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Global Customer Recognition Program Recognizes Innovative and Inspiring Use of Technology for Enhancing Organizational Resilience and Life Safety
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Everbridge Announces 2019 Critical Event Management Impact Award Winners (Graphic: Business Wire)
Winners of this year’s Critical Event Management Impact Award program include a diverse mix of individuals and organizations who are committed to employee safety and incident management and response. Recipients range from global retail and consumer businesses, to state and local government agencies, leading universities, regional airports and healthcare organizations.
Among this year’s enterprise honorees is a global technology service center that previously averaged 40+ minutes to complete required callouts in the event of a major IT outage, automated the process and reduced its callout time to an average of 3 minutes; a first responder team that successfully streamlined its special needs registry, helping to meet the unique medical necessities of their residents during emergency situations; and a company that leveraged critical event management to anticipate the disruption that severe weather would cause to its supply chain, thereby avoiding the shortage of a vital product.
Similarly, state and local government honorees included an Emergency Management team whose
Additionally, a large shopping center in the
“Our customers, both individually and as teams, take heroic actions every day to keep their populations safe and help their organizations avoid disruptions in operations,” said
As in previous years, organizations nominated themselves or individuals on their teams for the award. An independent panel of industry experts selected the recipients after closely reviewing all submissions, which represent only a small fraction of the many critical events
Individual Honorees
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Dana Johnson , Security Intelligence and Response Coordinator,BB&T Bank -
Jim Willson , Manager, Air Ops Safety Assurance, FedEx Express -
Brian Uhl , Emergency Services Manager,Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management
Organization Honorees
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals (Global Security) -
Alliance Data (Response Center) -
Bay County, Florida (Department of Emergency Services ) - Biogen (Global Security)
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Chicago Transit Authority (Control Center Operations) -
City of Thomasville, North Carolina (Fire Department ) - Doctor’s Hospital at Renaissance (Security & Transportation)
- FIS – Merchant Solutions (formerly Worldpay)
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Flagler County, Florida (Emergency Management Office) - Gallagher (Crisis Management and Business Continuity)
- Gunwharf Quays Waterfront Outlet Shopping (Operations)
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Lowe’s
Companies, Inc. (IT Service Desk) -
National Oilwell Varco (Global Security Operations Center ) -
Navarro County, Texas (Office of Emergency Management ) -
New Hanover Regional Medical Center (Emergency Management) -
New York City (Emergency Management Department ) -
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust -
State of Connecticut (Division of Statewide Emergency Telecommunications ) -
University of Houston (Emergency Notification System Workgroup) -
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Southwestern Medical Center (Office of Safety and Business Continuity ) -
WellSpan Health (Safety & Emergency Management)
Each of the winners will receive an engraved statuette honoring their dedication to and excellence in critical event management, be highlighted on social media and on Everbridge’s Critical Event Management Impact Awards page, and be invited to participate in testing/feedback sessions during new product development.
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Source:
Jim Gatta
Everbridge
jim.gatta@everbridge.com
215-290-3799