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Mark Merritt

 
Sr. VP, James Lee Witt Assoc. - Global Options Group Inc.
 
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Company Name : Global Options Group Inc.
 
Company Website : www.globaloptionsgroup.com
 
Company Address : 75 Rockefeller Plz.
27th Fl., New York, NY,
United States,
 
Mark Merritt Profile :
Sr. VP, James Lee Witt Assoc. - Global Options Group Inc.
 
Mark Merritt Biography :

As Senior Vice President for Crisis and Consequence Management, Mr. Mark Merritt brings first-hand disaster recovery and operational expertise to emergency planning and on-site disaster response and recovery projects for state and local governments, as well as private sector entities. In addition, Mr. Merritt has developed and delivered training programs for local emergency responders for numerous government officials in Guam, Myrtle Beach, Key West, Miami and Tampa.

As project manager for James Lee Witt Associates’ (JLWA) efforts in Houston after Tropical Storm Allison and in Guam after Typhoon Chat’an, Mr. Merritt has provided expert evaluation and estimation of damages, prepared and submitted financial and related project work sheets, managed recovery operations, monitored recovery and response budgets, and has developed scopes of work to repair or replace damaged facilities and coordinate donations.

Mr. Merritt was requested by the United Nations to review and critique the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam’s National Mitigation Strategy. He reviewed the mitigation documents and presented the written and oral analysis and recommendations to the People’s Party at a ministerial level conference hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Resource Development. Mr. Merritt traveled to the Philippines in February of 2003, where he and James Lee Witt met with Philippines’ government representatives and corporate executives. Mr. Merritt advised the assembly on the implementation of nationwide public/private partnership initiatives and the necessity of disaster mitigation activities.

Prior to joining JLWA, Mr. Merritt served in positions of increasing responsibility at the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), from logistical and operational support to disaster recovery oversight and financial reconciliation. During the 1994 Northridge Earthquake in California, he coordinated disaster response efforts among state, federal agencies and local law enforcement. In response to the Oklahoma City bombing, he served as Multi-Agency Chief and coordinated efforts among local emergency response organizations, fire departments, police departments, and first responders. As the team leader for FEMA’s Eastern Territorial Closeout Team, and later as the Team Leader for the Chief Financial Officer’s Field Support, Mr. Merritt provided technical assistance to all ten FEMA regions in the areas of programmatic and financial reconciliation of disasters.

While Mr. Merritt served as the Special Assistant to the Associate Director for the Response and Recovery Directorate, he represented the Associate Director of FEMA in liaison and coordination activities with a variety of representatives from various segments of federal, state and local governments, private industry and other parties with an interest in FEMA programs and policies.

Upon graduation from West Point Military Academy, Mr. Merritt served in the U.S. Army for a number of years.

 
Mark Merritt Colleagues :
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Harvey Schiller

Chmn., CEO Please login

Per-Olof Loof

Vice Chmn. Please login

Jeffrey Nyweide

CFO, Exec. VP - Corporate Development, Sec. Please login

James Witt

CEO - Crisis Management, Preparedness Services Please login

Howard Safir

CEO - Security Consulting, Investigations Please login


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