Continuity of Operations (COOP) Analyst

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? Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery   Man-Machine Systems Assessment (MSA), Inc. is a Texas corporation, headquartered in El Paso , TX , with offices in Washington , D.C. and Belcamp , Maryland . We provide comprehensive services to the federal government and commercial businesses in the areas of emergency planning, test and evaluation, transportation safety analysis and administrative and management support.   Recognized by Hispanic Business Magazine as one of the ?Top 500 Companies? Chosen by INC. Magazine as "one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S. " (8/2009) Some of our recent project accomplishments include:
A one day full-scale exercise in which all emergency personnel simulated deployment to their alternate operating facilities. Our National Preparedness Division (NPD) provided complete design, development, implementation, and evaluation for the Department of Health and Human. A 6.5 million dollar contract to perform the Continuous Evaluation mission of the U.S. Army Evaluation Center (AEC) pertaining to Chemical and Biological, Force Protection and Consequence Management Programs. To learn more about us go to http:
//www.msaincorp.com/ Currently, we have a very exciting opportunity for a Continuity of Operations (COOP) Analyst to join our company and be part of our success. Position will be based in our Washington DC office with occasional travel to client sites in the DC area (up to 10%). Daily responsibilities will include:
o       Developing and maintaining:
COOP planning documents, Vital records recovery programs, COOP multiyear program management strategies, Test, training, and exercise programs, Master Scenario Event List (MSEL), Personnel rosters, Interoperable communications assessment and evaluation o       Implementation and evaluation for federally sponsored COOP exercises including exercise plan, evaluation, and after-action reporting o       Utilize risk management methodologies to identify, assess, and prioritize client?s essential functions o       Pandemic planning and strategies o