Persson Associates - Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Specialists Since 1985
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About Persson Associates

Business Profile - Mr. Jan A. Persson  -  CDP, CBCP

DRP, BRP, BCP Consulting Since 1985

 

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

1985 to Present Persson Associates DRP, BRP, BCP Consulting Practice
1979 to 1985 Northwest Industries Director of MIS Consulting/DRP
1976 to 1979 EMI Medical Inc. Director of MIS including DRP
1975 to 1976 Motorola Manager of MIS, Communications Division
1967 to 1975 Baxter Labs Manager of International Data Processing

BUSINESS OBJECTIVES

  • Focus solely on Disaster Recovery Planning, Business Resumption Planning and Business Continuity Planning.
  • Provide an objective, independent consulting service specializing in Disaster Recovery consulting to assist companies evaluate options, develop and test plans, and support on-going sustainability. 
  • Continue to work in a project oriented “Hands On” manner with a wide range of clients in order to bring a broad base of experience to each assignment.
  • Always provide a low cost alternative.

 

CORE CONSULTING SERVICES

  • DRP, BRP BCP Project Planning and Plan Development
  • Test/Exercise Planning and Coordination
  • Assessment of Existing Disaster Recovery Plans
  • Business Impact Analysis – BIA Projects
  • Disaster Recovery Facility Risk Assessments
  • Awareness Training & Education, Seminars and Custom Workshops

 

PLAN DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGIES

COPYRIGHTED PRODUCTS

  1. Data Center Plan Development Methodology
  2. Mid-Range / Remote Computer Center Plan Development Methodology
  3. Business Unit / Department Recovery Plan Development Methodology
  4. eBusiness Recovery Plan Development Methodology

 

SAMPLE CUSTOMER BASE

Persson Associates has completed disaster recovery assignments with:
Comdisco IBM Blue Cross Blue Shield / IL
The NutraSweet Company  Tenneco Packaging Damian Services
Hyatt Corporation CF Industries Medtronic
Inland Steel Interim Technology Allegiance
Helene Curtis Kelco Company Ryerson Steel
Computer Power Santa Fe Boston Chicken
G. D. Searle Sara Lee St. Louis Cardinals
Discover Card Juno Lighting Harley Davidson
Anheuser-Busch C. U. Sprint Cellular DSC Logistics
Gardner, Carton & Douglas Quaker Oats Vanderbilt University
Kraft General Foods MNSCU Cardinal Health
DIEBOLD Ameritech Paperhub.com
Philip Morris Dominick’s SC Johnson
Johnson Diversey Equity Residential Jockey International
And More…..    

Mr. Persson remains active in seminars, workshops, training and presentations.  In addition, he is certified (holds a CDP Title) by the Institute for the Certification of Computer Professionals. He is also certified by the Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII) where he holds a CBCP Title. (CBCP: Certified Business Continuity Professional).

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Jan A. Persson – CDP, CBCP
BIO

Mr. Persson has been in the Information Technology arena since 1967.  He began his formal disaster recovery involvement in 1979 following a major corporate data center “incident” that resulted in an immediate Hot Site recovery capability.  For the next 6 years he served the role of disaster recovery coordinator helping 7 operating companies and numerous remote locations establish their disaster recovery plans. 

 

In 1985 Mr. Persson established his consulting practice, Persson Associates, which specializes in assisting all size companies create disaster recovery plans.  He has personally developed over 300 plans, most of which included testing as a final step. The client base includes many businesses such as:

  • Manufacturing
  • Financial Services
  • Distribution
  • Insurance
  • Hotels
  • Food Service
  • Medical Electronics
  • Legal
  • Health Care
  • Recovery Services
  • and more.  

 

The scope of the plans that Mr. Persson has developed include mainframes, mid-range systems, client servers, business units, networks, voice systems, and e-Business.  

 

Mr. Persson has worked both for and with the three leading Business Recovery companies (Comdisco, SunGard & IBM) and has been a speaker at the Disaster Recovery Journal annual conferences. He has also conducted regularly scheduled Disaster Recovery Executive Seminars and I/S Plan Development Workshops for IBM. 

 

He is certified (holds a CDP Title) by the Institute for the Certification of Computer Professionals.  He is also certified by the Disaster Recovery Institute International (holds a CBCP Title).