2015-09-01

Expertise helps expand BCM consulting practice

Blue Bell, PA and San Diego, CA (PRWEB) September 01, 2015

Strategic BCP, Inc., the market leader in business continuity management planning software and advisory, today announced Thomas Bang-Knudsen has joined as Senior Manager of BC/DR Consulting Services.

With over 30 years of experience in crisis management, business resiliency, continuity of operations plan development, systems integration, and strategic planning, Bang-Knudsen will advise customers in the areas of Business Impact Analysis (BIA); IT Gap Analysis; Continuity Program Governance; and provide onsite and remote staff augmentation for BC planning.

"Tom’s extensive background will help keep our customers’ continuity programs effective especially as modern business evolves and the gaps between Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Risk Management converge," said Christopher Duffy (CISSP), Chief Innovation Officer and VP of Consulting Services at Strategic BCP.

Prior to joining Strategic BCP, Bang-Knudsen served as BC Engagement Manager at Union Bank, part of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, with over 10,000 employees and 382 branches. Before that he was Business Resiliency Manager at IBM; DR/BC Project Implementation Manager at McKesson; Manager of BC/DR at Engineering Services Network (ESN); Manager of COOP at Booz Allen Hamilton; and Director of IT within the U.S. Marine Corps, where he implemented the Critical Infrastructure Protection Program and developed recovery strategies for the Naval Observatory's Atomic Clock.

Bang-Knudsen is a Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP), a Project Management Professional (PMP), and is certified in Crisis Communication Fundamentals. He also served as Board Member for the Association of Contingency Planners (ACP) from 2013 to 2014.

Learn more about Strategic BCP’s Consulting Services.

About Strategic BCP

Strategic BCP’s ResilienceONE® BCM software empowers you to make risk-based decisions for managing Business Continuity (BC), IT and Operations, and 3rd Party Vendors from a single cloud-based solution. It delivers built-in intelligence out-of-the box without the DIY compromises. Users benefit from real-time incident management, extensive analytics, drag-and-drop custom reporting, dynamic labeling via Smart Field Technology™, metrics for establishing RTOs, and a fixed price for unlimited users. Our consulting services navigate obstacles within BC to IT resiliency and strategic IT planning. Positioned as "Leaders" by Gartner two years in a row. More information: http://www.strategicbcp.com.

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