At the County of San Diego Office of Emergency Services, I lead the Planning & Recovery Division and its work to modernize disaster recovery plans, procedures, and training roadmaps. I also lead the department budget process, including a 5-year forecast and capital improvement plan for projects such as the Emergency Operations Center and Recovery Center rebuild.
I lead the Emergency Operations Plan and Hazard Mitigation Plan, brief County leadership and elected officials, and coordinate recovery planning that accounts for temporary housing, debris management, and damage assessment. I align hazard mitigation strategies with General Plan Safety Elements and local land use policy.
At Guidehouse, I advised state and local government clients on disaster recovery strategy and grant delivery. I coordinated 22+ grant applications that secured $60M+ and led reimbursement specialists who expedited $100M+ in FEMA Public Assistance.
Earlier, at NYC OMB, I monitored a $3.8B HUD CDBG-DR portfolio and reviewed compliance across housing and construction activities. At the University of Michigan, I built a machine learning model to classify structural damage from imagery on the FEMA PDA scale.
