About
Dan Biby
Daniel J. Biby is President and Founder of Biby Associates, LLC, a full-service firm that provides disaster readiness, response, and recovery planning services to clients nationwide. For 20 years, Dan has helped companies and communities prepare for the worst, from tornados to terrorists.
His comprehensive 7-step Blueprints for Continuity® planning methodology provides organizations sound strategies for effective disaster readiness, response, and recovery. This planning model can be tailored for any organization, regardless of industry or size.
Most recently, Dan has been asked to observe and evaluate the Incident Command System implementation at state-level mass immunization exercises as a response to simulated bio-terrorism attacks. These full-scale drills involve a coordinated effort among several local, regional, and state agencies that include hundreds of volunteers and "patients."
Dan is the author of the Disaster Dictionary, available now from this site. He has written dozens of trade articles and is a frequent speaker at business and technology conferences. He holds degrees in Computer Science and Technical Communication.
Dan has nearly 30 years of experience in business management, including 20 in disaster recovery and business continuity planning. His clientele encompass many industries, including architecture, banking, credit unions, publishing, transportation, and telecommunications. His senior management experience includes business development, IT, sales, marketing, and operations.
On the first-year anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attack, Dan was asked to speak to 1,500 business leaders and practitioners at Disaster Recovery Journal's International Disaster Recovery Symposium & Exhibition in Orlando, FL.
In 2003, Dan served as the President of the Association of Contingency Planners, Oklahoma Chapter. He also served on the President's Council of this international society.
In 1998, Dan was a founding partner for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Project Impact initiative for Tulsa, Oklahoma. This effort led to Tulsa's recognition as a model community for public awareness and education relative to disaster preparedness and recovery.