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Charles Dugger - Project Manager

• 18 years of extensive experience with the Stafford Act and application for federal grant

requirements while working with local, state, and federal agencies

• As a FEMA Branch Director, deployed throughout U.S. on 50+ disaster declarations; managing

up to 100 emergency staff per deployment; approving billions of dollars in federal grants

Atkins’ Leadership Team

David Bannett, PE - Client Liaison

• Located in Ft. Lauderdale
• 25 years of experience providing civil engineering and project management services within and for the County

Humberto Alonso Jr., AIA – VP South Florida

• Senior Executive overseeing South Florida
• 40 years working in South Florida; 14 years working at Broward County

Jennifer Sorenson, PE - Principal-in-Charge

• Nationally recognized expert in FEMA disaster recovery policy
• 20 years of experience in all phases of disaster recovery at local, state, and federal levels
• Deployed on 30+ disasters since 2005

Atkins’ Presence and Resources

Florida Disaster Consultants, SBE – Ron Anderson

• Previous FDOT Emergency Management Coordination Officer responsible

for disaster response and recovery for all FDOT districts

• Florida-based teaming partner with a national cadre of disaster recovery

experienced staff; working with Atkins since the 2009 hurricane season Galt Group Inc., 8(a), SDB – Andre Cadogan

• Former FEMA Federal Deputy Director and Director of a FEMA Recovery Office
• Direct oversight of 1,000+ FEMA employees and disaster contractors across

a five-office facility for federal disaster assistance (over $20 billion) for a statewide disaster recovery operation

Local Teaming Partners and Staff

• 2017 Hurricane Season: 4,000 inspectors; 1M+ building inspections;

deployed SDE experts

• FEMA IA Program: Provided 40,000 meals per day to Puerto Rico, starting 1 week

after Maria; resulted in 1M+ meals served; currently managing the IA Permanent Housing Construction Program in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

• FEMA PA/HMGP: Manages the FEMA 404 HMGP/PA 406 program for Hurricane

Harvey; 17,000+ applications currently under review

• Puerto Rico Department of Housing: Implementation of FEMA’s Public

Assistance STEP program; teamed with Adjustors International

• FEMA Mitigation Assessment Teams (MAT): Fielded MATs with all three major

events in 2017; identified structural best practices for more resilient reconstruction

2017 Disaster Recovery Experience

Local Surge Capacity

Why Atkins

Local firm/local leadership committed to the County’s full recovery Deep understanding of Federal disaster recovery policy Unique blend of full disaster services, experience, and capabilities Surge capacity with local DHS-cleared professionals

Better safety and security for Broward County citizens Multidisciplinary technical experts support the full disaster recovery spectrum (infrastructure engineers, coastal engineers, feeding/sheltering missions, and reconstruction experts) Disaster recovery experience from an Applicant, Grantee, and Federal perspective, including FEMA, FHWA, HUD (CDBG), and USACE funding sources Dedicated and accessible local project managers and technical experts; local staff equals cost savings