What We Do
We help organizations achieve the right level of resilience in the most pragmatic and sustainable manner possible, based on decades of experience and leading practice.
We engage with select organizations interested in decreasing the frequency of disruption.
Because it's impossible to prevent all forms of disruption, we help create response and recovery capabilities that all stakeholders can depend upon.
Brian's Background
Brian Zawada has nearly thirty years of experience helping organizations manage the risk of disruption to the delivery of their most important products and services.
Brian began his career as an intelligence officer in the United States Air Force where had a key focus on “contingency planning”. In the private sector, he has designed, implemented and led business continuity and operational resilience programs as an employee and consultant. Although Brian has served nearly all industries, his focus is on manufacturing, pharmaceutical/bio-technology and consumer products.
He co-founded Avalution Consulting LLC in 2005, which was merged with two other companies under the leadership of Resurgens Technology Partners in 2020 (this organization was rebranded as Castellan Solutions). At Castellan, Brian served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Strategy Officer. In 2022, Castellan was acquired by Riskonnect Inc. where Brian served as the General Manager of the Continuity and Resilience business until July 2024.
In September 2024, Brian started an advisory firm to provide strategic, pragmatic guidance to large organizations on the topic of business continuity and operational resilience.
Outside of risk management, Brian is the co-founder of Violet Vines (located in McMinnville, Oregon) where he makes exceptional Oregon-grown wines, specializing in Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Syrah.
In addition to directly advising organizations, he has contributed to the development of national and international standards with a focus on ISO business continuity related standards (including but not limited to ISO 22301) as well as The Business Continuity Institute’s Good Practice Guidelines. Brian previously served as the Head of the US Delegation to ISO’s Technical Committee 223.
He is the author of the Business Continuity Operating System, a book available via Amazon. Additionally, he has written countless articles on the subject of resilience as well as delivered hundreds of presentations internationally.
Brian has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by The Business Continuity Institute and CIR Magazine. Brian has previously served as the President of the BCI US Chapter.
Brian is certified as a Fellow of the Business Continuity Institute (FBCI).
