DRIE Central's 2009/2010 Executive Line Up

Joe is presently Supervisor, Hosting Operations at SunGard and is the DRIE Central president 2009/2010.  Joe has 27 years of experience comprising of, Business Continuation Planning, Disaster Recovery Plans, Site audits, DRI Canada ABCP accreditation. Data Center Operations, National Data Center Provisioning Management, Mainframe technical support, Unix and Windows operating systems, System capacity planning and performance tuning, Messaging and Directory systems. Networks, Firewalls, Communication and System security. Raid Arrays and SANS. Data Archival Systems. Audio and Video servers, Video animation software. Electronic Health Care Systems. Electronics Manufacturing. Test Equipment design and construction. Production and Test Procedure writing. Discrete Electronics and microprocessor circuit design and construction. Pre-Sales system design, detailed product Costing and Post Sales Systems implementation.  Hobbies include Space and Aviation enthusiast, Marathon Running, Farming, Carpentry, Automotive & Mechanical, Guitar, Music. An active volunteer with community and school groups.

 

Brock is presently employed as Operations Program Manager with Public Safety Canada’s Regional Office in Winnipeg. His previous experience with emergency management includes positions with Manitoba Emergency Measures Organization, the Office of the Fire Commissioner, Manitoba Transportation and Government Services, and in the private sector with a national data processing company. He is a Certified Emergency Manager and Certified Business Continuity Professional, and has been involved with the DRIE Executive since 2006.

In addition to 12 years experience as a senior financial officer with the Government of Manitoba, Paul was Deputy Director of the Manitoba Emergency Measures Organization (EMO) from June 2000 to August 2007 during which time he managed numerous Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) programs in Manitoba and was instrumental in the development of several statues and regulations relating to disaster recovery. While at EMO, Paul served as Secretary to the Canadian Council of Emergency Management Organizations (CCEMO) and was co-provincial lead for the federal initiative on “Improving Disaster Assistance in Canada.” Paul is now with Information Communications Technology (ICT) Services Manitoba and remains active in emergency management and business continuity as a member of several committees.

 

Gary is presently the Coordinator of Workplace Safety for the Operations Branch of Infrastructure and Transportation. Gary’s experience includes firefighting (12 years), ambulance, Instructing (fire service, asbestos removal, first aid, safety,) and facility management. He also has training in several different types of investigations through several medias including Dalhousie University and the Winnipeg Police Department as well as being a Power Engineer, Safety Auditor, Industrial Audiometric Technician, and an ABCP.

Heather is the Projects Officer for the Manitoba Emergency Measures Organization. Prior to joining EMO in 1997, Heather earned a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science at the University of Manitoba.