Dr. Andrea M. Jackman has her BS in meteorology and PhD in wind science & engineering, and has worked in disaster science since 2003. She currently works on the software development team for a national disaster mitigation model distributed globally by the U.S. government, and conducts research on the cost and effectiveness of federal-level disaster policy. Dr. Mario G. Beruvides is an AT&T professor of industrial engineering at Texas Tech University, and director of the Laboratory for Systems Solutions. His ongoing research specializes in industrial system behavior, cost of quality, isomorphological processes, and the application of systems engineering principles to emergency management. Dr. Gary S. Nestler has 30 years experience in the emergency management field. He currently maintains a license to practice medicine, serves as a captain in his local fire department working with emergency medical services, and remains as an active member of a local law enforcement SWAT team.

Dr. Andrea M. Jackman has her BS in meteorology and PhD in wind science & engineering, and has worked in disaster science since 2003. She currently works on the software development team for a national disaster mitigation model distributed globally by the U.S. government, and conducts research on the cost and effectiveness of federal-level disaster policy. Dr. Mario G. Beruvides is an AT&T professor of industrial engineering at Texas Tech University, and director of the Laboratory for Systems Solutions. His ongoing research specializes in industrial system behavior, cost of quality, isomorphological processes, and the application of systems engineering principles to emergency management. Dr. Gary S. Nestler has 30 years experience in the emergency management field. He currently maintains a license to practice medicine, serves as a captain in his local fire department working with emergency medical services, and remains as an active member of a local law enforcement SWAT team.

Dr. Andrea M. Jackman has her BS in meteorology and PhD in wind science & engineering, and has worked in disaster science since 2003. She currently works on the software development team for a national disaster mitigation model distributed globally by the U.S. government, and conducts research on the cost and effectiveness of federal-level disaster policy. Dr. Mario G. Beruvides is an AT&T professor of industrial engineering at Texas Tech University, and director of the Laboratory for Systems Solutions. His ongoing research specializes in industrial system behavior, cost of quality, isomorphological processes, and the application of systems engineering principles to emergency management. Dr. Gary S. Nestler has 30 years experience in the emergency management field. He currently maintains a license to practice medicine, serves as a captain in his local fire department working with emergency medical services, and remains as an active member of a local law enforcement SWAT team.