MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
April 19,2021
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Councilofthe District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
142; D.C. Official Code 1-523.01), and in accordance with section 202 of the Homeland Security,
Risk Reduction, and Preparedness Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 14, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-
262; D.C. Official Code 7-2271.02), I am pleased to nominate the following person:
Patrick Bobb
Taylor Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011
Ward 4)
for appointment as a public memberof the Homeland Sceurity Commission, filling a vacant seat, for
aterm to end February 22, 2022.
Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned
nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation
process.
I would appreciate the Councils earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation.
Please do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayors Office of Talent and
Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
Sincerely,
Cfairman Phil Mendelson
at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To confirm the appointment of Patrick Bobb to the Homeland Security Commission.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
resolution may be cited as the Homeland Security Commission Patrick Bobb Confirmation
Resolution of 2021.
Sec. 2. The Councilof the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
Patrick Bobb
Taylor Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011
(Ward 4)
as a public memberof the Homeland Security Commission, in accordance with section 202 of
the Homeland Security, Risk Reduction, and Preparedness Amendment Actof 2006, effective
29 March 14, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-262; D.C. Official Code 7-2271.02), , filling a vacant seat, for a
30 term to end February 22, 2022.
31 Sec. 3. The Councilof the District of Columbia shall transmit a copyofthis resolution,
32 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
33 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
THE,
ROBERTBOBB
GROUPS
Background
Patrick Bobb is theChief Operating Officer of RBGs Public Sector practice with twelve (12)
years of experience in Project Management, Operations and Security management,
Technology Management, and Business experience. Furthermore, Patrick has worked on
variety ofprojectsfor local, state andfederal governments. In addition toPatricks client
responsibilities, Patrick manages all business intelligence, technology, and operational
systems for RBG and garners his additional skillsets in Hurnan Resources and business
development to manage financial and business development activities for RBG.
PATRICK BOBB Relevant Experience
Chief Operating officer + The Robert Bobb Group, LLC (January 2012 ~ Present). Was! \gton, DC. Chief
Operating Officer.
Department of General Services - Organizational Assessment, Washington, DC.
Risk Control Manager. September 2018 ~ Present: The Department of General
Services ("DGS") in coordination with the Office of the City Administrator,
www.robertbobbgroup.com approached RBG to conduct an Organizational Assessment of DGS and make
recommendations to drive the necessary Business Process and budgetary changes.
Education, ses & Furthermore, the Business Process Re-Engineering Teams ("BPR") are tasked with
Certifications creating strategies that capturesall interdependenciesandintersectionswithinthe
key department of DGS in order to re-scale the agency from the top down and
+ University District of prepare the agency for complete Change Management activities.
Columbia, Bachelor of Artsin Compliance Audit, Office of Tax and Revenue, Washington, DC. Project Manager.
English, Cum Laude July 2017 ~ December 2018: At the directionofthe DC Chief Financial Officer, RBG
was tasked with auditing the Compliancedivisionwithin Office ofTax and Revenue,
+ Georgetown University, Additionally, RBG was tasked with determining how the new MIT System is
Masters of Information functionally utilized throughout the department with the intent on determining
Security and intelligence business and technology risk factors, integration management, KPIs and SOP
+ Massachusetts Instituteof alignment, and research and benchmarking againstsimilar municipalities.
Technology Sloan School of City of Petersburg, VA Emergency Management, Petersburg, VA. Quality Control
Management - Artificial Manager. October 10, 2016 ~April 17, 2017: RBG entered into a contract with the
Intelligence Implications for City of Petersburg to provide emergency management services. As part of the
Business StrategyCertification Emergency Management services, R8G provided consultants to fill positions of:
Interim City Manager, Budget and Finance Director, and Accounting Personnel,
+ TEX Civilian Active Shooter BG's key duties were to assume all City operations including Policing and Legal
Events Instructor Certification operations, provide turnaround and restructuring services to the City Operations,
+ BLS/CPR Certification and bringthe City into fiscal stability.
Organizational Change Management, Office of the Chief Financial Officer/Office
Professional Affiliations of Tax and Revenue. Washington, DC. Project Manager. July 2016 -
+ Georgetown Club of December2018: The Organizational Change Management (OCM) Team, led by RBG,
Metropolitan DC was engaged to create a comprehensive strategy that captures all
interdependencies and intersections within OTR in order to mitigate risks and
+ GeorgetownAlumniClub realize benefits of the newly developed comprehensive tax software system
+ NABS Scuba Diving Club (Modernized Integrated Tax Systems ("MITS")
Records Management Services, Department of Healthcare Finance. Washington,
+ Pentagon MMA, Muay Thai DC. Sr. Lead Project Executive. August 2016 ~ Present: RBG was taskedby DHCF to
Student conduct Records Management activities and ship 60,000+ sq. ft. of sensitive
records to the Federal Record Centre. Additionally, RBG was taskedwith providing
information security services to these records and create an agency wide record
retention schedule for all DHCF records. Lastly, RBG was tasked with finding all
records needed for tigation and secured shipping of physical historical records to
the Federal Archives and/or the District Archives.
Interim Management Services, City of East Point, GA. East Point, GA. Quality
Control Manager ~ RBG was engaged by the City of East Point, GA, to provide
positions: Interim City Manager, Interim Finance Director; and, Interim Hurnan
Resources Director.
Advisory and Management Services, Chicago Public Schools. Chicago, IL. Quality
Control Manager/Sr. Project Analyst - RBG was tasked with three major
assignments: 1. Serve as Special Advisor to the Deputy Superintendent for
Administration on the proposed sale ofthe 450,000 sq. ft. Chicago Public Schools.
Corporate Headquarters; 2. Be a part of the Logistics Team on a major project to
advise CPS on the school closure project involving more than 66 Schools; and 3.
Conduct records management and information security audits of all inactive
records for CPS. Patrick managed a small team of consultants conducting an
analysis of the inventory for each classroom; the inventory movement patterns;
errors caused by movers/inventory controllers/and principals; and finally,
operational errors and damages.
Municipal Bankruptcy Financial Restructuring FinancialAdvisory Team, Assured
Guarantee Municipal Corporation. Stockton, CA. Analyst ~ Working with Alvarez
& Marsal Public Sector Services on behalf of Assured Guarantee Municipal
Corporation in the development of financial solvency and operation models, cost
cutting recommendations and organizational improvements related to the City of
Stockton, CA. Participated in due diligencefinancial reviewsessions and developed
Jong term financial plans and models. Assisted in statistical data research,
benchmarking, technical writing, and filing for the reporting to the Executive
Management for The Robert Bobb Group, LLC and Alvarez and Marsal. Worked on
Technical Writing, research and benchmarkingof statistical data used in deposition
and legal recommendations to Legal Tearn/City.
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Data Analyst/Intelligence Analyst
RBG provided advisory services on police/corrections and educational programs.
Assisted in researching, benchmarking and analysing data on Prison operations,
statistical numbers vs. consistency in security andprisonersafety. Conducted initial
benchmarking analysis based on initial intelligence of prisons in Puerto Rico vs.
similar minimum to maximum security prisons in the United States for Men,
Women and Juveniles.
Gity of Richmond Public Schools/Mayor's School Accountability and Efficiency
Task Force. Richmond, VA. Analyst ~ The Robert Bobb Group (RBG) was engaged
by the Mayor's School Accountability and Efficiency Task Force to Provide
consulting services to recommend alternative strategies to reduce the Richmond
Public Schoo! fiscal year 2012-2013 proposed budget gapof $23 million. RBG was
additionally tasked with targeting resources to the programs that will help
Richmond Public Schools improve student achievement by identifying and
recommending strategies to redirect non-instructional savings to classrooms.
Responsible for identifying Human Resources areas of short/long term savings for
the school district, including personnel, policies and procedures. Assisted in
completing the final reporting to the Mayor, City Council and task force.
DC Chartered Health Plan, Inc. (December 2007 ~ January 2012), Washington,
DC. Human Resources Generalist and Security Officer.
McKissack & MecKissack (June 2006 to October 5, 2007), Washington, DC.
Business Development Analyst.
Executive Officeof the Mayor - Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Patrick Bobb
Patrick Bobb serves as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and
Risk Officer for The Robert Bobb Group, LLC (RBG) Public
Sector practice. Patrick leverages twelve (12) years of experience
in project management, operations and security management,
technology management, data management, change management
and business experience. Mr. Bobb has worked on projects for a
variety of local and state governments such as: Washington, DC,
Virginia, Georgia, and the Commonwealth ofPuerto Rico. With
an emphasis on project management, risk management and team
security management, Mr. Bobb touches a majorityofthe projects
for RBG, measuring risks for both the internal team and client levels, and consulting on risk and
turnaround best practices. In addition to Mr. Bobbs client responsibilities, he manages all business
intelligence, contracts, technology, and operational systems for RBG and its team of consultants.
Prior to his position as COO, Mr. Bobb has worked for a variety of DC based organizations in
analytical, security management and business roles
A Ward 4 resident, Mr. Bobb received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the
District of Columbia and his Masters degree in Information Security from Georgetown
University. He also holds a certification in Artificial Intelligence from MIT and a Civilian
Response to Active Shooter Events Instructor certification from Texas A&M University.
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GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
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Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
To: Ronan Gulstone, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: March 24, 2021
Subject: Legal sufficiency reviewof Resolutions nominating Edward Pearson, Joanna
Turner, Patrick Bobb and Wendy Villatoro as members of the Homeland Security
Commission for the District of Columbia
This is to Certify that mis oftice has reviewed the above-referenced legislation
and found it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call me at 202-724-7681.
Elizabeth Cavendish
TheTonA. Wilson Building + 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW + Suite 300 Washington, D.C. 20008 Office (202) T2768]