ome ▁H auer ▁was ▁a ▁national ▁security ▁ad visor ▁with ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Human ▁Services , ▁a ▁man aging ▁director ▁with ▁K roll ▁Associ ates , ▁and ▁a ▁guest ▁on ▁national ▁television , ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁background ▁in ▁counter - ter ror ▁and ▁his ▁special ized ▁knowledge ▁of ▁bi ological ▁war fare . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Office ▁of ▁Emer gency ▁Management ▁Jer ome ▁M . ▁H auer ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁director ▁of ▁Mayor ▁Giul iani ' s ▁Office ▁of ▁Emer gency ▁Management . ▁He ▁directed ▁the ▁ag ency ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁when ▁Giul iani ▁shift ed ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁city ' s ▁emer gency ▁prepared ness ▁from ▁the ▁police ▁department ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁ag ency ▁– ▁head ed ▁by ▁H auer . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁Giul iani ▁and ▁Mr . ▁H auer ▁began ▁their ▁relationship ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁when ▁Mr . ▁H auer ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁new ▁Office ▁of ▁Emer gency ▁Management , ▁created ▁to ▁coordinate ▁the ▁city ’ s ▁response ▁to ▁cr ises . ▁ ▁Jer ome ▁H auer ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁being ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Office ▁of ▁Emer gency ▁Management ▁( N Y C ▁O EM ) ▁when ▁he ▁made ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁$ 1 3 ▁million ▁crisis ▁center ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁floor ▁at ▁ 7 ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center . ▁This ▁crisis ▁center ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁and ▁became