JERt Consulting
LLC was formed in 2002 by John E. Roberts to assist responders in building capacity for emergency response.
From an initial emphasis solely on providing certified NIMS/ICS (National Incident Management System /Incident Command System)
training, John has expanded to support the needs of corporate and international entities and NGOs who use the planning
frameworks to address an ever-growing list of emergency challenges that include Incident Management, Continuity of Operations
(COOP) and Multi-Agency Coordination for things such as earthquake relief, avian influenza, public health, food safety, foreign
animal disease, and pet sheltering. To date, JER Consulting has served more than 30 state governments, multiple
private sector entities, federal agencies, sovereign nations, universities, hospitals, and veterinary schools. John served
with National Area Command Teams (Command and Plans) through 2005. In order to retain early
access to critical international and domestic security information, JER Consulting
LLC is a constituent of OSAC, the Overseas Security Advisory Council administered by the Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security,
and a member of Infragard, the partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the private sector. John’s qualifications,
his early access to critical alert data and his extensive network with key public agencies insure that he can quickly marshal
the data and resources required to address even non-traditional emergency response challenges
Training & Certification:
For those organizations which must have individuals qualified to meet all the requirements of NIMS/ICS, Lead Instructor
John Roberts, a past director of the national training center, is fully certified to provide the complete range of ICS training. John
has several courses with specific exercises for situations as diverse as mapping orphanage coordinates in the aftermath of
a devastating earthquake, foreign animal disease, food safety, pet sheltering and dam breach scenarios that include multi-agency
coordination where these overlap with other functions like public health. John has recently added both HSEEP compliant
discussion-based and HSEEP compliant operational exercises to some courses. The courses can be tailored to relevant client
challenges so that exercises provide hands-on practice using the framework in relevant situations.
Consulting & Training:
In addition, John has increasingly been called upon to provide customized response planning for both on-scene and off-site
coordination. John has tailored continuity of operations planning or Emergency Support Function (ESF) operations training
for organizations which may be working within the NIMS/ICS structure alongside federal and/or state government emergency responders
in case of a disaster. Since the introduction of HSEEP, roles and training incorporate the Target Capabilities List (TCL)
and are HSEEP compliant. John has provided training and plans development in Europe, Central America, and to 16 countries
in Africa under contract to the US Department of State and US Department of Agriculture, has done extensive work with state
agencies and universities in the United States, and has met with government agency heads to develop an emergency on-scene
response and off-site coordination structure for a small country that encompassed all response levels from local through international
support. He brings truly varied experience with the real challenges faced in these situations. Most important
to your business, consulting in plan development can include a NIMS/ICS framework overview with facilitated plans development
so that your staff are using the ICS Planning Process while gaining an understanding of the multi-agency coordination needs.
This is proactive emergency response planning that can make the difference in managing and recovering from an unavoidable
natural disaster or keeping your staff safe and effective when operating in a disaster zone. As businesses, NGOs and
governments administer their emergency plans, the role of customized exercises grows more and more important as a way of providing
periodic effectiveness checks on the response plans.
Federal Agencies Served:
US Department of Defense: Trans-Sahara
Counter-Terrorism Partnership
US Department of State: US Agency for International
Development (USAID)
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal,
Plant, Health Inspection Service (APHIS): Veterinary Services (VS), Plant, Protection & Quarantine (PPQ) and International
Services (IS)
USDA: Office of Homeland Security &
Emergency Coordination (OHSEC), Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS), Forest Service (FS), Food Safety Inspection Service(FSIS), and Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS):
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Health & Human Services (HHS): Centers for
Disease Control (CDC) and Food and Drug Agency (FDA)
US Department of the Interior: Bureau
of Land Management (BLM), National Park Service (NPS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Dept. of Treasury: Secret Service
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, Cananeia, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2011: S. American
Countries (12) Training/Exercise, trans-boundary disease response and inter-country coordination.
, Guantanamo, Cuba, 2011: DOD – US Naval Hospital; Specialized ICS training & exercise applications.
, Blue Creek, Beliz, 2011: Assist Belize Poultry
Assoc during “Fowl Typhoid” outbreak-response.
, Washington, DC, 2011 - Coach/Evaluator on USDA MAC Group (Multi-agency
response Coordination for the 29 USDA agencies) for Dept. of Homeland Security 2011 National Exercise.
, London, England, 2010 - England, Scotland, Wales, N. Ireland: One of three American representatives; EU
compliant Foot & Mouth Disease international exercise.
, North Carolina Dept. of Ag. & Consumer Services, 2010: Consultant
on project involving state and industry participants to design state incident cmd structure; develop & deliver workshop,
seminar & tabletop series.
, Colorado, 2010 - APHIS: Consultant. Design, develop & deliver ESF #11 training academy for Desk
Officers.
, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 2010 - OIE, FAO, PAHO, CaribVet, IICA, CIRAD: Avian Influenza/ICS + exercises
for multi-national organization representing 32 countries/territories.
, Port-au-Prince, Haiti - World Orphans
(NGO): Incident Commander and Strategic Planning for the Haiti Orphans Relief Team (HORT) collaboration to identify train, and resource Haitian churches to be the direct rescue and care mechanism for Haiti's
orphans in the aftermath of the massive Jan 12, 2010, earthquake.
, Accra/Kumasi/Tamale, Ghana - US Dept of State/USAID:
ICS & On-Farm Biosecurity Training for poultry farmers, Customs, Police, Immigration, Ministry of Ag-Vet. Services &
National Disaster Mgt. Organization, US (various): Consultant for a poultry corporation w/65% US mkt share product. Emergency
poultry disease response planning, Incident Mgt. Team Training & exercise.
, Kololi, Gambia: 5 countries, ICS & Multi-agency
coordination training & exercises. Ag + Security Forces, UN Disaster Planning, CDC,in Nigeria & Ghana.
, Joint Special Operations Task Force (Trans-Sahara):
Consultant. Developed a Nigeria tabletop exercise for Trans-Sahara Security Symposium emphasizing joint civil-military coordination.
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Belize,
C.A.: Multi-agency Coordination & ICS workshop. Exercises in International/National/ District/Village level emergency
on-scene response and off-site coordination structure.
, W. African Countries Coalition: 16 countries, ICS training & exercises in emergency response country
planning & development.
, Athens Regional Med. Ctr., GA Public Health, St. Mary’s Hosp. & Univ. of GA.: Consultant/Training:
Specialized I-300 training.,General Mills Inc.: Consultant, ICS planning and organization.
, UN/FAO Crisis Mgt. Center, Rome, Italy:
Avian Influenza Response; ICS for Executives & organizational planning.
, Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia - Ministry of Ag & USAID: Avian Influenza ICS / Response Planning and tabletop exercise.
, World Trade Center Disaster: Incident Mgmt Team supporting
Search & Rescue.
, Incident Commander: Oklahoma State-wide Wildfire Response 2006.
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