Tim Furphy, AEM, MPH

Experience

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  Clemson University

  Aug 2006 - Jun 2008

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  Worked with Category A Bioterrorism agent Francisella tularensisPerformed work on the infectious agent Legionella pneumophilaAssisted with BSL-2 hood based protocols and bench-top based experimentsMaintained laboratory (dishwashing, autoclaving, buffers)

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  University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

  Aug 2008 - Dec 2009

  Research Technician

  Analyzed micro array data from breast tissue (tumor and non-tumor lines)Created and manipulate dendrograms from micro array dataCultured breast tissue cell lines (tumor and non-tumor lines)Performed laboratory maintenanceOrdered laboratory supplies

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  Cleveland Department of Public Health

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Emergency Preparedness Intern

  Reported to the emergency operations center during H1N1 Flu events, which acted as the brain of the H1N1 emergency response operation.Worked under the Public Information Officer to disseminate important H1N1 information, which ensured residents in the Cleveland metropolitan area were receiving accurate and consistent information.Updated and reviewed existing emergency preparedness plans for the federal City Readiness Initiative grant, which resulted in a score of 89 out of 100 from the CDC, the highest score in the Northeast Ohio Region.Created and delivered an antiviral distribution training program for public health staff, which prepared 16 volunteers to perform inventory management if Cleveland received the Strategic National Stockpile during the H1N1 pandemic. Show less

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  University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

  Aug 2009 - Dec 2009

  Influenza Preparedness Researcher

  Evaluated and interpreted results from model run scenarios.Analyzed census and historical data specific to H1N1 influenza.Provided data instrumental in the development of preparedness plans for HHS and PCAST.

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  Cleveland Department of Public Health

  Jan 2010 - Aug 2010

  Training and Exercise Development Consultant, Office of Emergency Preparedness

  Created and delivered the first formal Point of Dispensing training program (C-PREP: Cleveland Preparedness and Response Education Program), which has prepared more than 65 staff members and volunteers to respond to a public health emergency thus far.Updated and reviewed existing emergency preparedness plans for the federal City Readiness Initiative grant, which earned a score of 93 out of 100 from the CDC, and improvement of 4 points from 2009.Performed site assessments of potential Points of Dispensing and assist in creating site specific security plans and diagrams, which have been instituted into Cleveland's Mass Vaccination Plan and will be utilized during a mass vaccination event.Prepared for and participated in a pandemic influenza response tabletop exercise targeted towards 160 first year medical students at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.Participated in planning, setting up, and evaluating full scale H1N1 clinics, which succeeded in dispensing the H1N1 vaccine to more than 12,000 Cleveland Area residents. Show less

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  Booz Allen Hamilton

  Aug 2010 - Sept 2022

  Lead Associate (Risk Management, Mission Assurance & Emergency Planning Specialist)

  Oversee multiple emergency preparedness related programs at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that include: the EPA Headquarters (HQ) Occupant Emergency Plan (OEP) Program, the EPA HQ Continuity of Operations (COOP) program, and the EPA Nationwide Emergency Preparedness Program.• Manage the EPA HQ Emergency Communications Program; Manage EPA HQ 2- way communications device inventory, maintenance, and training; Manage EPA HQ’s mass notification system for over 5,200 EPA staff through the Everbridge platform.• Support the management and maintenance of the EPA Nationwide Mass Notification system for over 20,000 EPA staff through the Everbridge platform.• Supported EPA’s Nationwide Mass Notification System Everbridge consolidation project to implement a single Nationwide notification system with local emergency notification functionality.• Facilitate active shooter response training for Booz Allen staff across various facilities nationwide as part of Booz Allen’s internal “Be Prepared” program.• Develop and maintain implementation, guidance, and policy documents for Occupant Emergency Programs across EPA’s facilities nationwide.• Support the development, maintenance and execution of Occupant Emergency Plans, drills, and exercises for 5,000+ occupants in seven EPA HQ facilities.• Facilitate training and perform information outreach for EPA employees and contractors regarding their response to workplace emergencies.• Facilitate active shooter response training sessions for EPA staff and contractors; to date, I have performed over 50 separate active shooter response training sessions.• Coordinate and implement law enforcement-focused and occupant-focused active shooter response drills within each EPA HQ facility;• Develop and support the annual execution of information outreach events during National Preparedness Month (NPM) in September.• Developed and executed nine tabletop exercises for EPA HQ’s Senior Leadership Crisis Management Group. Show less

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  Everbridge

  Oct 2022 - now

  Technical Account Manager