Executive Vice President

Robert Takemura

Mr. Takemura has experience in numerous diverse fields and began in Business Continuity in 1987. His background includes Disaster Recovery and Business Resumption Planning, Testing, Information Technology Recovery Planning and Exercises, Data Security, Business Impact Analyses, Risk Assessments, and Physical Assessments. Other skills include Project Management, Security, Facilities Management, Property Management and Leasing, Purchasing, and Policy & Procedures development.

Mr. Takemura graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of California at Los Angeles and a separate Certificate in Real Estate Finance. Mr. Takemura has served as the Treasurer (1996) and Secretary (1994) of the Orange County Chapter of the Association of Contingency Planners.

Mr. Takemura has developed plans and programs for various organizations including: AEG, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Pharmavite Corporation, the Russell Investment Group, Russell-Mellon, Genuity, DirecTV, LA Cellular Telephone Company (AT&T Wireless), Greater Bay Bancorp, CenFed Bank, World Vision, SAIF Corporation, The Borgata Hotel and Spa, Akkök Industries (Istanbul, Turkey), and Mattel, Inc. Public sector clients have included King County Office of Emergency Services, the City of Seattle Office of Emergency Services, the City of Santa Ana, City of Dallas, County of Los Angeles, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers where he developed disaster scenario based plans for regional recovery and local coordination. He has performed physical assessments for numerous client facilities, performed BIA's and Risk Assessments, developed business continuity programs, and has written and managed numerous major simulations and exercises.

In addition to his Business Continuity experience, Mr. Takemura has also been responsible for the managing numerous projects including Financial Program Management for The Resort at Pelican Hill and Security for The Island Hotel (The Irvine Company) in Southern California.

Mr. Takemura has been a guest speaker at the Year 2000 Contingency Planning for Electric Utilities workshops sponsored by Infocast, Inc. as well as programs for the Association of Contingency Planners including topics such as Designing and Conducting Disaster Simulations.