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| 3/5/10 – MHA Retained By Trusted Resource For Strategic Fraud Management. |
| The Scottsdale Arizona based organization facilitates the secure exchange of information and knowledge between organizations for the sole purpose of preventing fraud and offers solutions for responding quickly to evolving fraud challenges. MHA CEO, Michael Herrera, announced that MHA will be providing Data Center consulting services to this organization. |
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| "We have been a trusted advisor to this organization for four (4) years and look forward to the continued opportunity to serve them , said Michael Herrera, CEO of MHA". |
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| 02/17/10 – MHA Retained By Leading Provider Of Technology And Business Solutions For Photo Traffic Safety And Electronic Toll Enforcement Programs Worldwide |
| MHA Vice President of Business Development & Service Delivery, Patrick Potter, announced that MHA will be providing BCP services to this organization with over 200 customers and more than 1400 camera systems contracted throughout the United States and Canada. |
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| "We look forward to this engagement and providing value to identify and protect the critical operations of this organization, said Patrick Potter VP of MHA" |
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| 01/15/10 – MHA Ranked #39 on Arizona’s Top 50 Most Profitable Minority Owned Businesses for 2009 |
| MHA CEO, Michael Herrera, announced that for the 8th straight year, MHA has been ranked by the Arizona Business Journal as one of Arizona Top 50 Most Profitable Minority Owned Businesses by the Arizona Business Journal. |
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| "We are really close to 60% of our 2010 revenue goal and look to moving up the Top 50 list, said Michael Herrera MHA President & CEO. Our 2009 revenue matched 2008, which in light of the economic climate, was a success in itself. 2010 presents significant opportunities for growth with existing and new clients, we look forward to the challenge." |
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| 01/11/10 – MHA Retained by USA’s Only Fully Integrated Health Care Company |
| MHA President & CEO, Michael Herrera, announced that MHA has been retained by the only fully integrated healthcare company in the United States. Their offerings across the entire spectrum of pharmacy allow them to provide greater convenience and choice for patients, improve health outcomes and lower overall health costs for plan sponsors and participants, providing access to a network of approximately 60,000 pharmacies. MHA will be providing business continuity planning services to the organization. |
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| "We are excited to be working with this organization and look forward to working with their BCP team to enhance their current capabilities", said Michael Herrera MHA President & CEO. |
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| 12/22/09 – MHA Retained by Arizona's Largest Provider of Workers Compensation Insurance |
| VP of Business Development & Service Delivery, Patrick Potter, announced that Arizona's largest provider of workers' compensation insurance retained MHA Consulting to provide business continuity planning services. The organization serves more than 42,000 businesses and more than 700,000 employees statewide. |
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| "We are excited to bring this new client to MHA and support their BCP initiatives", said Patrick Potter VP of Business Development & Service Delivery. |
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| 12/14/09 – MHA Retained by USA's Largest Chain of Family Owned Hair Salons |
| MHA President & CEO, Michael Herrera, announced that MHA has been retained by the largest family-owned and operated chain of hair salons in the United States, operating nearly 800 salons in 16 states, and employing more than 12,000 stylists. MHA will be providing disaster recovery planning services to the information technology function of the organization. |
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| "We are honored to have been retained by this organization and look forward to developing a best of class recovery capability over time. This organization is employee focused and wants to be well prepared," said Michael Herrera MHA President & CEO. |
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| 11/30/09 – MHA Retained by Leader in Coupon Redemption |
| MHA VP of Business Development & Service Delivery, Patrick Potter, announced that MHA Consulting was retained by the leader in coupon redemption services — and the industry's only exclusive advocate for retailers and wholesalers. The organization is one of the largest companies in the coupon processing industry and helps their customers maximize their income from their coupon business. MHA will be providing project management services to support a critical coupon conversion project. |
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| 10/30/09 – MHA President & CEO Announced Completion Of Successful Pandemic Exercises For A Number Of Their Clients. |
| "Our clients are looking to fully exercise their response to the pandemic," said Michael Herrera MHA CEO. He adds, "They are taking this very seriously and want to make sure their management and recovery teams clearly understand their roles and responsibilities." Testing your plans in advance provides your organization with "pre-trauma" experience that prepares in advance of a real event. You must exercise what you have in place to find the gaps and opportunities for improvement. As the old saying goes, "You play like you practice." |
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| 09/28/09 – MHA President And CEO Announces That MHA Consulting Is Looking To Double Its Size In 2010 As Part Of An Aggressive Growth Plan. |
| MHA has been ranked as one of Arizona’s Top 50 Minority-Owned Businesses by Revenue since 2001. "We hope to double our business in 2010," said Michael Herrera, MHA CEO. "The BCP market is a three to four billion dollar opportunity and we have the people, clients, and referenceable experience to meet our goal. Our new Board of Directors is confident we can make 2010 a highly successfully year". |
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| 09/28/09 – MHA Retains Fastvertical And Designs By Tassa To Rebrand Its Corporate Logo And Website |
| This initiative will redesign the MHA brand from the ground up to ensure that it will position its brand for today and tomorrow. "As part of our aggressive growth plan for 2010, we recognized that is imperative that our brand meet the needs of our customers, and we are confident that FastVertical and Designs by Tassa can make that happen. We look forward to rolling out our new branding, logo and website in the first quarter of 2010", said Michael Herrera, MHA CEO. |
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| 09/09/09 – Leading East Coast University Retains To Provide IT "Best Practice" Consulting Services. |
| This engagement includes an ITIL based assessment of Incident & Problem Management as well as the development and implementation of a comprehensive Data Center Preventative Maintenance process. "We have extensive experience in the arena of IT optimization and we look forward to the improvement in their IT efficiencies, " said Michael Herrera, MHA CEO. |
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| 09/08/09 – MHA Retained by Leading Water Utility to Provide Data Center Assessment and Strategy |
| MHA President and CEO, Michael Herrera, announced that Arizona’s leading manager of renewable water supply has retained MHA to provide the organization with a comprehensive Data Center Needs and Assessment study. "We have a proven track record in assessing current and future IT demands," said Michael Herrera, MHA CEO. He adds, "This client is forward-looking and wants to determine how the IT organization and its technology will best support the business and its needs over the next five to seven years." |
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| 08/11/09 – MHA Hires Patrick Potter as VP of Business Development |
| Potter, former Associate Director at Protiviiti and consultant to Fortune 500 companies, joins MHA Consulting at a time the Phoenix-based company is on an ambitious path of growth and expansion. "We picked Mr. Potter to come on board with us and join the MHA family because of his stellar experience and success in consulting," said MHA President Michael Herrera. "We know he will contribute to the success of MHA as we embark on an plan of strategic growth and expansion over the next few years. Most recently, Patrick was an Associate Director at Protiviti, a global business risk and internal audit consulting firm. Patrick’s responsibilities included leading the BCM practice for the Phoenix office, which spans Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico. He also led teams working with client companies in Internal Audit, Sarbanes Oxley / regulatory compliance, IT and other areas of risk consulting. |
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| 7/13/09 MHA Consulting Announces BCP Webinar Schedule for Remainder of 2009 |
| MHA President & CEO Michael Herrera announced its schedule of educational webinars for the remainder of 2009. "We have made a key decision to invest in educating our existing as well as prospective clients and provide the webinars free of charge", said Michael Herrera. About MHA: MHA Consulting is a leading boutique Business Continuity Planning, Disaster Recovery and IT Optimization consulting services firm for Fortune 1000 companies. Visit our website at www.mha-it.com for webinar schedules and information. |
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| 7/10/09 MHA Consulting Inc Leading BCP Consulting Firm Announces Formation of a Management Advisory Board |
| MHA President & CEO Michael Herrera formally announced the formation of a management advisory board to provide strategic oversight and governance to the organization. MHA Management Advisory Board members are Jesse Adams, the Co-Founder and Chairman of TranZfinity, a leading firm in contactless payment technology, Jeff Halverson, a retired IBM Vice President of Global Services for the Southwest, and David King, the current Chief Information Officer at Regal Entertainment, the world's largest movie picture exhibitor. The formation of this Board permits MHA to have strong management oversight and governance as part of its long term growth, expansion and acquisition plans. "These gentlemen are recognized leaders in their fields and have been involved in formation of world class organizations", we are honored to have them on our board", said Michael Herrera. About MHA: MHA Consulting is a leading boutique Business Continuity Planning, Disaster Recovery and IT Optimization consulting services firm for Fortune 1000 companies. Visit our website at www.mha-it.com for a complete bio of each Board Member. |
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| 6/23/09 MHA Consulting Signs Deal with FastVertical and BizArcana for Marketing and Lead Generation Services |
| MHA announced it had signed a deal with Fast Vertical and BizArcana of Phoenix Arizona to refresh its enterprise marketing and lead generation efforts. "We have found these organizations to be in tune in working with companies of our size and nature as well as having the capability needed to meet our growth and expansion efforts over the next 12 months", said Michael Herrera MHA President and CEO. About MHA: MHA Consulting is a leading boutique Business Continuity Planning, Disaster Recovery and IT Optimization consulting services firm for Fortune 1000 companies. Visit our website at www.mha-it.com. |
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| 5/18/09 MHA Retained to Provide DR Program Development and IT Best Practices to Leading East Coast University |
| MHA President & CEO, Michael Herrera announced that MHA has been retained by a leading east coast university to provide continued development of its information technology disaster recovery program. "We are looking forward to continued development of their information technology disaster recovery program to heighten the resiliency of their computing facility and infrastructure", said Michael Herrera MHA CEO. |
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| 5/15/09 MHA CEO Michael Herrera Honored by Deming Public Schools for His Charity Efforts |
| Deming Public Schools honored Michael Herrera with the Business Friend of Education award for 2008/2009 for his charity efforts supporting elementary school aged children in his home town of Deming New Mexico. "I am deeply honored by this award and we look forward to expanding our efforts to help as many children as possible", said Michael Herrera, MHA CEO. Taking care of children in my hometown is a key goal of our charity". |
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| 5/01/09 MHA Retained by City to Provide Continued Development of its Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) Program |
| MHA Advisory Consultant Gloria Sargent announced that MHA Consulting will continue its role in maintaining the COOP program for Arizona's eighth largest city. "This city has been proactive in developing a comprehensive COOP program for its critical city services; this city is well ahead of like municipalities", said Gloria Sargent of MHA. |
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| 3/01/09 MHA to Provide BCP Services to Leading Pharmaceutical Subsidiary |
| MHA announced had been retained by its Scottsdale based pharmaceutical client to provide BCP services to its Bothell Washington subsidiary. "This new subsidiary will be a key component of their global revenue stream over time and our client made it a key initiative to establish a BCP program right away", said Richard Long MHA Advisory Consultant. |
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| 2/02/09 Corporate BCP Efforts In This Turbulent Time |
| MHA President & CEO, Michael Herrera recently commented on the state of BCP across the United States in his blog www.michaelherrera.wordpress.com. Observations have found that a number of organizations are reducing or eliminating their BCP efforts all together across the country. This reduction in efforts coupled with staffing losses increases corporate risk exposure. We have clients that have developed solid programs but can no longer afford the maintenance efforts; others have eliminated new BCP projects all together. In companies where regulation requires BCP, efforts are continuing but at a slower pace. BCP is no longer a "nice to have" but a "cornerstone" of enterprise risk management. |
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| 1/30/09 MHA to Provide Continued BCP Services to Arizona's Leading Manager of Renewable Water Supply |
| Michael Herrera, MHA President & CEO, announced MHA had been retained by Arizona's leading manager of renewable water supply to provide business continuity planning services. "This client has been working with MHA for a number of years; we are honored to be retained on an ongoing basis", said Michael Herrera. |
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| 11/15/08 MHA Ranked #38 by the Arizona Business Journal in its Ranking of the Top 50 Most Profitable Minority Owned Businesses in Arizona |
| The Arizona Business Journal ranked MHA Consulting as the 38th most profitable minority owned business in the state of Arizona. This is the eighth consecutive year MHA has been listed in the Top 50 ranking. "We continue to generate consistent revenue, year in and year out, a tribute to the professionalism and capabilities of our organization and staff as well as the quality of our clients", said Michael Herrera President & CEO. |
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| 11/1/08 MHA Announces its BCP Webinar Schedule for 2009 |
| MHA announced its webinar schedule for January through May 2009. Go to the MHA webinar calendar at http://www.mha-it.com/webinars.html for a listing of the available classes. |
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| 9/22/08 MHA to Provide BCP Services to Leading Excess-Surplus Insurance Provider in the United States |
| Michael Herrera, MHA President & CEO, announced MHA had been retained by a leading excess-surplus insurance company to provide business continuity planning services. |
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| 9/5/08 MHA to Develop BCP Plans for the Leading Independent Specialty Pharmaceutical Company in the United States |
| Michael Herrera, MHA President & CEO, announced MHA had been retained by the leading independent specialty pharmaceutical company in the United States to provide business continuity planning services. |
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| 8/13/08 MHA's M2H Charity Provides School Supplies for Needy Elementary School Children at Start of New School Year |
| MHA’s charity (M2H) provided school supplies for 25 needy school children before the 2008 school year started. "These children need to have a solid start to the school year and we feel a set of brand new school supplies helps lead the way", said Michael Herrera, MHA President & CEO. |
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| 7/18/08 MHA Wins Disaster Recovery Consulting Contract for World Class University in Providence, Rhode Island |
| Michael Herrera, MHA President & CEO, announced MHA had won the RFP for disaster recovery consulting services for a world class university in Rhode Island. "We went head to head with the large BCP firms and won outright, this win shows that our services and capabilities rival those of today's larger consulting firms. We are a boutique BCP consulting firm and have the ability to provide one on one service, a big asset", said Michael Herrera, MHA President & CEO. |
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| 7/17/08 MHA Retained to Lead Incident Command Exercise for Long Time Utility Client |
| MHA announced that it had been retained by its long time utility client to facilitate a mock disaster exercise of its ICS based Emergency Operations Plan and team in Phoenix Arizona. "We developed their Emergency Operations Plan and they are now ready to put their team to the test", said Michael Herrera, MHA President & CEO. |
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| 6/2/08 MHA Retained by Arizona’s Seventh Largest City to Continue Development of its COOP Program |
| MHA Consulting announced it had been retained by Arizona’s 7th largest city to continue the implementation of its COOP program. “We have been highly successful in developing a sound COOP program due to the support of city management and staff”, said Gloria Sargent BCP Practice Leader for MHA. |
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| 6/1/08 MHA Announces Its Schedule of 2008 BCP & IT Best Practice Webinars |
| Webinars MHA Consulting announced its 2008 schedule of webinars. The 2008 webinars are focused on data center disaster recovery, emergency management and IT Best Practices. A complete schedule and description of each webinar may be found in the webinar section of the MHA website or going to www.mha-it.com/webinars. |
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| 5/21/08 MHA Retained by Leading Global Payments and Travel Company for Regional Crisis Team Mock Disaster |
| Gloria Sargent, MHA’s BCP Practice Leader, announced MHA had been retained by its long time financial services client for another mock disaster exercise. “This client has a “best of breed” BCP program and looks to us to provide challenging, complex exercises that heighten the sophistication and maturity of their program”, said Gloria Sargent. |
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| 5/15/08 MHA Retained by Henkel North America to Provide BCP Templates and “Train the Trainer “ Materials |
| Henkel North America retained MHA Consulting to provide it with a full complement of BCP templates, training materials and development manuals for use across its enterprise. These templates encompass BCP “best practices” and ensure Henkel personnel will develop comprehensive and consistent recovery plans for business and Information Technology operations. |
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| 5/1/08 MHA and Cybertrails Partner to Provide Data Center Disaster Recovery and Relocation Consulting Services |
| Michael Herrera, MHA President & CEO announced that it has partnered with CyberTrails to provide data center disaster recovery solutions, co-location space and data backup strategies. For information on CyberTrails, go to www.cybertrails.com |
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| 3/27/08 MHA President & CEO is the Keynote Speaker at Inaugural Meeting of the Tucson Association of Contingency Planners Chapter at Raytheon in Tucson, Az. |
| Michael Herrera, MHA President & CEO, was the keynote speaker at the inaugural meeting of the Tucson Chapter of the Association of Contingency Planners. “Michael brings a wealth of BCP knowledge, energy and charisma to his speaking engagements and the attendees really enjoyed hearing him speak”, said Gail Dempsey, Phoenix ACP member responsible for setting up the Tucson chapter |
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| 3/5/08 MHA Retained by Arizona's Leading Manager of Renewable Water Supply for Crisis Management Exercise |
| MHA was retained by its long term client in Phoenix, Az. to facilitate the development and implementation of a mock disaster exercise for its senior management team. |
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| 3/1/08 MHA Retained by Arizona's Leading Healthcare Insurance Provider for Crisis Management Exercise |
| MHA was retained by its long term health insurance client in Phoenix, Az. to facilitate the development and implementation of a mock disaster exercise. |
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| 2/26/08 MHA Retains its Clients on Average for a Minimum of Four Years |
| Michael Herrera, MHA President & CEO announced that MHA retains its clients on average for four years. “You don't retain clients unless you are getting things done, providing value, and building client relationships that are solid. Our philosophy has always been simple, get the job done for a fair price and give the client the best service possible”, said Michael Herrera MHA President & CEO. |
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| 2/18/08 MHA Retained by Regional Hospital and Healthcare Organization in Columbus Ohio |
| Michael Herrera, MHA President & CEO announced that it had been retained by its long term client Ohio Health to continue to provide IT Optimization services to evaluate key IT processes using its ITIL assessment service. “We started evaluating their IT processes back in 2006, providing them with their maturity level, gaps and roadmap to heighten the sophistication and maturity. This engagement has led Ohio Health to improve their IT best practices so much so, that the IT organization was a Pink Elephant 2007 finalist”, said Michael Herrera, MHA President & CEO |
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| 2/12/08 MHA Retained by Leading Insurance Company in Cincinnati Ohio to Provide Business Continuity Planning Services |
| Michael Herrera, MHA President & CEO announced that it had been retained by Ohio National to provide BCP consulting services to its corporate headquarters in Cincinnati Ohio. About Ohio National: Ohio National Financial Services, through its affiliated insurance companies (The Ohio National Life Insurance Company and Ohio National Life Assurance Corporation), markets a variety of insurance and financial products in 47 states (all except Alaska, Hawaii and New York), the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, with subsidiary operations in Santiago, Chile, including: |
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Individual disability income insurance |
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Individual annuities |
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Pension and retirement products and services |
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Broker-dealer services |
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| 1/15/08 MHA Successfully Completes Data Center Moves and Relocations for Two Major Financial and Retail Clients |
| Michael Herrera, MHA President & CEO announced that it had successfully migrated two (2) corporate data centers in December and January. “The MHA teams planned and executed the moves with little to no impact to our customers, a testament to the seniority and experience of our staff”, said Michael Herrera. |
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