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CredentialingJim Nelson was certified
as a Certified Disaster Recovery Planner (CDRP) in 1991 by the Disaster Recovery Institute
International (DRII). Jim received the Master Business Continuity Professional (MBCP)
designation in 1998. He was one of the first professionals in the Industry to receive this
prestigious designation.
Top of page Education Jim graduated from North Park University in Chicago, Illinois in 1981 with a Fine Arts BA Degree. Jim received his Master Degree in Business Management from National Louis University in Chicago, Illinois in 1994. Work Experience The work experience related to the Business Continuity industry began in 1987. Jim has extensive experience in Facilities Management, Engineering
and Construction. This includes superintendent and construction management expertise on
multiple major projects. The value to the customer is a knowledge of your
facility from the ground up. Operational experience in running multiple
properties for a major corporation. Jim also served as the "Acting" Security Director for three years. Jim has a successful history of dealing with the technologies, politics and personnel related to corporate security challenges. Jim has significant experience with and contacts in various law enforcement agencies. Extensive experience in Project Management and planning over almost 2 decades. Jim was involved in the initial development of the Disaster Recovery project for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. Jim had responsibility for the Administrative Services components of the corporation. These responsibilities included all non "MIS" corporate services. Jim was appointed as the Corporate Contingency Officer for Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC). He held overall responsibility for all corporate efforts. During his administration the growth and development of the Business Continuity Program was extensive. Jim developed corporate policies, programs and organizational structure and processes designed to recover the organization. Jim designed and implemented the original corporate Emergency Operations Center (EOC). This included policies, infrastructure, training, exercises and implementation. Subsidiary operations were incorporated in the program. Technology recovery strategies, exercises and competencies were developed and placed in service. Business recovery planning structure was engineered and instituted. This included approximately 150 diverse BCP plans that were integrated and coordinated centrally. Jim left HCSC in 1999 to found Business Continuity Services, Inc. HCSC continues to be a valued client of BCS, Inc. Jim was active in the Business Resumption Planning group for the
Blue Cross Blue Shield organization. Jim Nelson named new lead instructor by DRII Top of page Jim, On behalf of everyone associated with DRI International, I wish to thank you for a fabulous job last week in conducting the Instructor Preparation Course. We have already received feedback from many of the attendees who felt it was a terrific program -- and I agree. You provided a wealth of information and skills that will help every one of the candidates in their personal and professional lives every time they get in front of a group, and you provided a firm foundation for a group of qualified instructors for the Institute. Your preparation and hard work were evident throughout the program. You have provided a real value-added benefit to many people as Lead Instructor. It is a pleasure working with you. Thanks for a job well done. Thomas C. Mawson, CAE
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