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Benjamin (Ben) Brewer is the Principal Consultant for CSERC3 Consulting. In this role, he consults with clients on risk management, security challenges, emergency response, crisis and risk communications, operational concepts, and continuity of operations. In collaboration with customer organizations, he influences client-focused solution design and facilitates solution implementation, configuration, and training. Ben’s critical facilities security, emergency management, continuity of operations and information security experience spans more than 35 years; this period includes 25 years in the U.S. Air Force, from which he retired as Chief Master Sergeant in 2008. He culminated his Air Force career serving three years in the Pentagon as a member of the Air Staff, where he managed over 3,100 airmen performing emergency and crisis management functions at over 150 locations globally, and crafted the Air Force’s emergency mass notification system operations and capabilities requirements document. He holds a Master of Arts in Emergency and Disaster Management, a Master of Science in Information Technology – Information System Security and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Management in Homeland Security. His doctoral dissertation explores the challenges in implementing a comprehensive, unified emergency notification system in support of active shooter response activities.