Robert F. Hall

More than 30 years of experience as a researcher and practitioner of emergency preparedness in both military and civilian settings. Subject matter expert in national preparedness assessment with demonstrated expertise in modeling, life-cycle cost methodologies, command and control processes, communications, and crisis action team architecture. Supervised and conducted analyses involving the National Response Framework (NRF), Incident Command System (ICS), Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Programs, Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (PKEMRA), and Presidential Policy Directive-8 (PPD-8). Combined masters-level engineering background with command and control (C2) leadership positions in unique military and civilian settings to create effective and efficient operational strategies, plans, and procedures. Experience integrating new technologies and innovative processes into C2 structures at military local and headquarters levels and in civilian settings. An effective communicator with both internal and external customers in positions ranging from workbench scientist and analyst to senior analyst and project director.

Education

• M.S., Industrial Engineering, specialty in Human Factors, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 1988
• B.S., Psychology, United States Air Force Academy, CO, 1978

Select Publications

• “Report on First Responder Readiness in the U.S. Territories (Draft), Report to Congress,” Department of Homeland Security, August 13, 2011.
• “Emergency Medical Services Report (Draft), Report to Congress,” Department of Homeland Security, August 3, 2011.
• “National Preparedness Report,” Department of Homeland Security, March 30, 2011.
• “Option Year Research Agenda Report,” Strategic Preparedness Analysis and Reporting (SPAR) Resource, National Preparedness Assessment Division, Department of Homeland Security, January 2011.
• “Base Year Research Agenda Report,” Strategic Preparedness Analysis and Reporting (SPAR) Resource, National Preparedness Assessment Division, Department of Homeland Security, January 2010.
• Hall, R. and Dusenberry, E. “The Application of Cost Management and Life Cycle Cost Theory to Homeland Security National Priorities,” Homeland Security Affairs, Volume V, No. 2, May 2009.
• Hall, R., Dusenberry, E., Garcia, E., and DeGroot, A. “Planning and Analysis of NIMS Compliance Policy: Report on NIMS Life-Cycle Costs,” Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Institute, September 2008.
• Hall, R., “Secretary’s Operations Center: Alert and Notification Aid for Watch Officers,” The Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, October 2007.