Profile: Warren M. Pugh, Jr.

Contact Information

Warren M. Pugh, Jr.
601 West 47th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64112
USA

Tel: (816) 960-3920
Website: http:/warrenpughjr.reeceandnichols.com
Email: wpughjr@newfranchise.org

A native of Griffin, Georgia, USA, Warren currently lives in Kansas City, Missouri with his beautiful wife, partner in life and best friend, Sharon. They are proud and devoted parents of their daughter, Faithia and their sons, Warren III, William and Christopher.

Since Warren's retirement from Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), he created and continues to build his business in real estate sales and investments. His business is a full service real estate company. In addition to the traditional real estate buying and selling transactions, we can help you move anywhere from any place through our affiliation with "RELO", the nations largest relocation network of independent real estate companies. We can coordinate your relocation needs either foreign or domestic.

Warren is a results-oriented professional with extensive management and technical experience in emergency and disaster management response, recovery, preparedness, planning and mitigation operations. He has a proven career history in leadership, human relations, proactive problem solving abilities, dedication and effective communications. He's proficient in all aspects of management with solid reputation among peers and subordinates in and out of government circles. Through 31 plus years of quality Federal service, Warren held key management positions, special assignments and obtained the diverse background necessary to provide consulting services on a wide range of fronts.

In addition to Warren's real estate business, he works as an independent contractor on diverse special assignments for several companies. Most recent assignments have been debris management assistance to State and local governments, bioterrorism vulnerability assessment, municipal capacity/readiness assessment, bioterrorism and all-hazard response planning, simulation/drill exercise coordination, inter-agency collaboration, risk communication and information dissemination and automation of contingency planning.

CAREER SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES

CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS

• Completed on first attempt both State and National licensing requirements for real estate profession in the States of Missouri and Kansas. Further completed on the first attempt licensing requirements as a real estate broker in the States of Missouri and Kansas.
  
  
• Based on attaining all major performance goals and proven achievement records, was promoted four grade levels to senior management position during the first ten years of working with federal disaster assistance.
  
  
• As Director of the Response and Recovery Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Regional Office, successfully managed and closed federal disaster assistance contracts with four mid-west states below original budget projection to $867 million from $1.2 billion in five years. This was attained through aggressive grant management at the project level for multiple disaster assistance programs and service, including infrastructure and human services programs.
  
  
• Based on consistent application of job knowledge, skills, and abilities, received the highest annual ratings of outstanding performance during several performance years.
  
  
• As the Representative of President of the United States, successfully served as Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) for forty federally declared major disasters where effective, cost-efficient and timely delivery of disaster relief to affected families, businesses and political entities were provided. Noteworthy is that these FCO work assignments covered one third (1/3) of the fifty (50) States and U.S. Territorial Regions over a period of fourteen (14) years at an estimated cost of $1.8 billion.
  
  
• As FCO of the largest of the nine concurrent Presidential major disaster declarations during the "Great Flood of '93", managed the response and recovery operations for the State of Missouri: formulated and implemented strategies for interfacing and coordinating activities among federal, state, and local leaders.
  
  
• Member of the core team that created, produced, and launched a highly effective senior management FCO Fast-Track Training Program. Was selected as key instructor for the most complex of training sessions; while executing my full-time responsibilities, worked many hours outside of the normal work hours to teach this groundbreaking course which impacted every department within the agency.
  
  
• Played a pivotal role in FEMA reducing backlog of appeals that has enabled the Agency to close disaster assistance contracts more expeditiously. Received a monetary award in recognition of demonstrated leadership while serving in FEMA's National Office as Acting Chief, Engineering Branch, Infrastructure Support Division in reducing the backlog of appeals in the Engineering Branch.
  
  
• On new ground when the new emergency provisions were defined to assist State and local communities in mitigating the effects of blizzard snowstorm conditions, established a new record for delivering all provisions of federal emergency assistance to the six (6) New England States. All affected communities received help and all federal emergency assistance contracts were closed within 120 days from the date of the declarations. Formulated accelerated administrative procedures, in cooperation with the different States, were instrumental to the timely provision of federal assistance.
  
  
• Built reputation at FEMA for accomplishing difficult work assignments resulting in receiving numerous accolades from executives at FEMA, customers, community officials, Congressional delegations, State Emergency Management Agencies and State Governors. The Governor of the State of West Virginia voiced his opinion by presenting "Honorary West Virginian Award" for outstanding achievement and meritorious service.
  
  
• Modified the design of the existing C-130 aircraft assembly hanger to accommodate the C5A assembly at a significantly lower costs than what it would have cost to build a new hanger from scratch.

EDUCATION/CREDENTIALS/MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS/AWARDS

Licensed Broker in the States of Missouri and Kansas
Licensed REALTOR in the States of Missouri and Kansas
National Association of REALTORS
Missouri Association of REALTORS
Kansas City Regional Association Board of REALTORS
Heartland Multiple Listing Service

Boy Scouts of America "Eagle Scout"
Veteran of Foreign Wars

HOBBIES/VOLUNTEER/ACTIVITIES

• Boy Scouts of America
• Jogging
• Weightlifting
• Swimming
• Fishing
• Reading
• Tennis
• Woodworking
  

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