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Brad Spicer Brad Spicer began his career in the United States Army as an intelligence analyst. After completing airborne school and receiving specialized training in military intelligence and linguistics, he served as a squad leader in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. During his 11 years with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Mr. Spicer served five years on the Patrol’s Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) and five years in the Governor’s Security Division. With SERT, he responded to numerous critical incidents in southwest Missouri and developed contingency plans for high risk facilities. During his five years on the State’s Governor’s Security Detail, Mr. Spicer became a nationally recognized expert in the fields of dignitary protection, security and emergency planning. Mr. Spicer coordinated security operations for the Missouri State Highway Patrol during Presidential visits and other high profile events. He has received advanced threat assessment training from the United States Secret Service and Gavin de Becker & Associates. In 2001, Mr. Spicer founded SafePlans and developed the Emergency Response Information Portal (ERIP™), a comprehensive web-based emergency preparedness application. He has implemented the ERIP system nationwide for school districts, government facilities and private industry; including the nation’s largest educational preparedness initiative. This initiative currently provides ERIP to 7,000 Missouri educational facilities (pre-k through higher education). In 2003, Mr. Spicer played a critical role in the Station Nightclub Fire After Action Report; developed the comprehensive report for the Department of Homeland Security. This report, which detailed the emergency response operations of the catastrophe in which 100 people lost their lives, was written at the request of Rhode Island Governor Carcieri. |