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John Rees <br />103 Newell Street <br />Chapel Hill, NC <br />jrees(�gmail.com <br />Current employer: <br />IBM <br />Research Triangle Park <br />Position: <br />!yi <br />I/T Architect, Cognitive @ IBM <br />What I do: <br />I provide computer application architecture for cognitive and business applications. I also evaluate and <br />specify dev ops software and applications to automate and improve the way my team provides <br />processing capacity and business applications to the company <br />Positions and activities of relevance to the position of Go Triangle Transit Citizens Advisory <br />Committee. <br />Roles performed for the benefit of the Town of Chapel Hill <br />I am the vice chair of the Chapel Hill planning commission. I was appointed by the town council and <br />have served for 18 months. In this role, I review and provide guidance to the Chapel Hill town council <br />on development projects that range from small subdivisions to large commercial projects. This <br />position requires me to have a good knowledge of the towns LUMO or Land Use Management <br />Ordinance as well as transportation impacts and the towns 2020 plan. The Planning Commission <br />meets twice a month. <br />Additionally, I am the liaison to the towns Transportation and Connectivity Advisory Board. In this role, <br />I collect and feed back the issues as the board deliberates on projects that will have an impact to the <br />towns transportation and connectivity. In this role, I am required to be familiar with the towns <br />comprehensive plan, the bike plan and the connectivity plans the town is drafting currently as well as <br />with rapidly growing areas such as the Ephesus Fordham (AKA Blue Hill) area. <br />Non profits of note: <br />I am currently the president of the Bicycle Alliance of Chapel Hill (BACH). BACH is a non profit, <br />dedicated to improving Chapel Hill for the needs of cyclists. We have worked with the town to obtain <br />bike lanes in downtown, we have held cruiser rides with town staff, to provide them with some insights <br />to the issues cyclists face in town, and we petition the town for improved infrastructure. Prior to that, I <br />was the president of the Carolina Tarwheels Cycling club. The Tarwheels are a recreational club that <br />provides group rides and raises funds the club grants to local non profits that have cycling related <br />activities, especially youth oriented organizations. <br />GoTriangle connections: <br />I am a regular commuter on GoTriangle. I use the 805 and the 800, to commute to work in RTP. I <br />have also used the 700, the CRX and the 105 / 100 to make trips to Raleigh and Durham. <br />Additionally, I have volunteered my time to assist GoTriangle to perform commuting outreach at two <br />IBM locations in RTP, and have worked with GoTriangle employees to help promote transit. <br />I am a huge fan and advocate of regional transit in the area. I am experienced in working on boards, <br />and I am excited at the opportunity to assist GoTriangle in any way I can to provide better transit <br />options for myself and other users of transit as well as work to grow the usage and effectiveness of <br />transit in the Wake, Durham and Orange county area. <br />Thank you for your consideration <br />John Rees <br />