Alan Franklin

Experience

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  United States Marine Corps

  Oct 2004 - Sept 2010

  Served in a variety of billets; Infantry unit leader, Scout Sniper, Marksmanship Instructor, Drill Instructor, Swim Instructor, Martial Arts Instructor, Parachutist, Scuba Diver, Operations Chief. 1st Marine Division Operations Chief

  • United States Marine

    Sept 1981 - Sept 2010

  • Operations Chief 1st Marine Division

    Jul 2009 - Jul 2010

  • MEU Operations Chief

    Oct 2004 - May 2006
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  Marine Forces Europe

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2009

  Senior Enlisted Advisor/Operations Chief
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  City of San Diego

  Jan 2011 - Jul 2014

  Emergency Operations Center Coordinator

  Office of Homeland SecurityEmergency Operations Center Coordinator

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  San Diego Urban Area Security Initiative Regional Training Manager

  Jul 2014 - now

  Regional Training Manager

  Manage the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant-funded Regional Training Program for the San Diego Urban Area in accordance with the Multi-Year Training and Exercise Plan (MTEP), applicable state and federal guidelines, and public safety/emergency management best practices throughout the state and nation. Coordinate and implement UASI training funds and resources in an equitable manner to qualified jurisdictions and public safety agencies throughout the San Diego Urban Area, in accordance with the MTEP. Serve as a liaison and single point of contact to local, state, and federal public safety agencies and officials in respect to the planning and delivery of UASI-funded emergency training in the San Diego region.Lead and coordinate the Regional Training Committee (RTC), composed of senior, multi-jurisdictional, multi-discipline, public safety officials representing the San Diego Urban Area; schedule and conduct regular meetings to discuss and address regional emergency training requirements, trends, opportunities, processes, and resource allocation.Annually review, update, publish, and implement the regional Multi-Year Training and Exercise Plan (MTEP); engage the RTC in the MTEP review/update process, and obtain formal MTEP approval from the Unified Disaster Council. Determine significant emergency capability gaps through the research and development of After Action Reports and Corrective Action Plans resulting from regional exercises, training events, and actual emergency incidents; address capability gaps through the prioritization, incorporation, and implementation of relevant emergency training programs in the MTEP, and through mid-year training plan adjustments. Show less