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height: 16px;"></td> <td valign="bottom" style="width: 380px; height: 16px;"> <p class="style25" style="width: 463px"><font size="5"><strong>The GEOS International Emergency Response Coordination Center (IERCC)</strong></font></p> <p class="style8" style="width: 479px"><strong><em><span class="style23">So others may live to tell about it...</span><span class="style3">"!</span></em></strong></p> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 171%"> <tr> <td style="width: 111px"> <img alt="" class="style7" height="140" src="SATELLITE.jpg" width="121"></td> <td style="width: 186px"> <img alt="" height="140" src="Westlin%20bldg%20-%20exterior.JPG" width="251"></td> <td style="width: 27px"> <img alt="" height="140" src="US_Coast_Guard_helicopter_rescue_demonstration-sm.jpg" width="220"></td> <td> <img alt="" height="140" src="GEOS%20RESPONSE%20LOGO.JPG" width="185" class="style6"></td> </tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" style="width: 42px; height: 128px;"></td> <td class="bodytext" valign="top" style="width: 380px; height: 128px;"> <p style="width: 774px" class="style11">&nbsp;</p> <p style="width: 776px" class="style22"><strong>LEADERSHIP AND THE TEAM</strong></p> <p style="width: 776px" class="style10">&nbsp;</p> <p style="width: 776px" class="style18">Shortly after bringing together the various monitoring centers and capabilities together and creating the IERCC, GEOS recognized the need to bring in a senior level executive who not only had the business acumen to operate the center, but one with search and rescue (SAR) and security backgrounds.</p> <table style="width: 180%"> <tr> <td style="width: 471px" class="style23"> <p class="style13" style="width: 573px">In February 2008, GEOS recruited Mark Garver to head this team as the CEO of GEOS Response, which operates the IERCC.</p> <p class="style21" style="width: 572px">Mark has held a number of positions in security and SAR, both in the military and civilian capacities at all levels of leadership. Mark has also held executive level positions with a number of Fortune 500 companies prior to joining the GEOS Team.</p> </td> <td> <img alt="" height="123" src="MarkGarver%20006-%20web.jpg" width="98">&nbsp;</td> <td> &nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> <p class="style16" style="width: 773px">Mark and the current Director of Operations for the IERCC are former SAR professionals with the US Coast Guard. The remainder of the IERCC team is made up of certified first response and SAR personnel who maintain their certifications through on-going training programs that comply with international search and rescue standards. The team at the IERCC participates in multi-agency, multi-national training and SAR mission exercises throughout each year and is dedicated to maintaining the highest level of professionalism.</p> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 192%"> <tr> <td style="width: 215" valign="top" class="style19"> <p class="style15"> <img alt="" height="171" src="Mark-DSC_0102-sm.JPG" width="238"></p> <p class="style20" style="width: 220px"> Mark seated on the bridge of the USS George Washington CVN-73 US Naval 7th Fleet US Naval Base Yokosuka, Japan</p> </td> <td style="width: 304px" valign="top"> <img alt="" height="211" src="01_uss_george_washington_cvn_73.jpg" width="325"></td> <td valign="top"> <img alt="" class="style14" height="211" src="SAR%20USA%20helicopter%20Pave%20Hawk%20-%20070505-F-4266D-110.jpg" width="203"></td> </tr> </table> <p class="style24" style="width: 773px">Personnel seeking an opportunity with the IERCC are given a pre-employment examination and a background check is performed. Once accepted into the IERCC training program incoming personnel are trained in COSPAS-SARSAT technology and terminology, International Aviation and Maritime Search and Rescue (IAMSAR), Meteorology Basics, map reading, coordinate translation, basic foreign language skills and watch standing.<br>&nbsp;<br>Upon successfully demonstrating basic proficiency in the training program the Cadet is graduated to the position of Watch Stander and begins training as a SAR Mission Coordinator (SMC), only the best of the best move beyond SMC to become a certified Duty Officer (DO).</p> <p class="style17" style="width: 773px"><strong>To return, please close this page</strong></p> </td></tr> </tbody></table></body></html>