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Bernie Mitchell CBCP, ITILv3 has over 10 years of experience in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery. From 2006 to 2012, they worked for CGI, SAIC, and True Information Assurance, LLC in various roles. At CGI, Bernie was a Business Continuity Consultant, responsible for consulting clients on the development of Business Continuity Methodology and creation of Disaster Recovery documentation using NIST 800-34 and FPC-65 guidelines. At SAIC, Bernie was a Business Continuity Specialist, coordinating bi-annual Continuity of Operations (COOP) and Disaster Recovery exercises to validate capability to restore/recover mission-essential business systems and meet FISMA compliance. Lastly, at True Information Assurance, LLC, Bernie was a Business Continuity/Antiterrorism Task/EM Support Project Team Lead, providing mission-critical support for Defense Information Systems Agency/Joint Service Provider (DISA/JSP) Internal Control Management/Audit Support, Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) Emergency Management, and Washington Headquarters Service (WHS) Antiterrorism/Force Protection and Personnel/Operations Security. Bernie was also responsible for coordinating planning for PFPA sponsored drills, events, and exercises, as well as developing deliverables in preparation of PFPA exercises.

Bernie Mitchell holds a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Virginia. Bernie also holds certifications from DRI International (Disaster Recovery Institute) as a Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) obtained in May 2009, ITIL Foundation Certification Training Level as a Certified Informations Technology Infrastructure Library, Foundation Version 3 (ITILv3), FEMA's Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program, and the US Army's Antiterrorism Officer Basic Course (Level II).