Supervises and leads planning, training and exercise branches and organizes and manages preparedness division staff by assigning, reviewing, and evaluating a variety of professional and administrative duties and functions. Provides supervision for state emergency operations center activation up to 60 staff working 12-16 hour shifts. Directs the development and implementation of the state’s emergency operations plan, and provides assistance to all local jurisdictions with the local emergency operations plans, ensuring preparedness for all natural and man-made hazards that may impact the state and region. Analyzes and evaluates emergency programs, procedures, and policies to ensure objectives are met for all phases of emergency management. Manages agency’s state-wide emergency response training and exercise programs for emergency management jurisdictions including Hazardous Materials, National Incident Management System (NIMS), Incident Command System (ICS), Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), Exercise Design/Evaluations, and Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program. Monitors the available training courses through the Department of Homeland Security. Prepares, oversees, and coordinates full-scale state and multiple county exercises in a coordinated effort to reduce costs, evaluate mutual aid agreements, test interoperability, and determine compliance with applicable directives as required by the multiple grant programs administered by the agency. Develops methods for improvement, recommends solutions to problems, and forecasts long-range requirements for emergency planning, exercises and training to meet state and federal regulatory requirements. Directs division’s administration functions to include, professional and job related training, leave management, staff meetings, budget, strategic planning, and personnel interviews for employment. Performs other duties as assigned.