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Business continuity and disaster recovery planning for LANs,
WANs and telecommunications; project management; documentation; training.
Professional Certifications
Fellow, Business Continuity Institute (FBCI)
Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP)
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
NARTE Class 1 Certified Telecommunications Engineer (NCE)
Educational Background
B.A., Communications, Penn State University
Professional Experience
Paul F. Kirvan, FBCI, CBCP, CISSP is Editor-in-Chief of Contingency
Planning & Management (CPM) magazine, responsible for editorial
content and direction for the magazine. Previously, Mr. Kirvan was
a Senior Consultant with Fortune Consulting and Telcordia Technologies
(formerly Bellcore) responsible for business continuity planning
and telecommunications project management. Mr. Kirvan has over 35
years experience in information technology and telecommunications,
with 15 years experience in business continuity planning, 10 years
experience in telecom management and network design, and over 23
years experience in technical writing and training. At Fortune,
Mr. Kirvan completed numerous business continuity projects and strategic
plans; while at Telcordia, he supported Year 2000 network risk analyses
for Chase Manhattan Bank, Wachovia Bank, and Southern Company. He
has completed business continuity projects for Vanguard Cellular
One and Florida Power & Light. Prior to joining Telcordia, Mr. Kirvan
was Director of Telecommunications at the Mount Sinai Medical Center,
responsible for all voice and data communications at the institution.
He managed his own consulting business, Paul F. Kirvan & Associates
for nine years prior to Mount Sinai, and was a Director with The
Kingswell Partnership, an international management consulting firm.
Among his clients were Bankers Trust Company, Dow-Jones Telerate,
GTE, AT&T, and The City of Philadelphia. During that time, Mr. Kirvan
completed ten business continuity plans for domestic and international
clients; developed three professional seminars on disaster recovery
that were taught to over 1500 delegates worldwide; developed four
unique disaster recovery software packages, TC/DRP (voice communications),
DC/DRP (local area networks), CC/DRP (call centers), and HD/DRP
(help desks); published over 300 technical articles and several
books on telecommunications and disaster recovery; and has been
a regular speaker at numerous industry conferences and briefings.
In 2001 Mr. Kirvan received the Industry Achievement Award from
the International Disaster Recovery Association (IDRA).
Active Association Memberships
Mr. Kirvan is a member of the Association of Contingency
Planners (ACP), the Business Continuity Institute (BCI), the Contingency
Planning Exchange (CPE), Business Recovery and Continuity Education
Experts (BRACE), the Communications Management Association (UK),
the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), the
Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), the Information
Systems Security Association (ISSA), and the National Association
of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers (NARTE). He is also a
former director of Survive! North America and the Business Continuity
Institute.
Fee Structure
Hourly or on fixed-fee basis, depending on project scope.
Topics for Speaking, Writing, &
Consulting
Business continuity management and planning for domestic/international
voice/data communications networks; wireless communications systems
ad networks; telecommunications management and planning; physical
and information security issues; emergency management issues; information
system auditing issues; information technology strategies; conference
activities -- session chair, conference track chair, keynote speaker;
individual session speaker; panel moderator.
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