Disaster Management Preparedness
You know how important disaster management preparedness is. But you're not sure where to start and frankly, you just don't have the time to figure it all out, much less to actually put the plan together. That's where we come in. We've developed a unique approach to disaster management preparedness, grounded in the expertise of Optinet Resources' personnel and that of our partners.

Optinet's principals bring unique knowledge gleaned from decades of research on the factors that help individuals prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. Our work on Hurricanes Andrew, Georges, and Katrina has established us as the country's leading experts on how social networks help people survive disasters and minimize their devastating effects.
We're coupling that expertise with our Mr. Charles D'Agostino's 35 years of business experience and the first-hand knowledge gleaned from helping businesses recover from Hurricane Katrina. He saw what mistakes businesses made in their disaster plans and witnessed the devastating problems that all kinds of businesses - even those that thought they were prepared - endured in Katrina's aftermath. Simply put, Katrina showed him what disaster management preparedness really means.
Breaking New Ground in Disaster Management Preparedness
Now we're putting that expertise to wok for your business. Our broad-based, state-of-the-art approach helps you outline all necessary operations prior to, during, and after a disaster, and assign personnel to those tasks. It includes information on developing a disaster management team, identifying critical functions, crafting notification plans, identifying key contacts inside and outside your company, and a specialized approach to identifying points of contact that builds on our social network expertise. We're prepared, then, to cover all of the critical aspects of disaster management preparedness.
But We Also Do More . . .
Our approach to disaster management preparedness is unique because it incorporates information about employees' social networks, to identify points of vulnerability and minimize process disruption. We help you develop a business disaster plan for business continuity that will ensure you, and your employees, respond and recover effectively.
Added Benefits of Disaster Management Preparedness
And the fact is, disaster management preparedness can pay off even before a disaster strikes. A recent survey shows that only 52% of American workers think they would continue to receive pay in the wake of a disaster. Effective disaster management preparedness, in the form of a sound business disaster plan and solid plans for disaster recovery services, will allay those concerns - which could increase productivity and decrease turnover.
Automatic Backup Software as Part of Disaster Management Preparedness
Disaster Management Preparedness can seem complicated—but protecting your critical data doesn’t have to be. And it doesn’t have to be expensive, either. We’re providing our clients with secure, encrypted, unlimited online backup for one flat fee. If the worst happens, restoring your data is straightforward. To find out more, click here.
Using the BDRP for Disaster Management Preparedness

Are you finding the process of disaster management preparedness overwhelming? Then try our Business Disaster Readiness Plan (BRDP). This cutting-edge tool gathers all the information for your business disaster plan, through an easy-to-use template. From that input, we develop a business disaster plan that covers all aspects of disaster management preparedness for your business.
If you prefer, we can "talk you through" the information-gathering with our telephone intake interview. To get the process of disaster management preparedness underway today, click here.
Using Social Networks for Disaster Management Preparedness
Do you know where your employees will go in a long-term evacuation and how you will contact them? Which employees will need to leave during a disaster to care for young children or elderly relatives? What resources do they have to prepare for and respond to a storm? Can their social networks get them through a natural disaster or a terrorist attack-and get them back to work? Who is most vulnerable?
We can help you answer these and other critical questions through our Employee Vulnerability Inventory and Readi Nets, our cutting-edge social network assessment. These two unique instruments for disaster management preparedness identify key points of vulnerability that could contribute to process disruption in the wake of a natural disaster or terrorist attack.
Other Disaster Management Preparedness Products
Readinets recently produced a two-part video series, providing information on two key areas of disaster management preparedness: business essentials and social networks. To find out how to learn the secrets of disaster management preparedness straight from our experts, click here.
Optinet's Partnerships for Disaster Management Preparedness
In addition to working with Charles D'Agostino of DCI, we're partnering with Engensus, the nation's first hurricane engineering firm. Engensus' services for disaster management preparedness include practical mitigation strategies through a unique array of interdisciplinary services, such as: civil/structural engineering, wind engineering, forensic engineering, coastal processes consulting, vulnerability analysis, and hurricane risk mitigation consulting.
That adds up to a comprehensive, state-of-the-art approach to disaster management preparedness. Click here to find out more about developing a business disaster plan that is tailored to your needs, or to learn more about our disaster recovery consulting.


