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Garth T.

Director - Business Continuity at ESO

Garth T. has extensive work experience in the field of business continuity, disaster recovery, and emergency management. Garth has held various roles in different companies over the years.

Their most recent position is as the Director of Business Continuity at ESO since October 2022. Prior to this, they worked as the Director at DRI Canada, a non-profit organization providing education and certification to professionals in the field.

Garth has also worked as a Business Continuity Lead at Core-Mark International, a Disaster Recovery Specialist at Innovapost, and as a Principal & Senior Resource at Green Apple Resilience Consulting.

During their career, they have also held positions at the City of Regina, where they served as the Manager of Emergency Management & Business Continuity, as well as the Business Continuity Coordinator. In these roles, they developed frameworks, trained personnel, and implemented emergency management processes.

Garth has further experience as a Managing Partner/Senior Specialist at Dynamic Disaster Recovery, Manager of Continuity Services at Threshold Financial Technologies Inc, Senior Technical Specialist at Mid-Range Computer Group Inc., and Technical Specialist at ASTECH Solutions.

Throughout their career, Garth has been involved in various aspects of system planning, disaster recovery planning, and implementation of backup solutions. Garth has also conducted disaster recovery testing and performed recoveries.

Moreover, Garth has experience in gathering user requirements, writing technical reports and design documents, and planning programming projects. Garth has also provided training and instruction to IBM Business Partners in technical solutions and Linux.

In summary, Garth T. has a wealth of experience in business continuity, disaster recovery, and emergency management, having held leadership roles and contributed to the development and implementation of best practices in multiple organizations.

Garth T. has a background in Computer Studies, specifically in Computer Programming, from Keyin College. Apart from their formal education, they have acquired several certifications and additional qualifications to enhance their skill set and professional development. Some of their notable certifications include "Establishing Credibility as a Speaker" from LinkedIn in 2022, "Inclusive Mindset" from LinkedIn in 2021, and "Leading in Crisis" from LinkedIn in 2021. Additionally, they have obtained certifications such as "Learning Cloud Computing: Core Concepts" from LinkedIn in 2021, "Building Resilience as a Leader" from LinkedIn in 2021, "Certified Organizational Resilience Professional" from International Consortium for Organizational Resilience (ICOR) in 2018, and "Certified Business Continuity Professional" from DRI International (Disaster Recovery Institute) in 2017. Earlier in their career, Garth received certifications such as "ICS300," "ICS100," and "ICS200" from ICS Canada in 2018 and 2017. Garth also holds the "V6R1 Technical Solutions Expert" certification from IBM in 2010 and "Linux+" certification from CompTIA in 2004.

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  • Director - Business Continuity

    October, 2022 - present