Oceanit It Projects 2008

Oceanit Information Technology

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1.0 COMPANY INFORMATION..........................................................................................................................2 COMPANY BACKGROUND .....................................................................................................................................2 ONE-STOP SHOPPING FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES ......................................................................3 COMBINATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY TO SERVE RADIO & MICROWAVE PROJECTS .............................................................................................................................................................3 APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.....................................................................................................4 2.0 TEAM MEMBERS.......................................................................................................................................5 PROJECT TEAM .....................................................................................................................................................5 3.0 CUSTOM SOFTWARE PROJECTS ................................................................................................................7 4.0 WEB DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION PROJECTS .........................................................................12 5.0 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM PROJECTS.....................................................................................14 6.0 GENERAL INFORMATION.........................................................................................................................16 COMPANY BACKGROUND ...................................................................................................................................16 ONE-STOP SHOPPING FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES ....................................................................17 COMBINATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY TO SERVE RADIO & MICROWAVE PROJECTS ...........................................................................................................................................................17 APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY...................................................................................................18

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Company Background Established in 1985, Oceanit is 23 years old and has averaged nearly 130 employees statewide over the last 5 years. Oceanit’s principal place of business is its corporate headquarters in Honolulu. In addition to its corporate office, Oceanit maintains branch offices on Kaua‘I, Maui, San Francisco, CA. and Washington, D.C. Oceanit also maintains a research and development center on O‘ahu and an optics manufacturing facility on Maui.

Oceanit is an award-winning local consulting engineering firm. We provide a wide range of professional engineering services covering civil, environmental, and coastal engineering, as highlighted in the attached brochure for the Information Technology Services Group. We also provide planning and permitting services. We leverage new and innovative technologies to provide our clients the highest quality product at the best value, on time, and on budget. This section includes additional information about Oceanit that demonstrates our breadth and depth of expertise.

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Oceanit’s Award Winning Reputation Oceanit is PacifiNews.Net’s 2004–2005 Technology Company of the Year. Oceanit received the 2005 John Kelly Surfrider Foundation Award for Environmental Company of the Year and Business Hero Award from the American Red Cross. Oceanit is Pacific Business News’ 2003 Best in Business award recipient, beating out companies (with sales under $10 million) from all industries and City Bank’s 2002 TIGR award recipient for best Ocean & Earth Sciences Company.

Over the past few years, Oceanit’s successful projects have been featured in local papers. Copies of some of these articles are attached. The articles feature Oceanit’s $50 million contract for the Maui office, PDA application for sanitary surveys of water systems, Kalaeloa Desalination Pilot Plant, and sewer flow monitoring. Oceanit prides itself on providing innovative solutions through engineering and scientific excellence. We have developed a broad range of experience with federal agencies, municipal and state governments, and private clients. Oceanit is also a General Services Administration contract holder for Information Technology and Engineering.

One-Stop Shopping for Information Technology Services Oceanit ITS specializes in developing web-interfaces to help display, visualize, and analyze data to streamline and automate Client business needs. To create the web-based interfaces and connections, we work in a number of different platforms and languages including but not limited to Windows .NET, C#, Java, Appache and IIS, ASP.Net, XML, SQL, Oracle, and MySQL. We have extensive experience in connecting web interfaces to powerful backend databases or providing the systems integration necessary to connect to devices including sensors or monitors. Oceanit follows the IEEE standards for software development from project initiation to documentation and training. Our breadth of knowledge of programming spans the entire spectrum of programming from lower level programming down to the machine level to high level programming at the interface level. Oceanit is a multi-disciplinary, diversified consulting firm. We combine the expertise of professionals from varied backgrounds to develop innovative solutions to clients’ needs. Oceanit’s staff is comprised of civil engineers, ocean engineers, planners, physicists, a biologist, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, and aerospace engineers. Many of Oceanit’s staff hold master’s and doctorate degrees. The diversity of Oceanit’s staff allows us to tackle small and large projects and straightforward and complex problems efficiently and effectively. Combination of Information Technology and Science &Technology to Serve Radio & Microwave Projects Oceanit is a full service Information Technology consultant with our Science and Technology programmers working at the low level programming level down to the machine language. On the other spectrum, Oceanit has programmers working at the very high level programming spectrum working on web-based interfaces and databases. Our team is composed of a diverse group of experts including systems analysts who perform high level IT Needs Assessments, programmers, IT security specialists, technical writers, and trainers. Our team also has specific experience in microwave and RF technology. We are not only familiar with using systems but are actively involved in projects to improve communications and security by designing better antenna systems. For examples, Oceanit is currently designing a low profile antenna for HUMVEE communication vehicles used by the U.S. military. In order to design these systems our

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engineers need to possess intimate knowledge of RF and microwave communications. Our technical staff not only understands how to use microwave and RF technology, they are world class leaders in the areas of microwave circuit design and antenna design. Our IT Systems analysts are experienced in working with our technical staff to provide the entire spectrum of services from Needs Assessments, system design,customization, deployment, training, and customer support. Statewide Capacity Oceanit is a Hawai‘i firm, with visible presence and a strong commitment to community on Kaua‘i, Maui, and O‘ahu. In addition, Oceanit has done extensive work on the Big Island of Hawai‘i. The various Oceanit offices work together as a team to provide quality products and services to all of our customers. Our neighbor island offices can serve as bases of operations for field personnel, minimizing administrative expenses and allowing for smooth coordination. Our Honolulu and neighbor island offices have state-of-the-art videoconferencing systems. The staff at our various offices regularly videoconference to ensure and foster smooth coordination on projects. Tours of any of our offices are possible by contacting Mr. Perel at Oceanit’s corporate office in Honolulu. Mr. Perel telephone number is (808) 531-3017. Application of Information Technology Oceanit regularly uses its expertise in information technology (IT) to streamline project tasks and maintain effective channels of communication. Oceanit has used mobile data collection devices such as PDAs for field data collection on previous and current projects. During the Kalaeloa desalination pilot test, our operators used a ruggedized PDA to collect data on the unit processes. Data collected with the PDA were downloaded to a database on a desktop computer. Standardized and user-configured reports could be printed from the database. For the sanitary survey of the Honolulu Board of Water Supply facilities, Oceanit used PDAs to collect the field data. Oceanit has demonstrated that using mobile applications on projects:

• improves inspection efficiency, • minimizes recording errors, • reduces the time for report production, • allows for easier and quicker analysis of data and archiving of data.

Oceanit uses off-the-shelf software to program the PDAs and develop databases to store data. All development of PDA programs and databases is conducted by Oceanit personnel. Oceanit also regularly develops project web sites. Oceanit has demonstrated that project web sites serve as an effective communications tool between Oceanit and its clients and between clients and the general public. Deliverables can be uploaded to a project web site, easily accessible (with password protection) by our client via the Internet. Preliminary or draft documents can be password-protected until they are ready for publication. Project web sites also act as a means of community outreach, keeping stakeholders updated on the project progress, objectives, and recommendations. Oceanit typically provides a project web site as part of its consulting service. Oceanit staff uses off-the-shelf software to perform all development and maintenance of the web site. One example of a project web site is the Kalaeloa Desalination Plant web site at http://www.e-monitoring.com/bws.

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22..00 TTeeaamm MMeemmbbeerrss A successful completion our projects require an experienced and highly organized project team. Oceanit has the capacity, technological advantage, and expertise to tackle any potential project. Project Team Collectively, Oceanit’s project team has years of experience with custom software development and consulting engineering. An organizational chart for the project team is given at the end of this section. Detailed résumés of the team members are also included at the end of this section. The résumés include the list of technical experience for each proposed team member. Oceanit’s project managers and technical specialists are qualified and experienced in all aspects of custom software development. Each member of the Oceanit team was selected based on the value they bring to the project. These strengths include but are not limited to:

Specialized Experience and Technical Competence—Oceanit will use a team of diverse technical managers to successfully execute a range of work assignments. This team will be led by Dr. Patrick Sullivan, our Principal-in-Charge and Founder, who will meet frequently with the team to coordinate project activities. The entire team is committed to transcending corporate boundaries to work as a unit.

Depth of Professional Resources—With nearly 100 professionals located in Hawai‘i and California, Oceanit can provide staff and resources for a project at any site. This means that we can deliver the right people at the right time with the right tools for the potential services.

Our overall team, consisting of project managers, programmers, engineers, and technical specialists, will be essential to effectively respond to the wide spectrum of potential project services.

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The case for utilizing mobile data collection technology is compelling. In addition to streamlining the process for data collection, on-site reference data, and historical data can be accessed from a variety of data sources. Access to this data while in the field could be critical in the event of an emergency.

Mobile Data Collection Workflow Field data collection systems need to be extremely user friendly and intuitive to be effective. End users are typically blue-collar types of field crew members who are technology adverse and entrenched in how they work. Unless it can be clearly demonstrated that there is an alternate way to make their job easier, most users will resist. Oceanit has been using and developing mobile data collection systems for over 8 years. For this project, we intend to have our dam inventory crews to collect data using a mobile solution. After the project, Oceanit will turn over the mobile data collection system to the CLIENT and will provide end user training to try to encourage adoption of the mobile solution. Mobile solutions include PDA’s, laptops, Tablet PC’s, and Smartphones. Until requirements are analyzed, it is not possible to determine which mobile solution is the most appropriate. For simple data forms with no text data entry, small form factors such as PDA’s and Smartphones are excellent choices. If free text entry and access to graphical content including maps or drawings is necessary, a Tablet PC might be more appropriate. Integration of other technology such as digital photographs and Global Positioning System (GPS) technology will also be utilized. We will supplement the database of information about a site with geo-referenced photographs to provide more data about site conditions. Photo documentation, inventory data, geographic information system (GIS) data, and document management information will be consolidated in a single sign-in web-based portal.

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33..00 CCuussttoomm SSooffttwwaarree PPrroojjeeccttss Project Title: Department of Transportation Stormwater Management Support, Runoff

Compliance Client: Parsons Brinkerhoff Quade and Douglas The State Department of Transportation (DOT) constructs and maintains a network of highways in the State of Hawaii. Storm water collected by the roads and from flow from adjacent properties into the highways in finally discharged into the ocean through natural channels of storm drains. DOT has to comply with the MS4 permit issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State Department of Health (DOH) and ensure that pollutants discharged within the set limits. Oceanit is currently contracted by the main contractor to conduct plan research, inspect illegal connections from land parcels adjacent to the highways that discharge the storm runoff into the road drain system, assess the legal status of the discharges and assist DOT to issue citations. Oceanit developed a mobile data collection program utilizing rugged personal data assistants (PDA’s). A custom PDA application was created utilizing C# programming that connects to a MS SQL Server database utilizing XML and ASP.NET programming. Custom reports and upper level ‘dashboards’ can be generated to help analyze data including the status of inspections. In addition Oceanit is currently engaged in preparing a water quality monitoring plan to characterize the quality of water that is discharged form different road systems. The work will span the next several years and will be aimed at providing DOT with a program that will assist in complying with the NPDE Permit conditions.

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TheCa

TheCab taxis worked a stand yesterday at Ala Moana Center. Portable global positioning satellite technology will allow the Agriculture Department's quality assurance inspectors to more closely monitor the accuracy of taxi meters over a one-mile test run.

JOAQUIN SIOPACK | The Honolulu Advertiser photo

Honolulu – Hawai'i's taxi meters are expected to be more accurate under new program that will use global positioning satellite technology to certify taxis starting next month.

Under a $25,000 contract with the state Department of Agriculture, Honolulu's Oceanit Laboratories Inc. will develop the GPS system and also will put radio identification tags into Hawai'i's 2,300 licensed taxis. The portable GPS technology, which partly will be purchased off the shelf, will allow inspectors to more closely measure the accuracy of a meter over a one-mile test, said John Ryan, administrator for the Agriculture Department's quality assurance division, which registers and inspects taxis.

The technology, which will be rolled out with about 40 cabs starting next month, will modernize a process that is about 30 years old.

Currently the department tests taxi meter accuracy by manually activating a meter and driving a fixed course. Meters are allowed to be accurate to plus or minus

100 feet, Ryan said. The allowable tolerance for meters will remain the same for now. However, the accuracy of the test will be plus or minus 10 feet.

That should be more accurate than current methods, Ryan said.

"The accuracy isn't where it should be," he said. "We want to be able to measure with highest accuracy as possible."

It will take at least a year before all cab meters are certified with the new test. Meters are tested annually. In the year ended June 30, 2006, 90 percent of a total of 2,132 taxi meters tested were in compliance with state accuracy standards, according to state Department of Agriculture records.

In addition to the new test the department will be installing a passive transmitter that can be used to wirelessly detect a cab's registration number. Inspectors can use radio-frequency identification tag readers and a portable computer to wirelessly detect whether taxis have up to date licenses and certifications.

Oceanit's system will turn that manual process, which is prone to errors, and transform it into an automated process, said Dan Inoshita, project manager for the Honolulu technology company.

"We're using technology to take that process in to the 21st Century," he said.

Reach Sean Hao at [email protected]

High-tech testing for taxis

The Honolulu Advertiser August 3, 2007

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Dams & Reservoirs – Asset Management System Client: State of Hawaii, Dept of Land and Natural Resources Challenge: Upgrade 224 regulated dam & water body database statewide and create criteria

for unregulated water bodies. Solutions: • Operational efficiencies with IT technologies. • Minimize operations risk by replacing & verifying legacy data and technologies • Created centralized database for analytical capabilities with dynamic & real time data. • Created GIS Tools • Custom & interactive web-based reports • Quick accessibility for partners’ agency for emergency response • Easy and accurate for field data collection and reporting

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Project Title: Database Migration, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Application Development,

and Custom Reporting Tool Development, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i Client: City and County of Honolulu, Department of Environmental Services (ENV) The City and County of Honolulu, Department of Environmental Services contracted Oceanit to provide database and geographic information system (GIS) technical services to modernize existing ENV databases (ASP.NET with SQL Server Database) and make these databases compatible with the City GIS system. Oceanit performed the following services:

• Identified and documented the best means to migrate existing databases of the

ENV Regulatory Control Branch to a nonproprietary database system, with information in a format that could be used to generate layers in ArcGIS – display of geospatial data utilized the web-based ArcIMS program.

• Identified and documented personal digital assistant (PDA) hardware and software to assist with inspection and tracking of industrial waste dischargers

• Migrated the existing databases • Wrote front-end applications utilizing ASP.NET that connected to a MS SQL

Server backend database for the licensure and inspection programs to upgrade existing database input programs

• Developed, delivered, and installed the mobile (PDA) system • Troubleshooted all deliverables to ensure an effective working product • Provided training to ENV staff on the use of all deliverables

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Project Title: Engineering & Design of Kalaeloa Desalination Plant Client: City and County of Honolulu, Board of Water Supply (BWS) Project web server setup, installation, and maintenance. Web server statistics monitoring. Real time video surveillance. Development of project Intranet site for project management and data dissemination portal. Deployment of point-to-point wireless data transfer over 10+ miles, onsite wireless LAN installation and operation. IT component includes development of customized SCADA system for desalination facility. Systems integration of hardware and software for data acquisition. Enable secure, web-based real-time reporting and plant monitoring. Pocket PC programming and development for a wireless and Internet-enabled Pocket PC-based data entry and reporting tool. Project Title: Hepatitis C Data Conversion

and Database Development, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i Client: State of Hawaii, Department of Health (DOH) The State of Hawaii, Department of Health has six databases and data sources containing Hepatitis C data. Because the data comes from disparate data sources it is not possible to link the results of the Hepatitis C tests to individual patients The DOH contracted Oceanit to migrate existing data into a centralized Hepatitis C surveillance database. Oceanit conducted staff interviews and data collection to determine the needs of the centralized database. Oceanit designed the framework for mapping existing historical data into the centralized database and designed the framework for a front-end application to map new data from the ECDRS database. Oceanit designed the centralized database using SQL Server 2000 and migrated the existing data to the new database. Oceanit performed quality assurance and quality control procedures to ensure that existing data were successfully migrated to the new database. Oceanit provided basic documentation of the file structure and recommended future database enhancements.

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires that the City and County of Honolulu rehabilitate wastewater collection sewer lines to minimize inflow and infiltration (I&I), which has been identified as one of the principal causes contributing to past sewer spills. Oceanit was under contract with the City to maintain sewer flow and rain monitors to help minimize I&I. Oceanit utilized technology to enable users to view and analyze data relationships and trends previously not easily detectable. Oceanit created a password protected Extranet web site for the client to view and analyze sewer flow data over the Internet to help analyze I&I impacts on the city’s sewer system. Oceanit used GIS mapping for field crew manhole identification. Java programming was used to create the interactive interface that included results from environmental data collection, analysis, and reporting. The web site also calculated complex algorithms for users wishing to view specific information on flow rates and allowed users to compare flow rates with other parameters, such as rain. Other features included wireless data reporting over personal digital assistants (PDA) such as the Pocket PC, Palm VII, and wireless laptops. The Internet and wireless technology enabled data to be readily accessible not only to the City field technicians who use it to do their everyday work, but for upper level management who use the data for macro-level planning.

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Project Title: North Shore Flood Protection, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i Client: City & County of Honolulu, Department of Environmental Services As part of the “community vision” sponsored by the City and County of Honolulu, the Ko‘olau Loa community on O‘ahu identified flood control as one of their key issues. However, before flood control alternatives are implemented, the community requested that an environmental baseline be determined for the nearshore environment to help monitor and minimize negative impacts on the environment.

GIS data layers for Kahuku were used to obtain a snapshot of existing environmental conditions. Water quality monitoring sites were geocoded to enable the analysis and mapping of trends in the data. A password-protected project web site was created for the client and community to learn about the project, obtain data about the project, and provide input on the project via an online bulletin board. Water quality, bathymetry, currents, benthic surveys, waves, beach profiles, and sediment characteristics were monitored by Oceanit. Water quality sampling including the use of in situ sensor technology to monitor and post data on a project web site. Java programming was used to create an interactive interface that enabled the user to view and compare different water quality parameters over time and space. Oceanit also provided the client and community with a multimedia CD-ROM including full motion video and photographs of the project site, report methods, data, and report results. Oceanit was in close contact with the community and was involved in organizing marine debris cleanup efforts.

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Huelo to Hana, Maui, Hawai‘i

Client: State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation (DOT), Highways Division Hana Highway is narrow in most areas and is flanked by shear slopes at some points. Rockfalls have occurred in these areas and State DOT prepared a plan to mitigate rockfall damage. Oceanit evaluated the risk of rockfalls and identified priority areas for mitigation. Oceanit conducted site visits and identified potential dangerous rockfall areas along Hana Highway. Oceanit also provided Planning, Surveying, Database Program Development, Environmental Permitting, Community Coordination, and Civil Engineering services. Oceanit developed a client “extranet” web page for reporting data, including photographs of sites investigated along the highway. Oceanit developed a predictive rockfall mitigation model and attribute data. The predictive rockfall mitigation model and the attribute data on surveyed sites were “GIS-ready” in case DOT wanted to utilize the model or data in a GIS software program.

Oceanit completed the following tasks:

1. Identified rockfall hazard areas.

2. Prepared detailed rockfall hazard ratings using Federal highways administration approved methods.

3. Developed a GIS database to evaluate rockfall hazards.

4. Developed design guidelines.

5. Recommended mitigation measures.

6. Developed preliminary design and cost estimates.

7. Identified necessary permits.

8. Community relations.

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Project Title: Development of a Web-based Analysis, Visualization, & Reporting Geographic Information System Program Client: State of Hawaii, Department of Health (DOH) Disease Investigation Branch Oceanit configured and maintained a web server and web-based GIS to provide Internet-based GIS mapping using ESRI’s ArcIMS program. Oceanit developed a custom coded web-based reporting application that enabled users to view confirmed disease data in a variety of different formats including dynamic customized PDF reports, Java programmed charts and epi-graphs, and GIS maps utilizing ArcIMS. Oceanit programmed and developed customized ArcIMS pages with an ASP connector to the native database enabling dynamic data access to the database for various applications. Oceanit developed an export module to enable customized export of data so investigators could also analyze the data using their software of choice.

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Oceanit’s Award Winning Reputation Oceanit is PacifiNews.Net’s 2004–2005 Technology Company of the Year. Oceanit received the 2005 John Kelly Surfrider Foundation Award for Environmental Company of the Year and Business Hero Award from the American Red Cross. Oceanit is Pacific Business News’ 2003 Best in Business award recipient, beating out companies (with sales under $10 million) from all industries and City Bank’s 2002 TIGR award recipient for best Ocean & Earth Sciences Company.

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Oceanit’s experience and technical expertise ensures that the requested services will be completed on time and on budget. All services will meet or exceed the quality standards that our clients expect and deserve. Company Background Established in 1985, Oceanit is 23 years old and has averaged nearly 150 employees statewide over the last 5 years. Oceanit’s principal place of business is its corporate headquarters in Honolulu. In addition to its corporate office, Oceanit maintains branch offices on Kaua‘i and Maui and in San Francisco, CA. Oceanit also maintains a research and development center on O‘ahu and an optics manufacturing facility on Maui. O‘ahu Oceanit Laboratories, Inc. Oceanit Center 828 Fort Street Mall, Suite 600 Honolulu, HI 96813 (808) 531-3017

Maui Oceanit Laboratories, Inc. 590 Lipoa Parkway, Suite 264 Kihei, HI 96753 (808) 875-2385

Maui Optical Systems and Imaging Center Building B, Suite 127 590 Lipoa Parkway Kihei, HI 96753 (808) 875-2657

Kaua‘i Oceanit Laboratories, Inc. 9565 Kaumualii Highway, Suite 103 Waimea, HI 96796 (808) 338-9000

San Francisco, CA Hoana Medical Imaging, Suite 201 1070 Marina Village Pkwy Alameda, CA 94501 (510) 749-6901

Washington D.C. 2111 Wilson Blvd

Arlington, VA 22201-3001

Oceanit is an award-winning local consulting engineering firm. We provide a wide range of professional engineering services covering civil, environmental, and coastal engineering, as highlighted in the attached brochure for the Information Technology Services Group. We also provide planning and permitting services. We leverage new and innovative technologies to provide our clients the highest quality product at the best value, on time, and on budget. This section includes additional information about Oceanit that demonstrates our breadth and depth of expertise. Over the past few years, Oceanit’s successful projects have been featured in local papers. Copies of some of these articles are attached. The articles feature Oceanit’s $50 million contract for the Maui office, PDA application for sanitary surveys of water systems, Kalaeloa Desalination Pilot Plant, and sewer flow monitoring. Oceanit prides itself on providing innovative solutions through engineering and scientific excellence. We have developed a broad range of experience with federal agencies, municipal and state governments, and private clients. Oceanit is also a General Services Administration contract holder for Information Technology and Engineering.

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One-Stop Shopping for Information Technology Services Oceanit ITS specializes in developing web-interfaces to help display, visualize, and analyze data to streamline and automate Client business needs. To create the web-based interfaces and connections, we work in a number of different platforms and languages including but not limited to Windows .NET, C#, Java, Appache and IIS, ASP.Net, XML, SQL, Oracle, and MySQL. We have extensive experience in connecting web interfaces to powerful backend databases or providing the systems integration necessary to connect to devices including sensors or monitors. Oceanit follows the IEEE standards for software development from project initiation to documentation and training. Our breadth of knowledge of programming spans the entire spectrum of programming from lower level programming down to the machine level to high level programming at the interface level. Oceanit is a multi-disciplinary, diversified consulting firm. We combine the expertise of professionals from varied backgrounds to develop innovative solutions to clients’ needs. Oceanit’s staff is comprised of civil engineers, ocean engineers, planners, physicists, a biologist, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, and aerospace engineers. Many of Oceanit’s staff hold master’s and doctorate degrees. The diversity of Oceanit’s staff allows us to tackle small and large projects and straightforward and complex problems efficiently and effectively. Combination of Information Technology and Science &Technology to Serve Radio & Microwave Projects Oceanit is a full service Information Technology consultant with our Science and Technology programmers working at the low level programming level down to the machine language. On the other spectrum, Oceanit has programmers working at the very high level programming spectrum working on web-based interfaces and databases. Our team is composed of a diverse group of experts including systems analysts who perform high level IT Needs Assessments, programmers, IT security specialists, technical writers, and trainers. Our team also has specific experience in microwave and RF technology. We are not only familiar with using systems but are actively involved in projects to improve communications and security by designing better antenna systems. For examples, Oceanit is currently designing a low profile antenna for HUMVEE communication vehicles used by the U.S. military. In order to design these systems our engineers need to possess intimate knowledge of RF and microwave communications. Our technical staff not only understands how to use microwave and RF technology, they are world class leaders in the areas of microwave circuit design and antenna design. Our IT Systems analysts are experienced in working with our technical staff to provide the entire spectrum of services from Needs Assessments, system design,customization, deployment, training, and customer support. Statewide Capacity Oceanit is a Hawai‘i firm, with visible presence and a strong commitment to community on Kaua‘i, Maui, and O‘ahu. In addition, Oceanit has done extensive work on the Big Island of Hawai‘i. The various Oceanit offices work together as a team to provide quality products and services to all of our customers. Our neighbor island offices can serve as bases of operations for field personnel, minimizing administrative expenses and allowing for smooth coordination. Our Honolulu and neighbor island offices have state-of-the-art videoconferencing systems. The staff at our various offices regularly videoconference to ensure and foster smooth coordination on projects. Tours of any of our offices are possible by contacting Tina Sprague at Oceanit’s corporate office in Honolulu. She can be reached at telephone number is (808) 531-3017.

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Application of Information Technology Oceanit regularly uses its expertise in information technology (IT) to streamline project tasks and maintain effective channels of communication. Oceanit has used mobile data collection devices such as PDAs for field data collection on previous and current projects. During the Kalaeloa desalination pilot test, our operators used a ruggedized PDA to collect data on the unit processes. Data collected with the PDA were downloaded to a database on a desktop computer. Standardized and user-configured reports could be printed from the database. For the sanitary survey of the Honolulu Board of Water Supply facilities, Oceanit used PDAs to collect the field data. Oceanit has demonstrated that using mobile applications on projects:

• improves inspection efficiency, • minimizes recording errors, • reduces the time for report production, • allows for easier and quicker analysis of data and archiving of data.

Oceanit uses off-the-shelf software to program the PDAs and develop databases to store data. All development of PDA programs and databases is conducted by Oceanit personnel. Oceanit also regularly develops project web sites. Oceanit has demonstrated that project web sites serve as an effective communications tool between Oceanit and its clients and between clients and the general public. Deliverables can be uploaded to a project web site, easily accessible (with password protection) by our client via the Internet. Preliminary or draft documents can be password-protected until they are ready for publication. Project web sites also act as a means of community outreach, keeping stakeholders updated on the project progress, objectives, and recommendations. Oceanit typically provides a project web site as part of its consulting service. Oceanit staff uses off-the-shelf software to perform all development and maintenance of the web site. One example of a project web site is the Kalaeloa Desalination Plant web site at http://www.e-monitoring.com/bws.

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