About Our Co-Founders.
Jeffery Jones has over 18 years of disaster response and recovery experience, serving in all aspects of debris removal, including demolitions and waterway debris. Starting as a field monitor and working his way up to task lead in the largest disaster in US history, he has also advised on more than a dozen other disasters. Jeffery has written dozens of project worksheets (PWs), reviewed and approved nearly a thousand PWs, and managed the production of over a thousand PWs worth over 2 billion dollars.
Working with municipalities and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, he coordinated the demolition of over 17,000 disaster-damaged structures. Jeffery coordinated and managed the removal of over 60 million cubic yards of curbside debris, including all sorts of hazardous materials and e-waste. It was his responsibility to ensure all debris was properly collected, transported, and disposed of according to EPA, state, and local regulations. In coordination with the U.S. Coast Guard, he managed the most extensive waterway debris removal operation in FEMA history, removing over one thousand vessels and millions of cubic yards of debris. Hurricane Katrina remains one of the largest debris removal operations in FEMA history.
As Debris Task Lead for the State of Louisiana, he served as FEMA’s liaison with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) & National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) as well as the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR). For Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike response/recovery efforts, he was responsible for managing all debris field and office operations, including up to 100 debris personnel.
For over fourteen years, Jeffery has helped officials from local municipalities to better identify and organize their debris removal policies and procedures. Here he gained the respect of GOHSEP and most Parish officials as honest, fair, and knowledgeable about FEMA regulations and policies. He has successfully written responses to approximately thirty Office of Inspector General (OIG) audits. As a subject matter expert, he participated and testified in three Federal arbitrations, each ending in favorable judgments for FEMA.
Jeffery holds an undergraduate degree in Biology from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2014, JLJ Management Solutions, LLC was born out of Jeffery’s abundance of disaster recovery and rebuilding experience and his dedication to the industry. Since 2019, he has been a Senior Project Manager, serving as an Appeals Analyst in Region 4. He has a successful track record while working on appeals.
Lisa Richard Jones is Co-founder of JLJ Management Solutions, LLC, and holds an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. She has over thirty years of experience in the engineering, research, and entrepreneurial fields. She has performed corrosion inspections inside chemical vessels, worked on new production unit start-ups and existing production unit expansions, and created and tested laboratory procedures to differentiate product properties.
Lisa also wrote and/or edited several laboratory testing procedures. She managed the renovation of residential real estate projects in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was instrumental in their recovery from Hurricane Katrina. For several years, she owned and operated a small bakery, specializing in wedding cakes and special events. Lisa’s success in these endeavors can be attributed to her excellent work ethic, organizational skills, and great attention to detail
As one of the founders of JLJ Management Solutions, LLC, Lisa provides oversight of contracts in support of disaster recovery and rebuilding projects. Since 2014, she has managed dozens of technical assistance task orders throughout the United States, including many that have been successfully re-competed several times. As the manager of company operations, she oversees deployments, expense reporting, and invoicing. Lisa ensures that JLJ Management Solutions, LLC provides exceptional customer service while adhering to budget, schedule, and quality constraints. Her work as a liaison between our clients and our team of experts ensures smooth operation through project completion.