Vincent Davis

Senior Consultant

Greater Chicago Area

Senior Consultant at Beck Disaster Recovery,

Current Inc.

Manager Regional Preparedness at American

Past Red Cross
Director of Opeations & Military Affairs at Save A
Life Foundation
External Affairs Specialist at DHS FEMA
1 more...

Education Roosevelt University

Kendall College

Connections 22 connections

Industry Consumer Services

Websites • My Company

Vincent Davis's Summary

Seasoned professional with 8 years of focused emergency management expertise gained at FEMA and the American Red
Cross, and 25 years in business telecommunications and military public affairs.

Throughout my career I have consistently demonstrated sound judgment, flexibility, initiative and commitment working in
environments of rapid change. I am adept at developing and sustaining complex relationships with stakeholders of divergent
interests; highly regarded among peers, superiors and colleagues as a consensus builder, problem solver and an effective
communicator.

Vincent Davis’s Specialties:

Project Management, Grant Management, Program Development, Mitigation Planning, Report Writing, Preparedness
Planning, Public Affairs, Community Relations, HSEEP Exercise Planning

Vincent Davis's Experience

Senior Consultant
Beck Disaster Recovery, Inc.
(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)
February 2010 — Present (2 months)
BDR is one of the nation’s premier emergency management and homeland security consultancies, providing all hazards
mitigation, preparedness/planning, response, recovery and reconstruction services; continuity of operations, continuity of
government and emergency operations planning; risk management and mitigation, and training and exercise design
services to local, state and federal government agencies nationwide. We have worked with organizations of all sizes,
ranging from major metropolitan urban areas to rural communities. Since 2001, the firm has supported more than 100
collaborative planning projects for hazard identification, risk assessment, business resumption planning and training and
exercising, while ensuring compliance with federal, state and industry standards

Manager Regional Preparedness

American Red Cross
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
November 2007 — December 2009 (2 years 2 months)
Responsible for coordination and collaboration with government and non-governmental stakeholders to plan and
implement risk-based catastrophic preparedness programs for the 8.6 million citizens in 7 county metropolitan area.
• Implemented new project management methods and developed customized tools for Regional Preparedness Program,
a multi-year catastrophic capacity building initiative considered a national best practices model.
• Led a 17-member external advisory panel producing first ever Regional Disaster Preparedness Plan for the Go To
2040 Project, a 30-year planning and public policy initiative sponsored by the Chicago Community Trust.

Director of Opeations & Military Affairs

Save A Life Foundation
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 2005 — November 2007 (2 years 6 months)
Managed and conducted daily operations and provided program oversight of national non-profit.
• Successfully negotiated 1 million dollar federal appropriation used to fund CPR training for 8,000 youth in 29 states
under National Guard Youth Challenge program.
• Organized law enforcement, child advocacy, homeland security, and community-based groups’ participation in a
groundbreaking anti-violence back-to-school safety event generating extensive media coverage.

External Affairs Specialist

DHS FEMA
(Government Agency; Broadcast Media industry)
November 2002 — May 2005 (2 years 7 months)
• Disseminated agency program and policy guidance and information to media, local, state and regional stakeholders
• Cadre manager, coordinating deployment of Community Relations field staff for 6 Presidential declared disasters in
Region V
• Prepared daily media briefings and policy guidance to government officials liaison for TOPOFF-2 Homeland Security
Exercise Chicago venues
• Led training and deployment of over 800 Citizen Corps and federal agency volunteers to 19 Alabama counties for
Hurricane Ivan response
• Selected to serve on FEMA HQ Task Force to design and implement unprecedented recruiting, deployment and
training effort for 11,000 field staff responding to Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan

Director of Operations
CommuniTech Services
(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)
April 1992 — October 2002 (10 years 7 months)
Recruited, and supervised national cadre of field technicians providing manufacturer level support of telecommunications
voice processing systems. Conducted B2B Sales of voice processing equipment and maintenance agreements to small
and medium sized companies.

Vincent Davis's Education

Roosevelt University
1979 — 1980

Kendall College
Sociology 1971 — 1972
Additional Information
Vincent Davis’s Websites:
My Company
Vincent Davis’s Interests:
Gospel Music, volunteering, reading
Vincent Davis’s Groups:
Illinois National Guard Association
Illinois Services Emergency Management Association
Vincent Davis’s Honors:
Employee of the Year CommuniTech Services 1995
Air Force Achievement Medal - Public Affairs 1984
Army Achievement Medal - Public Affairs 1991, 1993
FEMA Certificate of Appreciation Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, & Jeanne 2004