Jeffrey Gallagher

Disaster Response Program Manager @Parkland Health

Dallas, TX, US

Lead the management of Parkland\'s Mass Casualty Decontamination Team, overseeing program planning, equipment maintenance, training, and exercises in accordance with 29 CFR 19•••20.Serve as the Mass Casualty Decontamination Team Manager during events, ensuring operational readiness and effective coordination.Develop, implement, and maintain departmental plans, policies, and procedures.Design and deliver training programs for hospital staff on disaster response, policies, and responsibilities.Monitor and ensure compliance with emergency management regulatory requirements and best practices.Oversee response readiness by ensuring synchronization of plans and operations.Integrate lessons learned from previous incidents and exercises into existing protocols.Serve on a rotating on-call basis, responding to emergency situations as needed, including nights and weekends.Implement performance monitoring to improve the efficiency, productivity, and effectiveness of emergency response capabilities.Possess working knowledge of chemical and radiological detection equipment and develop proficiency with other detection tools as necessary.Coordinate and manage community-based and hospital-led emergency preparedness exercises.Oversee emergency preparedness purchasing, asset inventory, and equipment maintenance to ensure operational readiness.Lead the development, implementation, and tracking of the program’s budget and expenses.Conduct after-action reports to evaluate the effectiveness of training and exercise programs.Manage the purchase, inventory, maintenance, and repair of all medical decontamination equipment, ensuring its availability and readiness for use.Represent the organization on community workgroups, committees, and task forces, contributing to the achievement of emergency management goals as an active participant or voting member.

Collin College

Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.)

Waldorf University

Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management

Coppell High School

High School Diploma

Columbia Southern University

A.A.S., Fire Science/Fire-fighting