

Fee structures
Appropriate to project comprehensiveness, duration, and expertise required. Major projects are negotiated.

Topics for speaking, writing, and consulting
Business decision practice applied to management of: business continuity, disaster recovery, emergency response, and mitigation / prevention.

Author of "Avoiding Disaster - How to Keep Your Business Going When Catastrophe Strikes", published by John Wiley & Sons, NYC (wiley.com). Also available through Amazon.com.

Other relevant information
We are manager-friendly. Call to discover if we match your needs and management styles: (925) 254-1663 John Laye.