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<br />Our core team has written over 400 books, articles and presentations on business and <br />economic development, technology and management for refereed and popular journals and <br />presented to professional associations and governments on five continents. <br /> <br />Essergy's Current Projects and Clients. Among Essergy's current contracts directly <br />comparable to the Santa Ana project as of October 30, 2009, are active contracts with: <br /> <br />· Work Investment Board (WIB) and Community Development Department <br />(COD) in Los Angeles to develop its fundamental green jobs strategy [total value, <br />$49.500]. Outcome is an in-depth report on four fundamental business sectors <br />cross-cutting construction, food processing, apparel manufacture, transportation, <br />logistics, and hospitality/tourism. <br /> <br />· California Space Authority, City of Anaheim and City of Lompoc economic <br />development/job development retainerships [total annual value of open contracts <br />approximately $98,000, with possible 10- year follow-on for California Space <br />Authority]. Outcomes include development of 77 acres of green/small business <br />support under long-term lease by Vandenberg Air Force Base; small and large <br />business- and job- retention strategies and tactics involving dozens of businesses; <br />creation of business center surrounding transportation plaza, resulting in the <br />creation of at least 1,500 jobs over 10 years. <br /> <br />· Incubator evaluation contracts with the County of Los Angeles [total value <br />$95,000 with potential follow on of $500,000] In 2010. Outcome is feasibility and <br />possible building of technology incubator projects In Antelope Valley and Whiteside <br />area of Los Angeles, to result In possible built incubators providing over 100 high- <br />value jobs over five years. <br /> <br />· Modesto Junior College, Louisiana State University, 4 Points Solutions (in Iraq <br />for U.S. Department of State), for small business support, small business disaster <br />recovery, and Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) market evaluation [total value <br />$65,000]. Outcomes involve job retention and possible creation for small <br />businesses in two states, totaling at least 100 jobs over three years, plus an <br />unknown number of jobs In eight provinces of Iraq over a decade. <br /> <br />In addition, Essergy's contract co-manager was a founding member of the Los Angeles <br />and Long Beach WIBs. <br /> <br />Letters of Support. See Attachment G. <br /> <br />Funding Base and Financial Management System. For detail on how Essergy will <br />manage the project, which includes financial management policies, see Section III. <br /> <br />Funding Base. Essergy is funded mostly by contracts with government economic <br />development entities (90%) and to a lesser extent by private companies. We do not have <br />any grant funding. We established a 501 rc][3l Community Investment Research Institute, <br />accepted by the I.R.S. in August 2009. It is not yet active. <br /> <br />Compliance. Essergy complies with GAAP accounting standards and principles. <br />Essergy employs project management software capable of tracking several funding <br />streams at once. Our management understands the principles of both government and <br />nonprofit accounting, and the necessities for cost separation they require. As experts in <br /> <br />'Essergy consultinn Rapid Response Services: A Proposal to Santa Ana W/O/R/K Center. 10/29/2009. Page 2 <br /> <br />I=)(J..IIRIT A <br />