Bruce Conner is a 34 year veteran of the U. S. Postal Service of which 32 years have been with the U. S. Postal Inspection Service. The Postal Inspection Service is the law enforcement arm of the postal service with responsibility for the protection of the U. S. Mails, employees and facilities.

Mr. Conner held various investigative and management positions in Chicago, IL and Cleveland, OH. At the time of his retirement he held the position of Homeland Security/Dangerous Mail Investigations Team Leader assigned to the Cleveland Field Office. In this capacity he supervised four Postal Inspectors responsible for ensuring postal facilities in the northern 48 counties of Ohio developed and maintained emergency preparedness plans. The unit also was responsible for responding to suspicious mail incidents including suspected biohazards as well as suspected bomb mailings. He also had oversight management for a uniformed security force of 19 officers.

Mr. Conner was a member of the Northern District of Ohio U. S. Attorney’s office Anti Terrorism Advisory Council were he assisted with several presentations involving all first response organizations ( Fire, Health and Police agencies) regarding the post 911 world focusing on the need for joint response to future terrorist activities.

Mr. Conner served as a national instructor for the Postal Inspection Service in the areas of Emergency Preparedness as well as Dangerous Mail Investigations. These included basic Hazwoper certification as well as forensic sampling and field screening for hazardous substances as well as ICS courses. He was also a member of the development and implementation team for the Postal Services Integrated Emergency Management Plan which bre.ought the Postal Service into NIMS compliance.