Hello! I’m
Aaron Hulett
Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery Specialist
About Me
Hello! I’m Aaron Hulett, a program manager in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area. After over 10 years of helping protect Windows users against ransomware, spyware, and other malware, I have taken an active role in community emergency preparedness to dive deep into incident command and apply its concepts towards business continuity and disaster recovery.
What I Do
Non-Profit Services
Building new and assisting long-running non-profit teams, including:
- Articles of Incorporation, bylaws, and other Governing Documents
- IRS 501(c)(3) determination
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- Issuing annual reports
- Completing Form 990-N ePostcard and other required filings
- Coordinating with Certified Public Accountants for annual audit
- Driving Board-level objectives, establishing milestones, metrics to track progress
Website Development
Site migrations and new site development on WordPress, including:
- Strong visual styles, effective use of typography and imaging
- Consistent use branding elements
- Emergency incident and other dashboards
- OpenGraph implementation for social media sharing
- Integration with Mailchimp, Discord, other services
- Members-only areas
Incident Preparedness
Helping you prepare before the incident begins, including:
- Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) instructor
- Be prepared at home, and able to help in your community
- Stop the Bleed instructor
- Texas-licensed Emergency Care Attendant providing life-saving training to help control bleeding and save lives
- Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)
- Certification in psychological intervention during crisis and disaster response
- Amateur radio emergency communications
- For when phones, internet, and other tools are not available
Experience
Software Development Engineer
Microsoft Corporation
2006 – 2014
Key Accomplishments:
- Developed internal policy for Microsoft’s Objective Criteria, enabling malware researchers to consistently apply policy during research of software for potentially unwanted behaviors
- Built business continuity plan to sustain external vendor relationship management, including identifying end-to-end gaps, conducting risk assessment, and coordinating with internal business continuity management team to plan and implement mitigations
Program Manager II
Microsoft Corporation
2014 – 2017
Key Accomplishments:
- Coordinate industry/government coordinated malware takedown campaigns
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Instructor, Firefighter Rehab Lieutenant
Denton County Emergency Services
2017 – 2020
Key Accomplishments:
- Developed interoperability process, documentation, and training for joint ARRL / US Military Auxiliary Radio Service exercise to test emergency communications nationwide
- Created and implemented Incident Response Lifecycle to coordinate traffic system response efforts across the state and ensure current incident-related information is disseminated as the incident unfolds
- Redesigned and migrated website from CMS Made Simple to WordPress, created and implemented status dashboard to provide key critical information during emergencies
- Authored new training materials to help build a network of experienced emergency communicators
Section Traffic Manager
ARRL North Texas
2019 – Present
Key Accomplishments:
- Developed interoperability process, documentation, and training for joint ARRL / US Military Auxiliary Radio Service exercise to test emergency communications nationwide
- Created and implemented Incident Response Lifecycle to coordinate response efforts and ensure current incident-related information is disseminated as the incident unfolds
- Redesigned and migrated website from CMS Made Simple to WordPress, created and implemented status dashboard to provide key critical information during emergencies
- Provide ongoing presentations, educational materials to help build a network of experienced emergency communicators
Education
B.S. Computer Engineering
Oakland University, Rochester MI
Project Management Certificate Program
University of Washington, Seattle WA
Paralegal Studies Certificate Program
University of Washington, Seattle WA
EMI Professional Development Series
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
Certification in Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)
UMBC Emergency Health Services
