Kevin C. Thomas 414 Massachusetts Ave Apartment 1 Boston, MA (617) kipthoma@bu.edu EDUCATION

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1 Kevin C. Thomas 414 Massachusetts Ave Apartment 1 Boston, MA (617) kipthoma@bu.edu EDUCATION George Mason University, School of Public Policy, Fairfax, VA Ph.D. in Public Policy, 2008 Concentration in Social and Cultural Values Dissertation: Resistance to Wireless Telecommunications Antennae Siting Advisor: Dr. Frank Fukuyama George Mason University, Fairfax, VA Masters in Business Administration, May 1997 Concentrations in Management, Marketing and Information Technology St Peters College, Oxford University, Oxford England Summer Study focused on the European Union and European Market, August 1996 Park College, Parkville, MO B.S. in Social Psychology May 1987 Major: Social Psychology. Concentrations in Organization Management, Liberal Arts Certification GRADUATE TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Program Director December 2006 Present, Boston University School of Medicine Developed a Masters of Science degree in Healthcare Emergency Management. Educating professionals in the fields of public health, public safety and healthcare to prepare for, respond to, recover from and mitigate disasters. The M.S. in Healthcare Emergency Management prepares individuals to work across the spectrum of emergency and crisis management. It provides a learning environment with experience in multiple areas of biomedical sciences and health care. Students are prepared for employment in disaster and crisis management in government and private sector emergency management, such as Biomedical Facilities, Hospitals, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense. Department Faculty September 2007 Present, Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology Teach division wide courses in Statics and Experimental Design, supervises graduate student theses, participate as a research faculty on numerous grant activities including the study of the effects of methyl-mercury on white matter in the brain.

2 Director September 2007 Present Boston University School of Medicine Principle Investigator and Lab Director for the Behavioral and Societal Dynamics Laboratory. Involved in the study of human behavioral and societal dynamics of individuals and groups involved in complex adaptive environments. This Laboratory is partnered with the Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Modeling and Simulations Laboratory in studying human situational awareness and educational neurobiology. Graduate Teaching Assistant Summer 1998, George Mason University Developed a course curriculum and all requirements for a doctoral course in applied econometrics. Administered and graded all assignments and led study sessions. Graduate Research Assistant Spring 1998, George Mason University Assisted in developing a cost benefit analysis of extended use of MEDICARE/Medicaid in purchasing anti-rejection drugs for kidney patients beyond fifth year after transplant. Graduate Research Assistant Spring 1996, George Mason University Performed an independent survey assessment of some 250 students enrolled in the George Mason University, Graduate Business Institute and Masters in Business Administration program to determine student preferences, internship and work experience achievement, and curriculum effectiveness. Presented to Board of Representatives of George Mason University, chaired by former Attorney General Mr. Ed Meese. Graduate Research Assistant Fall 1996-Spring 1997, George Mason University Assisted in the development and grading of written assignments and examinations for several Management Information Systems courses in the Masters of Business Administration program. Developed a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding between the Boeing Corporation and George Mason University establishing an internship program for Graduate management, business and information systems students. WORK EXPERIENCE Executive Director, Consortium for Excellence in Healthcare Emergency Management This congressionally supported Consortium conducts research, education, curriculum development, and training activities that address the technical, systemic, behavioral, and organizational challenges of health and medical crises management. The Consortium s goal is to improve national resiliency to natural disasters, terrorist activity, and other threats to health and welfare of the nation. The Consortium is composed of Boston University, George Mason University, West Virginia University, and Yale University. As Executive Director develops new opportunities for research and teaching faculty, collaboration with government and private entities, and conducts field research into all aspects of crisis and disaster management.

3 Director, Healthcare Emergency Management Program Boston University School of Medicine Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology September Present Develop a Biomedical Crisis Management Master s Program for students at the Boston University School of Medicine. Teach graduate classes in Statistics, Experimental Design, Psychological and Sociological Aspects of Disaster, Ethical and Policy Issues Health and Medical Services, The Disaster Life Cycle. Participate in the preparation and execution of many diverse grant proposals. Executive Director, Consortium for Excellence in Healthcare Emergency Management involving five universities focused on education and research related to healthcare and medical services in disasters. Occupational Development Program Coordinator and Social Sciences Program Coordinator Blue Ridge Community and Technical College (formerly The Community and Technical College of Shepherd) Division of Collaborative Programs and General Studies August 2005 June 2007 Program and Content Coordinator for the Social Sciences courses within the General Studies Liberal Arts Division responsible to for the exploration of the nature of society and the manner in which the individual and the social group interact, with emphasis on the role of the individual as a family member, as a consumer-producer, and as an effective participant in community life. Courses taught included: Sociology, Economics, Macro-Economics, Political Science, Abnormal Psychology, and Philosophy. Adjunct Professor, Mountain State University January 2006 January 2007 Developed and taught Management and Entrepreneurship courses. Faculty Axia College of Western International University August 2005 August 2006 Work within the online teaching program with an approved course set including Cultural Diversity, Critical Thinking, Supervision and Leadership, Organizational Theory and Behavior, and Management of Information Systems. Proposal Lead and Proposed Director Center for Study of High Consequence Events George Mason University Feb 2005 September 2005 Lead a proposal team of some 50 scholars in response to the Office of Naval Research Broad Agency Announcement (ONR-BAA #05-008) for development of the Center for the Study of High Consequence Events Preparedness and Response. The proposed effort involved supporting the capability of people to prepare for, respond to, and manage High Consequence Events, especially those resulting from terrorist acts or weapons of mass destruction, through establishing a National Research and Education Consortium focused on people, threats, and technologies in the this

4 arena. It included establishing a dedicated Crisis Dynamics Laboratory (CDL) and an Operational Crisis Assessment and Management System (OCAMS) providing advanced data and information integration and graphics display capability and state-of-the-art interactive environment and forum for research, education, and training. The proposal Consortium consisted of representatives from: George Mason University; Boston University; University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography; University of Illinois; Harvard University; Metropolitan College of New York; University of Kentucky; University of Tennessee; and Yale University. The effort resulted in the $15M Multi-Year Research Grant awarded to the center. Director National Capital Region Critical Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessment Project George Mason University June 2003 October 2004 Worked directly with the Department of Homeland Security, National Capital Region Coordinator, and the Assistant to the Governor for Commonwealth Preparedness for the State of Virginia, and the Director of the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), developed a multi-year three million dollar research program for assessing vulnerability for the National Capital Region. This research activity involved over 40 research faculty from 7 universities to evaluate methods of vulnerability assessments and preparedness for this region. ($3M Multi-Year Research Grant) Associate Director, Research Programs Research Associate Professor George Mason University Critical Infrastructure Protection Project July 2002 October 2004 Founding Research Programs Director for the Critical Infrastructure Protection Program, an over $20 million dollar research program that developed and analyzed methods of critical infrastructure protection and cyber security. Provided project oversight and grant administration for over 50 research activities and developed and taught courses conducted throughout a consortium of over 14 universities focusing on critical infrastructure (e.g., electrical distribution, telecommunications, banking, etc.) issues from multidisciplinary perspectives including law, policy and technologies. (Multi-Year Research Grant) Program Manager National Infrastructure Simulation Analysis Center (NISAC) Peer Review Jan 2003 December 2003 Program Manager and Researcher for the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center (NISAC) Peer Review conducted for the Department of Homeland Security. This effort involved site visits at Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories and review of technical and program management activities of these activities. The subsequent report of findings was used by DHS in restructuring program activities. ($150K Research Grant) Adjunct Professor, Montgomery College Department of Humanities and Social Sciences August 2002 August 2004 Developed and taught introduction to Sociology course.

5 President and co-founder Analytical Resources June 1998 present Act as President and Director of the National Capital Region Office. Provide consulting and analytical support services in the following areas of including: Science and Technology Policy, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Logistics Management, Manpower Management, Environmental Policy, and Knowledge Management. Supported agencies include Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institute of Mental Health, Department of the Navy, and various sub-contractor arrangements with Information Technology and Management Services Consultants. Logistics/Budget Officer and Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) Analyst May 1996 January 2002 Logistics/Budget Officer and C4I Analyst in the Office of Program Appraisal on the personal principal military staff of the Secretary of the Navy. Directly assisted the Secretary of the Navy in developing Information Technology (IT) policy and acquisition strategies for the entire Department of the Navy, resulting in largest single IT services contract awarded in a public setting. Responsible for assisting in the preparation of the annual Department of the Navy Budget Guidance Memorandum, the Department of the Navy Planned Objectives Memorandum (POM), and support on all issues relating to Department of the Navy Acquisition, C4I assessment, Budget, and Logistics matters. Provided technical support for Information Technology, Computer Systems, Critical Infrastructure Protection, and Defense Reform. Systems Engineer, Boeing Information Services May November 1996 Assisted in the development of a comprehensive Technical Report and Industry evaluation of Data Quality Engineering Processes and Systems. Acted as a key team member in producing a proposed parameters and requirements definition of a full spectrum Data Quality Engineering Process, a new technology prototyping effort. Utilized statistical analysis models and techniques in process management theory to propose this comprehensive new process. Requirements Officer and Management Information Systems Security Officer Oct September 1995 Supervised 9 personnel. Responsible for determining accession, training and promotion requirements for the entire Supply Corps community of 3500 personnel. Utilized statistical analysis models to determine annual accessions, and promotion opportunity. Acted as action officer in reviewing external and internal environment impact of economy and political situation on community needs. Produced briefings for senior executives on community changes. Researched and determined all necessary system procurements and upgrades for installation of Local Area Network. Coordinated two subcontractors and interfaced with three separate directorates to ensure system compatibility. Directed the installation of a two server 50 user LAN with multiple external system interfaces.

6 Department Head - Supply Department Public Affairs Officer July October 1993 Supervised 30 military and 300 civilian personnel. Responsible for configuration management of 10,000 installed equipments during new construction process of USS ANNAPOLIS (SSN 760). Established sparing requirements for installed equipments. Initially loaded all habitability and food service operation material and established food service operation onboard. As Public Affairs Officer supervised 2 personnel and responsible for handling all press related functions for a new construction 688 class submarine. Wrote press releases pertaining to ship s functions and personnel. Coordinated all fund raising and liaison with ship s sponsor city, Annapolis, Maryland. Action Officer October April 1990 Responsible for preparing and presenting reports and briefings for projected manning and personnel needs for Navy Supply Corps personnel manning requirements for year Assistant Enlisted Community Manager October October 1988 Supervised 6 personnel. Assisted in determining accession, training, bonus payments, and promotion requirements for 15 separate enlisted ratings, some 50,000 personnel. Utilized statistical analysis models to determine annual accessions, training, bonus payments, and promotion requirements. Ships Yeoman October October 1984 Supervised 2 personnel. Administrative personnel officer for a 150 man crew, responsible for personnel and pay records, outgoing correspondence, and routine administrative reports. RESEARCH INTERESTS Individual and group situational awareness under crises Community activism and Interest Group Theory Institutional and Organizational Theory Public Choice Theory Universal service coverage MEDALS AND HONORS Awarded Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards), Navy Commendation Medal (2 awards), Navy Achievement Medal (2 awards), Good Conduct Medal (2 awards), Top Secret Clearance Received Fisher Doctoral Award (2007). Served as the President of the George Mason University Graduate Business Institute Masters of Business Administration Association ( ). Established the Washington, DC area MBA Association consortium including Georgetown, George Washington, Maryland, American, and George Mason Universities and served as first chairperson.

7 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT American Legion, Post 171, member, 2003-present Chairman, Falls Church Finance Committee, Falls Church, Virginia, CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS Panel Member and Speaker, Behavioral Studies in Crisis, West Virginia 3 rd Annual Regional Evacuation Conference. The conference, sponsored by the National Governors Association brings together emergency officials from the six states in the Mid-Atlantic Region (West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and the District of Columbia) to share information and establish relationships that could prove beneficial at the time of a catastrophe. Acting Chair, Law and Policy Cluster Group of the Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection (I3P) and Moderator, Law and Policy Research and Development Agenda Workshop. The I3P, a federally sponsored program chaired and administered by Dartmouth College, is a consortium comprised of the United States National Laboratories, and some 40 United States Universities and Colleges. This organization is chartered to provide an annual research and development plan to the White House recommending short, medium and long term research activities for information infrastructure protection. Conference member for New Methods of Work and Electronic Commerce, Extended Products in Dynamic Enterprises EXPIDE (IST ), May In partnership with the European Commission Project under the 5 th Framework Information Societies Technologies (IST) Programme to explore and examine real-time analysis of strategic information that is extracted from enterprise systems. Speaker, Knowledge Management Symposium, San Diego, CA November 2000 Spoke to some 3000 Information Systems and Knowledge Management Professionals, addressing knowledge management processes and practices Keynote speaker, Department of the Navy Knowledge Fair Symposium, Washington, DC August Spoke to some 1500 Information Systems and Knowledge Management Professionals, addressing knowledge management processes and practices. George Mason University and the Delft University of Technology Joint Workshop on Infrastructure Convergence and Service Innovation: Transportation, Information and Communications Technologies and the Dynamics of Network Restructuring. Presented paper

8 BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS Nicogossian, A. and Thomas, K. Communicating Evidence on Influenza & Vaccination: A Critical Review of the Literature December, 2009 Center for the Study of International Medical Policies and Practices School of Public Policy George Mason University Thomas, K. and Hallock, K. Healthcare Community Emergency Management and Community Resiliency Through Collaboration, Journal of World Medical and Health Policy, The Berkeley Electronic Press, Berkeley, CA Nicogossian, A. and Thomas, K. Bioterrorism Decontamination A Critical Review of the Literature May 4, 2009 Center for the Study of International Medical Policies and Practices School of Public Policy George Mason University Thomas, K. and Bergethon, P. "The Need for Cross Discipline Awareness and Interoperability in the First Responder and Emergency Management Communities", Proceedings of Cornwallis XIII: Analysis in Support of Policy, 2009, The Pearson Peacekeeping Center, Ottawa, CA. Editors A. E. R. Woodcock and David Davis Thomas, K. and Bergethon, P., "Interdisciplinary Interoperability for the Emergency Management Community", Journal of World Medical and Health Policy, (submitted) Singer, L and Thomas, K. Medical Security in Disaster White Paper For Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Boston University School of Medicine 10 October Parenting an Abused Child, (2004) ABI, Buena Vista, CO / Egalitarian Press, Gaithersburg, MD Woodcock, A. E and Thomas, K. editors (2003) The Critical Infrastructure Protection Project: Workshop I Working Papers, George Mason University Press, Fairfax, VA Thomas, K., Carpenter, A., Siegel, J. (2003) The Policy and Research Prospective The Critical Infrastructure Protection Project: Workshop I Working Papers, George Mason University Press, Fairfax, VA, Thomas, K., Hill, C., LaPorte, T, and Adams, D (2003) Potential Contributions of Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis (MSA) to Critical Infrastructure Protection The Critical Infrastructure Protection Project: Workshop I Working Papers, George Mason University Press, Fairfax, VA, Resistance to Wireless Telecommunication Antenna Siting: A Case study of Regulatory Policy and Community Intervention, September 2007 The Explosion of Growth in Interest Groups in the 20 th Century (unpublished), December 1998 Data Quality Engineering Processes Boeing Corporation Technical Report to the Secretary of the Air Force, 1996

9 Ready for Sea, the New Construction Process Navy Supply Corps Newsletter (April 1996) TRAINING Submarine Officer Basic Course, New London, CT Four-month course of study focused on submarine operation and design, including ship characteristics, equipment operation, ship handling, submarine warfare techniques, and weapon employment, July 1990 Navy Supply Corps School, Athens GA Six-month course of study focused on supply and logistics management. Studies included: Congressional budget process, material management, payroll management, and food service management, October 1989 Officer Candidate School Four-month officer indoctrination course focused on engineering, navigation, weapons systems operation, and ship handling, April 1989