Indiana Department of Health
Public Health Peparedness and Emergency Response
2 North Meridian St
Indianapolis,
IN
USA
46204
cberning@isdh.in.gov
Biographical Sketch:
Indiana State Department of Health - 6 years
Preparedness IT and Communications Manager
Co-chariperson for the Communications and Alerting Community of Practice.
Responsible for managing the development of key preparedness systems including the Indiana Health Alert Network, surveillance systems, Preparedness Portal, After Action Reports.
Managed PHIN certification compliance.
Participated directly in developing the Indiana SNS Plan.
Responsible for Preparedness communications including the 800 MHz radio network and High Frequency radio. Implemented Cisco IPICS to bridge radio and traditional telephony communications.
Responsible for the Department of Health’s Emergency Operations Center.
Responsible for Preparedness COOP (Continuity of Operations) and Diasaster Recovery site planning.
Made presentations at both PHIN and Summit conferences.
Work History:
Management Information Disciplines – 5 Years
Delivered consulting services in public and private sectors.
Merchandise Management Systems – 5 years
Director of Retail Support - Managed support services for retail allocation and planning software systems.
Mayflower Transit – 12 years
Vice President of Information Systems - Supported operations and development of transportation related systems.
Lane Bryant – 13 years
Project Manager – Developed retail and inventory control systems in support of Lane Bryant and Smart Size stores.