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Meredith Lawler

Fairfield

Summary

Resourceful professional known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Highly organized in managing resources and maintaining records. Excels in verbal and written communication, problem-solving, and teamwork, ensuring successful program outcomes.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Fire Program Specialist

Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, USFA
Emmitsburg
11.2004 - Current
  • Manages a program that collects information and maintains official records on all on-duty firefighter fatalities that occur within the U.S. Serves as the U.S. Fire Administration's (USFA) liaison with fire departments that lost a firefighter through extensive written and spoken communication.
  • Executes continuous analyses of fire incident data from USFA's National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) using Statistical Analysis System (SAS) software and Microsoft Excel to investigate current national fire challenges. Based on these analyses, develops informational products such as USFA’s annual residential and nonresidential building fire estimates, annual U.S. fire death rates, and other analytical reports.
  • Manages multiple contracts and projects, which includes developing, reviewing, executing, and ensuring compliance with all contractual agreements.
  • Deploys, physically on-site and virtually through a call center, to presidentially declared disasters to help disaster victims receive assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Individual Assistance Program.
  • Identifies national research needs in the fields of fire detection, prevention, and suppression technologies and practices; firefighter health and wellness; and emergent issues related to the fire protection and prevention community. Recommends projects for funding and participation through the development of position papers, preparation of independent estimates, and documentation of relationships to established USFA goals and objectives.

Senior Inspector

DHS Office of Inspector General
Washington
08.1997 - 11.2004
  • Conducted analytical studies to identify critical problems, present findings, and develop recommendations for increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) program operations.
  • Conducted interviews and led meetings with DHS program officials, state and local government officials, and contractors to obtain information and observations about the mission and function of the program under review. Intelligently discussed, conveyed, and defended thoughts and conclusions about the issues at hand in a logical and tactful manner.
  • Authored, co-authored, and edited working papers and reports, both simple and complex, that presented a factual basis for conclusions and a reasoned basis for recommended courses of action needed to correct deficiencies and continue successes within the program under review.
  • Briefed Congressional staff, DHS officials, Office of Management and Budget officials, and members of the media on program review findings.

Education

Master of Music - Music/Opera

University of Cincinnatti
Cincinnati, Ohio

Bachelor of Music - Music/Opera

Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

Skills

  • Exceptional writing
  • Outstanding organization
  • Effective communication
  • Thorough data analysis
  • Detailed project management
  • Efficient time management
  • Team player
  • Professional and poised

Technical Skills

  • Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint)
  • Proficient in government communications systems such as GovDelivery
  • Operational knowledge of SAS

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Fire Program Specialist

Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, USFA
11.2004 - Current

Senior Inspector

DHS Office of Inspector General
08.1997 - 11.2004

Master of Music - Music/Opera

University of Cincinnatti

Bachelor of Music - Music/Opera

Indiana University

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