Meredith Worthington

Experience

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  State Street

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  Incident Management Team Intern

  Participated in routine meetings with the Incident Management Team and Simulation Exercise Team in building a more comprehensive and efficient incident response and business continuity program for the State Street Corporation.Responsible for the research and creation of scenarios for an Information Technology and Critical Infrastructure attack on multiple global State Street branches in development of an inter-agency and multiple hazard simulation exercise.Attended meetings with State Street Global Marketing in efforts to create an overview and detailed timeline for the State Street Global Emergency Notification System annual testing system for the 2010-2013 time frame.Assisted in creating an incident management process flow and several standard operating procedures for the escalation process of an IT incident on the State Street Corporation. Show less

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  Federal Emergency Management Agency (Region I)

  Aug 2010 - Aug 2010

  Student Tools for Emergency Planning (STEP) Volunteer Instructor

  Assisted in the development of FEMA's Student Tools for Emergency Planning (STEP) program. Responsible for helping to prepare communities in preparing for possible disasters by teaching high school students at Massachusetts Maritime Academy about emergency preparedness.

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  Massachusetts Maritime Academy

  Sept 2010 - Mar 2011

  Emergency Management Training Rate

  One of three training instructors responsible for teaching various classes related to emergency management/emergency response. Responsible for development of the training program aimed towards teaching freshmen cadets fundamentals of the emergency management major. Provided daily mentoring and safety regulations to underclass cadets aboard the T.S. Kennedy during the 2010 winter semester at sea.

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  NorthEast Disaster Recovery Information X-Change (NEDRIX)

  Oct 2010 - Oct 2011

  Chief Simulation Facilitator

  NEDRIX (Northeast Disaster Recovery Information X-Change) is a non-profit organization, formed in 1991, that provides continuity and crisis management professionals access to real time governmental agencies information during a crisis or event. Appointed chief facilitator of an inter-agency simulation exercise presented at the Annual NEDRIX conference in 2011.

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  JetBlue Airways

  Jun 2011 - May 2012

  Crisis Programs Analyst

  Acted as the Business Continuity subject matter expert for the Care and Emergency Response Department. Managed all aspects of support provided to System Operations and Crewmembers affected by a crisis event (such as a natural disaster, serious Crewmember injury or death, SOC evacuation, etc). Responsible for the development, testing and management of System Operations Business Continuity Plan and Crewmember Crisis programs such as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Peer Assistance. Also assisted with logistical support during crisis events. Critical responsibilities included the following: -Documentation of policy/procedures on effective crisis response by corporate, Care/ER Department and local Crewleaders.-Recommendation and implementation of crisis avoidance and impact reduction strategies. -Cross functional management to ensure all departments collaborate, understand and adhere to crisis program/plan. -Response to and management of logistics for Crewmembers affected by crisis events (eg, natural disasters, aircraft incidents/accidents, serious Crewmember injuries or deaths). -Management of day-to-day oversight, training, development and enhancement of JetBlues Crisis Management Program. -Support of Crewmembers in Crisis (including Crewmembers hospitalized or families of deceased Crewmembers) by participating in rotating on-call coverage by serving as a resource to link Crewmembers to an appropriate support system. Show less

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  Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

  Jun 2012 - now

  • Nuclear Emergency Response Department Manager

    Aug 2024 - now

  • Nuclear Production Manager

    Mar 2019 - Sept 2024

  • Radiological Emergency Planner

    Apr 2016 - Mar 2019

  • Emergency Response Training Coordinator

    Dec 2014 - Mar 2016

  • Physical Science Technician

    Jun 2012 - Dec 2014