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| Upcoming Events: | | | | 2/14 | | SARMA Board of Directors Meeting | | |
| | 2/14 | | SARMA Officers & Committees Meeting | | |
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(3 days) | | 2/19
(3 days) | | 2/20
(4 days) | | | 3/6 | | | More |
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Kerry L. Thomas
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Director and President
Mr. Thomas joined ABSG Consulting as a Senior Director in January, 2009, where he is responsible for overseeing security risk analysis and management consulting services to various components of DHS. His work also includes advising various Federal government clients on critical infrastructure protection and grant-related matters. Prior to joining ABSG Consulting, Mr. Thomas oversaw the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) practice area at PricewaterhouseCoopers' Washington Federal Practice from February 2007 through December 2008.
Mr. Thomas previously served as Director of National Preparedness Programs within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Grants and Training (G&T). As the Director of National Preparedness Programs, Mr. Thomas was responsible for the development of policy, as well as oversight and management of a broad range of G&T grants, technical assistance programs and services for the protection of critical infrastructure and key resources. Mr. Thomas also developed a first-of-its-kind program to asses the risks to mass transit and port infrastructure, and has overseen the development of policies and programs for the reuse of surplus Federal equipment for state and local homeland security applications, the novel uses of commercial off-the-shelf communications technology to solve voice and data interoperability issues, and the deployment of layered defensive systems to protect cities against dirty bomb attacks.
Prior to his service with G&T, Mr. Thomas worked for the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services in the U.S. Department of Justice. Mr. Thomas has also worked as a consultant to the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Defense Programs dealing with policy issues related to the U.S. nuclear weapons program, and as an aide to U.S. Representative Pete Geren of Texas on issues that included national security policy.
Mr. Thomas has a Masters Degree in Public Management from the University of Maryland at College Park, Maryland, and a Bachelors Degree in Political Science from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. A native of Texas, Mr. Thomas has resided in the Washington, D.C. area since 1993.
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