First Response

Emergencies leave little time to react.

Having a crisis plan is essential.

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Undivided, Episode 1

First Response

Just a week into California’s lockdown in response to Covid-19, we sat down to talk to the Bill Melby and Jeannie Bertolaccini of Ordiz-Melby to discover the impact the move had on their firm.

In the episode, the pair share how the firm reacted to the rapid lockdown, the systems they put in place to ensure every staff member could work remotely, and the software helping the entire team to continue working remotely.

Inside the Episode

Ordiz-Melby is a 25-person firm based in California. Bill Melby is Chair of AIA California’s Disaster Assistance Network, and Jeannie Bertolaccini is a former President of the AIA’s Golden Empire Chapter.

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