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7 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />Tony Blake <br />Volunteer Application <br />Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br />Name: <br />Name Called: <br />Home Address: <br />Phone (Day): <br />Phone (Evening) <br />Phone (Cell): <br />Email: <br />Place of Employment: <br />Job Title: <br />Year of OC Residence: <br />Township of Residence: <br />Zone of Residence: <br />Sex: <br />Ethnic Background: <br />Mr Tony Blake <br />1411 White Cross Road <br />Chapel Hill NC 27516 <br />919- 932 -1495 <br />919- 932 -1495 <br />tony.blake @whitecrossfire.com <br />Self <br />Contractor /Consultant engineer <br />Bingham <br />Male <br />Caucasian <br />Community Activities /Organizational Memberships: <br />Past Service on Orange County Advisory Boards: <br />Boards /Commissions applied for: <br />Supplemental Questions: <br />Work Experience: Self employed contractor for the last seven years, primarily a consultant <br />for at &t wireless CTO office in Atlanta. Prior to that twenty years at Nortel, prior to that <br />seven years at GTE. Primary tasks management of people, products and programs. <br />Software design and network architecture. Hold several patents and I have contributed to <br />IEEE IETF and ITU telecommunications standards. <br />Volunteer Experience: Volunteer at White Cross Fire Department. Vice President Board of <br />directors. Have procured and managed almost $200,000 in FEMA and OSFM grant <br />money for WCVFD. Helped launch new web site whitecrossfire.com. Participated actively <br />in reducing the White Cross Fire districts insurance rating from and ISO 9S to an ISO 7 <br />saving an average homeowner that lives within 5 miles of our station almost $200.00 per <br />year in fire insurance costs. <br />Other Comments: <br />Supported by Judith Wegner and Bonnie Haunser (OCV). Believe we need to tighten up <br />county zoning in the area of special use . Believe zoning should move toward the goals <br />and objectives of the OC 2030 Comprehensive Plan with an eye toward specifying areas <br />with the types of use that encourage economic development that complement the <br />Comprehensive Plan. Believe we need to protect and preserve the rural character of our <br />