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Page 8 <br /> Organization Point of Contact Role/ Notes <br /> Academy of Information Technology <br /> Waipahu High Cindy Takara. Director, and teacher who we worked <br /> School cindy.takara@k12.hi.us with. <br /> Edwin "Ed" Sniffen. <br /> edwin.h.sniffen@hawaii.gov Head of HDOT and the head of <br /> HDOT—Director <br /> Highways Division during this project <br /> HDOT—Deputy Robin Shishido. <br /> Direct oversight of highways <br /> Director for robin.k.shishido@hawaii.gov <br /> Highways operations <br /> Local rep, but may have limited <br /> knowledge as he was not directly <br /> NEC Corporation Bart Beavers, local NEC rep. involved with the project. Original <br /> of America bart.beavers@necam.com <br /> person has been promoted back to <br /> Japan. <br /> • WASHTO Conference—Honolulu (2023): PICHTR collaborated with NEC and HDOT to showcase <br /> smart mobility solutions. Led the Road DX pilot with Hawai'i public high school students, <br /> produced a professional video for HDOT leadership, and supported student engagement with <br /> national transportation officials. Hawaii News Now: Hawaii students first in nation to use Al <br /> program for traffic crash prevention <br /> Additional projects include renewable energy demonstrations, workforce training programs, and <br /> Indigenous data-informed community planning (see information attached to DPW-120). <br /> Why PICHTR? <br /> • Four decades of proven leadership in Hawai'i's innovation and technology ecosystem. <br /> • History of successful collaborations with Hawaii DOE, HDOT, NEC, University of Hawaii, and <br /> community organizations. <br /> • Experienced staff with unique expertise bridging technology, education, and sustainable <br /> development, as well as managing over$350M of US Federal, State, County, and <br /> International funds. <br /> Contact: <br /> Ian Kitajima, President <br /> Email: ian.kitajima@pichtr.org I Phone: (808) 226-8805 <br /> https://pichtr.org/ <br />