ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I find myself very thankful and grateful to my wife, Raeda, for believing in me and for being extremely patient, appreciative, and supportive during the journey of writing this book.

I also would like to thank all of those who have accompanied me in my professional life and still inspire me every day with their knowledge, wisdom, and insight.

Thanks are extended to the following for their helpful reviews of the manuscript: ir. HL (Maarten) Souw RE, IT auditor, UWV; John Kyriazoglou CICA, MS, BA, International IT and Management Consultant, and Howard Pierpont MBCI, CBM and CBCP, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response Association www.disasters.org.

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