Readysmith Advisers are Experienced in Business Continuity Planning

Our customers work with their assigned Readysmith Adviser to guide them through the entire process of developing their Ready Plan. With more than 65 years of combined experience in business continuity and readiness planning, our advisers become an invaluable resource to each client. From planning to executing your Ready Plan, the Readysmith Adviser team is ready to support you.

Michael Smith

President

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Readysmith Advisers provide a simple, but powerful solution to business continuity planning. Our team of advisers is customer-focused and responsive to each and every client working on their innovative Readiness-as-a-Service offering.

Michael Smith is the founder and President of Readysmith Advisers Limited. Michael has spent more than 26 years developing readiness programs and has extensive consulting experience in business continuity, disaster recovery, crisis management, and emergency response for many of North America’s largest organizations. In addition to building readiness consulting practices for IBM, Ernst & Young and Marsh Risk Consulting, Michael is also a noted speaker and writer on this topic. He has been quoted extensively in news media around the world both in print and on television. Michael is a member of the Advisory Board for the Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness and the Disaster Recovery Information Exchange (DRIE).

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Debra Reddish

Vice President

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Readiness-as-a-Service is a business continuity solution that will suit the needs of many organizations. Being able to plan for a disaster is only part of the process. Having a comprehensive solution that allows a company to use their business continuity plan easily and simply when something bad happens is even more important.

Debra Reddish is Vice President and part owner of Readysmith Advisers Limited. Debra has over 20 years experience in the areas of business continuity planning, information technology audit and consulting, and operational risk assessment. Debra is a Certified Business Continuity Professional, Certified Internal Auditor, and a Certified Information Systems Auditor. A former Vice President and Senior Consultant with Marsh Risk Consulting and Senior Manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Debra focuses much of her work in the financial services industry. Her professional membership organizations include: the Northeast Disaster Recovery Information Exchange (NEDRIX), Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII), and the Association of Contingency Planners (ACP).

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Jeff Taylor

Vice President

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With Readysmith Advisers, clients get more than just consulting hours for their dollars. Our experienced team of advisers provides a global solution to help businesses prepare themselves for whatever adversity the future may hold.

Jeff Taylor is Vice President and part owner of Readysmith Advisers Limited. Jeff has more than 20 years of Information Technology and business consulting experience, including eight years with the IBM Business Resilience and Continuity Services Group. Jeff works with clients around the globe, providing his consulting services in Canada, Asia, South America, and extensively in the Caribbean region including Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Jamaica and Barbados. Jeff is a member of the Disaster Recovery Information Exchange (DRIE).

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