About Us
Preparedness, LLC was founded in 2005 in Massachusetts.
We’ve led the development of international standards on emergency management, business continuity, and crisis management. We’ve written, edited, or contributed to numerous books. We've taught at the graduate level, for state government, and for professional certification. We’ve had the honor of working with numerous clients in most major industries.
Our mission is to safeguard people, protect property, minimize business interruption, and protect reputations.
Our vision is to thoroughly understand each client’s business and become a long-term trusted adviser.
Qualifications
International Standards
Published Books
Professional Certifications
- Certified Emergency Manager
- Certified Business Continuity Professional
- Master Continuity Practitioner
- Certified Business Continuity Lead Auditor
- Associate in Risk Management
Industry Experience
Our experience working in most major industries spans more than 35 years.
The foundation of our expertise is a sound understanding of hazards and impacts. Loss prevention, hazard mitigation, risk financing, emergency management, business continuity, and crisis management programs are all built on that foundation. Our experience comes from working within corporate risk management, the insurance industry, the public sector, and working with numerous clients in most major industries.
Client Service
Our goal is to exceed the expectations of every client. We are honored that these clients have spoken on the record about our services.
“At the onset of the pandemic we really were in a good place thanks to Preparedness, LLC’s business continuity planning assistance. Following the plan that they developed, and implementation of their recommendations enabled us to seamlessly transition our workforce to work remotely, serve our customers, and maintain our cash flow.”
Brooke Rieman, Risk Manager,
The Wills Group
“In our efforts to achieve a higher level of resilience, we engaged Preparedness to identify and prioritize enhancements to our global business continuity management program. Their comprehensive assessment provided detailed insight and conformity with international standards. Our global program is growing stronger with the insight provided by Preparedness.”
Kara Reinstein, Sr. Manager Business Continuity, Micron Technology, Inc.
“Preparedness developed a comprehensive, emergency operations plan for our portfolio of Class A office buildings in the USA. The plan is well organized and easy to navigate—especially the digital version with hyperlinks. The Incident management forms, checklists, and annexes for building and resources are very useful. These new documents have substantially enhanced our preparedness and compliance.”
Stuart Gordon, Sr. Managing Dir.,
Metzler Real Estate
“I wanted to thank you for your work designing, facilitating, and evaluating the “active shooter” exercise in August. It provided an excellent opportunity for our officers and command staff to train, test, and evaluate our ability to respond to a school-based shooting. The after-action report that you prepared is very professional and will help with our continuous improvement.”
Kevin Coppinger, Chief,
City of Lynn Police Department
“Preparedness, LLC provided expert assistance with the development of business continuity plans for our USA and Mexico manufacturing facilities. Their facilitated planning process and project management abilities were instrumental in the timely completion of multiple projects. Their professionalism kept us on track to achieve timely project completion.”
Tim Sullivan, Vice President,
Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc.
“Preparedness, LLC conducted safety and security audits of dozens of schools. The assessments were very comprehensive and reports provided specific guidance. Their interactive process for development of emergency planning documents enabled my office, police, fire, and the school district to provide input into a highly professional and easy to use document.”
Richard E. Ferreira, Director,
Taunton Emergency Management Agency
