Steve Mier, MPH
Mr. Mier has over 30 years of experience in the field of public health and emergency management, and is currently the owner and president of Mier Consulting Group, Inc.
MCG is a boutique consulting firm with specialized niches in emergency management, healthcare preparedness and resilience, emergency medical services, and workplace violence. With a cohesive team of subject matter experts with real-world experience, MCG has a rich and successful history of developing emergency guidance, plans, and exercises in a variety of environments with multiple stakeholder organizations (government and private sector). Our process employs an approach that adheres to strict project management principles and the use of effective systems. This approach has been refined over the years through the development of preparedness planning, training, and exercise products/services in Cities and States across the Nation. This broad set of experiences allows us to bring a depth of understanding and best practices that can meet the emergency preparedness needs for any organization.
Steve Mier is MCG’s founder and President. He has over 30 years of experience in the field of public health and emergency management, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the City of Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications, the Chicago Department of Public Health, the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) from the University of Minnesota, and Sandia National Laboratories. Steve received his Master’s in Public Health from the University of Illinois-Chicago. Steve’s experience as a former public health and emergency management official along with his ability to apply an academic approach to develop sound emergency management systems are the driving qualities that prompt customers to repeatedly seek his advice on key policy and strategic decisions. Lastly, it is Steve’s commitment to quality that is a hallmark to MCG’s success. All of MCG’s projects involve Steve from beginning to end, which ensures all products and services are of the highest quality.
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What we can do
We subscribe to a proactive emergency-planning paradigm that focuses on integrating emergency and disaster processes, systems, current plans, and agency personnel resulting in a comprehensive planning lifecycle that feeds into our training and exercise methodology. The team at MCG has a rich work history developing operational and tactical emergency plans that reflect specified planning guidelines, objectives, and goals put forth by Public Safety Agencies, Healthcare Systems, and Private Companies. Some of the plans we have developed include:
- Continuity of Operations/Business Continuity
- Medical Surge
- Active Shooter/Lockdown/Run-Hide-Fight
- Hazards and Vulnerability Analyses
- Emergency Operations
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Detection
- Infectious Disease
- CHEMPACK
- Strategic National Stockpile Dissemination
Our trainers have decades of real world experience delivering trainings to Public Health, Fire/HAZMAT/EMS, Emergency Management, Hospital/Healthcare, and Private Companies. MCG uses a variety of training delivery platforms to include live classroom, virtual (live classroom), and virtual (on-demand) platforms. MCG can develop on-demand trainings using industry standard software such as Adobe E-Learning Suite (Captivate) or Articulate, which can easily plug into your organization’s learning management system (LMS).
Just a few of the standard trainings that our team delivers include:
- Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
- Planning “P” Development
- Public Information/Media Affairs
- Active Shooter
- Personal Protective Equipment (donning and doffing)
- National Incident Management System (NIMS)/Incident Command System(ICS)
Since 2007, MCG has conducted over 500 HSEEP-compliant exercises and has reached a participant pool of well over 20,000 emergency management, public health, healthcare professionals, private sector, and first responder agency partners. Our exercises can be delivered in- person or can utilize online platforms to maximize efficiencies, increase participant numbers, and reduce costs.
The team we have assembled possesses decades of experience in real-world first response and application of their experience and knowledge in the design, delivery, and evaluation of Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) exercises. All or our Exercise team are HSEEP trained/certified and include those with Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP) certification and HSEEP Train the Trainer certification.
We have designed all HSEEP exercise types to include expert-level delivery of the following hazards:
- Active Shooter/Active Threat
- Medical Surge
- Cyber Threats
- Natural Disasters
- Infectious Disease Outbreaks
- Dirty Bomb/Radiological
- Improvised Explosives
- Chemical and Biological Terrorism
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Rush University Medical Center
Delivered a functional exercise with Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and with the Radiation Injury Treatment Network on August 23, 2017.
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Marin County MCI Exercise
Had the opportunity today to work with a great group of people in Marin County to conduct a great MCI drill.
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Burlington Active Shooter Drill
Worked with a great group of people in Burlington, MA on Wednesday to deliver an active shooter exercise. Great turnout and excellent public safety in Northeast Massachusetts!
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Northwest Indiana MCI Exercise
Worked with Indiana District 1 Hospital Coalition to conduct the healthcare Portion of the United Front Full-Scale Exercise. Great job by all of our hospitals from Northwest Indiana that participated!
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