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Acire - BikeConnect Team <br />Derek M. Fretheim, President <br />Mr. Fretheim has been providing technology solutions and business processes to the transportation <br />industry since 1990. He has the unique ability to comprehend complex business needs and develop <br />technology solutions to resolve business processes. In doing so, he has pioneered a number of firsts in <br />both the self service kiosk and transportation industries. In addition, Mr. Fretheim is quite versed with <br />transportation funding and the political aspects of securing grant revenue having secured more than <br />$115 million for a variety of transportation-related projects. <br />Community Bike Products - Mr. Fretheim has developed a number of bike products and programs. <br />Aside from developing BikeConnect's product line and web-based architecture, Mr. Fretheim designed a <br />self-service bike share system for Bike Nation. This work includes designing Bike Nation's kiosk, bike <br />dock, web site and kiosk operating system. Mr. Fretheim also developed bike programs for the City of <br />Los Angeles, Long Beach, Pasadena, Metro, OCTA and Glendale. <br />Self Service Kiosks - Mr. Fretheim has designed and engineered over 50 different self-service kiosks for <br />clients such as NBC International, NIKE, Coca Cola, Kaiser Permanente, SONY, Verizon Wireless, and ATT. <br />Mr. Fretheim has won three awards for best kiosk enclosure design from the Self-Service Industry <br />Association. He has also developed a number of business specific kiosk applications including three <br />different digital photo systems for SONY, AAFES and SMO. Mr. Fretheim has developed over 500 <br />different kiosk applications. <br />Software Experience - Mr. Fretheim has served as chief architect developing information kiosk software, <br />Ridematching Software Programs, Commute Tracking Systems, Advanced Traveler Information Systems <br />and Transit Wayfinding Systems. Mr. Fretheim has developed six commercially available software <br />programs. Mr. Fretheim designed, developed and maintains a kiosk operating system purpose built for <br />unattended self-service systems. <br />Veronica Williams, Lead Technology Developer <br />Ms. Williams will serve as lead technology developer for Acire on this project. Ms. Williams has a unique <br />skill set being both a seasoned programmer and graphic artist. She is proficient with ASP, JavaScript, <br />DHTML, HTML, VBScript, Visual Basic, C++, Perl and with databases: MS SQL, MySQL, MS Access. <br />Veronica has mastered graphic development programs such as Adobe PhotoShop, Illustrator, Flash and <br />DreamWeaver. Veronica has worked to develop and manage interactive web applications, websites and <br />database applications for various corporations and organizations. Ms. Williams produces all aspects of <br />development - from the conceptual and user interface designs to development of front and back-end <br />applications. Ms. Williams' work includes projects for global corporations, community agencies, <br />government and transportation agencies, cities, health-care and private and public companies. Ms. <br />Williams has developed over 150 kiosk applications and has worked with acire staff for the past ten <br />years. <br />Patrick Merrick, Executive Vice-President, Tolar Principal-in-charge <br />Patrick joined Tolar Manufacturing in 2001, bringing with him a diverse resume that included four years' <br />experience in public transportation in marketing and passenger amenities, a stint with non-profit <br />organizations that deal with public agencies and 15 years in retail management. As a direct report to <br />the company president, Patrick is responsible for Tolar's sales, marketing, customer service and product <br />aci r(2, i r)c <br />25H-24