Director - Roadmap Domains
First Responder Network Authority
Boulder, Colorado
Dr. Jennifer Harder is the Director of Roadmap Domains with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority). She leads a team focused on identifying and evaluating innovative opportunities to help enhance public safety communications on FirstNet across six focus areas (Core, Coverage, Voice Communications, Situational Awareness, Secure Information Exchnage, and User Experience). She also works with public safety agencies and industry to foster innovation in the public safety communications and technology marketplace. Previously, Jennifer led the FirstNet Authority Products team, and supported the State Plans Team, where she helped to coordinate the agency's efforts to create 56 individualized FirstNet implementation plans for each U.S. state, territory, and DC. Her work in this area provided the process and information needed for each Governor to make an informed decision about joining FirstNet. Prior to joining the State Plans Team, Jennifer served as a Senior Public Safety Technology Planner for the FirstNet Authority's Technology Planning and Development Team.
Before her work at the FirstNet Authority, Jennifer spent 12 years with SAIC and SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific supporting the Interoperable Communications Technical Assistance Program (ICTAP) sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security. She had the opportunity to support public safety interoperable communication operations, exercises, and events across the country. Jennifer served as the Administrative Sergeant for the San Diego County Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue K9 Unit, training and deploying three of her own search and rescue dogs while leading the training and evaluation effort for numerous other volunteer teams. She has also worked for Scripps Health in San Diego, CA and Broomfield Police Department in Broomfield, CO.
Jennifer holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Master of Science degrees in Experimental Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi and Bachelor of Science degrees in Biological Sciences and Zoology from Colorado State University.
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Monday, August 8, 2022
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
12:45 PM – 1:15 PM
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM