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DocuSign Envelope ID:5FA4B1AC-B897-4C32-A1E4-4B4A8885A341 <br /> LR`O WDER C F°owde rG m if <br /> Srr LF REP for Disaster De(brisClearance and Removal Services <br /> Orange County, NC <br /> Raymond"Buddy"Young--Regional Director <br /> Mr. Young was Regional Director of FEMA Region VI from 1993 — 2001 and served as <br /> Administrator for 133 federally declared disasters and emergencies. He is nationally known and <br /> recognized in the Emergency Management field and is extremely knowledgeable about FEMA <br /> policies and procedures. He is a retired Captain of the Arkansas State Police where he served for <br /> 26 years.As the Director of Operations,Mr.Young has been directly involved in the field operations <br /> for all major disasters from Hurricane Isabel in 2003.Mr.Young's FEMA knowledge and experience <br /> is invaluable to both CrowderGulf and all clients as decisions must be made during the cleanup <br /> operation.Mr.Young is one of the most knowledgeable people working in the debris management field with firsthand <br /> experience in managing major disasters. He is also a current member of the Board of Directors for Disaster Recovery <br /> Contractors Association(DRCA). (NIMS Trained) <br /> Gary Jones—FEMA Specialist and Technical Assistance Manager <br /> Mr. Jones has over 28 years working for the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEM <br /> A). He served as Deputy regional Director of FEMA Region VI for 17 years. During those <br /> 17 years as Deputy, he also served as Acting Regional Director for 4 years. Mr. Jones was <br /> responsible for administration of emergency management programs in the FEMA Region VI <br /> states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. He provided direct <br /> oversight and implementation of response and recovery operations for presidentially declared <br /> disasters in the five-state region.Additionally, Mr.Jones served as a Branch Chief managing <br /> several Technological Hazards Branch programs to include Radiological Emergency <br /> Management Preparedness, Radiological Defense, Haz. Materials, Earthquake and Hurricane Preparedness, Dam <br /> Safety and Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness programs.He was designated Federal Coordinating Officer <br /> for Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Georges and provided executive leadership to over 300 federally declared disasters. <br /> Mr. Jones has a Master's Degree from Tulane University and a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Arkansas. <br /> (NIMS Trained) <br /> Reid Loper--Vice President, LEER AP <br /> Mr. Loper previously worked as a project manager for a commercial construction company in ' <br /> Atlanta,Georgia,prior to choosing to return to the Guff Coast.The time spent in Atlanta gave him fk <br /> vast knowledge in management, estimating, schedule and budget supervision. Mr. Loper has <br /> estimated over$200 million of work and completed over$100 million in commercial construction. <br /> He graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering where <br /> he worked as a research and design student. Mr. Loper started his career with CrowderGulf in . <br /> 2010,as Senior Project Manager(SPM)for the BP Oil Spill,As SPM,his role was managing over `. <br /> 1,200 personnel and 600 pieces of equipment. Managing several projects at once is Mr. Loper's <br /> strong point and the BP project consisted of simultaneously managing more than eight different major projects <br /> throughout the Alabama Gulf Coast for the BP Deep Horizon oil spill operation. These projects ranged from sand <br /> screening, dredging, hazardous waste handling and vessel operations, to side scan sonar work. All projects have <br /> cumulatively exceeded$130 million in invoicing and total project cost. <br /> f <br /> In 2012 Mr. Loper took on the task as SPM to oversee CrowderGulfs Hurricane Sandy Response for the New Jersey <br /> Department of Environmental Protection Agency.The work consisted of waterway,marine,and marsh debris removal, <br /> totaling in over 450,000 cubic yards of debris removed and 109 vessels recovered. The project was called <br /> "Unprecedented"by the DEP commissioner as the largest waterway debris removal operation and set new guidelines <br /> with the Federal Government on how marine debris and dredging operations are conducted.While in New Jersey,Mr. <br /> Loper also managed a flood prevention(Harding)project using HESCO barriers,for JP Morgan Chase's national data <br /> center in Carlstadt, NJ. This project used temporary structures to effectively raise the building's relative flood plain. <br /> Towards the end of 2014 and his stay in New Jersey, Mr.Loper oversaw the removal of 6 massive derelict house boats <br /> in Southern New Jersey,which was funded under a NOAA Grant for coastal restoration and improvements. Mr. Loper <br /> is NIMS certified and holds general contractor licenses in the following states: Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, t <br /> Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.(NIMS Trained) <br /> r <br /> i <br /> 14 j <br /> t <br />