Area fire bans won’t affect July 4th Fireworks at Downtown Avalon Park in East Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Fire bans in 17 Central Florida counties won’t affect the gala fireworks celebration planned at Avalon Park in east Orlando on July 4.

Stephanie Hodson, marketing director at Avalon Park Group, said every precaution has been taken to assure the safety of the fireworks celebration in Downtown Avalon Park and county and fire officials have given their go-ahead for the evening’s event.

Hodson said Avalon Park expects record crowds for its ninth annual Fourth of July celebration, slated for 5 to 9 p.m. in Downtown Avalon Park.

Family friendly activities will include more than 100 vendors, an apple pie bake-off sponsored by Davis Bakery and a bike parade sponsored by Eastside Cycling and the Avalon Park YMCA; live community performances, a hot dog eating contest sponsored by Pop Pop’s Ice Cream & More, a home run derby sponsored by Brianto’s Original Hoagies and Avalon Park Baseball, and special 3D glasses sponsored by Avalon Town Center Realty to view the fireworks display scheduled to start at 9 p.m.

The event will include a special ceremony honoring fallen Soldier Cpl. Patrick Deans, who was killed in Afghanistan in December. Deans, a graduate of Timber Creek High School, was a member of the Timber Creek Junior ROTC.

Admission to the event is free and parking is ample, Hodson said. Guests are advised to arrive early and bring blankets and folding chairs.

“We anticipate a big crowd,” Hodson said.

Avalon Park Fourth of July Celebration to Honor Timber Creek High School Grad killed in Afghanistan

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Avalon Park’s 9th annual Fourth of July celebration, which is expected to draw record crowd to Downtown Avalon Park for fireworks, games, exhibitions and family-friendly entertainment, will include a solemn memorial to honor the memory of U.S. Army Corporal Patrick D. Deans, who was killed in Afghanistan on Dec. 12, 2010.

Deans, a graduate of Timber Creek High School in Avalon Park, who served in the high school’s junior ROTC program, was a member of the United States Army, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, headquartered at Ft. Campbell, Ky.

Stephanie Hodson, marketing director at Avalon Park Group, said Deans was killed along with five of his fellow soldiers when a minibus loaded with an estimated 1,000 pounds of explosives got past an Afghan security point near a joint NATO-Afghan outpost in the Kandahar province, exploded just outside of a building where the soldiers were gathered. The blast collapsed the building, killed six American soldiers and wounded 11.

Hodson said the memorial service, which will begin at 8:45 p.m. just before the fireworks exhibition, will include presentation of colors, the presentation of a special plaque in the Avalon Park Community Garden honoring the Dean family’s sacrifice, a speech by Orange County Commissioner Jennifer Thompson and a moment of silence.

Corporal Dean had already fulfilled his enlistment obligation in the Army when he volunteered to extend his enlistment to deploy with younger soldiers who were inexperienced in combat so he could guide them with the knowledge he had gained from his deployment to Iraq in 2008.

“Corporal Deans was one of our own and we want to take just a moment to honor his service, his sacrifice, and his family,” said Beat Kahli, developer of Avalon Park.

Avalon Park Expects Record Crowds at Annual July 4th Celebration with Apple Pie Bake-Off, Hot Dog Eating Contest, and Fireworks

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Avalon Park in east Orlando is bracing for record crowds at its 9th annual Fourth of July celebration, slated for 5 to 9 p.m. in Downtown Avalon Park, located off Alafaya Trail south of Colonial Drive.

Stephanie Hodson, marketing director at Avalon Park Group, said family friendly activities will include more than 100 vendors, an apple pie bake-off sponsored by Davis Bakery and a bike parade sponsored by Eastside Cycling and the Avalon Park YMCA; live community performances, a hot dog eating contest sponsored by Pop Pop’s Ice Cream & More , a special ceremony honoring fallen Soldier Cpl. Patrick Deans, a home run derby sponsored by Brianto’s Original Hoagies and Avalon Park Baseball, and fireworks with special 3D glasses sponsored by Avalon Town Center Realty.

Admission to the event is free and there is ample parking, Hodson said. Guests are advised to arrive early and bring blankets and folding chairs.

“We anticipate a big crowd,” Hodson said.

Parent Company of Avalon Park Group Acquires Major Share of Swiss Beverage Producer Thurella A.G.

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Kahli A.G., the parent company of Avalon Park Group in East Orlando, recently acquired a 6.5 percent stake in Thurella A.G. (BRN:TRLN), a Swiss beverage producer that specializes in fruit and vegetable juices.

Beat Kahli, who heads Avalon Park Group, said the 6.5 percent stake makes Kahli A.G. one of the three largest shareholders in Thurella A.G., a traditional, 100-year-old company.
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For more information contact: Stephanie Hodson, Marketing Director, Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565; Beat Kahli, Owner/Founder, Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142

Downtown Avalon Park to Welcome Bayridge Sushi

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Avalon Park Group’s Vice President Rich Browning recently negotiated a long-term lease agreement with Bayridge Sushi for 5,427 square feet of retail space at 3680 Avalon Park Blvd. East in downtown Avalon Park.

Stephanie Hodson, marketing director at Avalon Park Group, said this will be owner Ben Lu’s third Bayridge Sushi location in Central Florida.

“Ben Lu moved to New York City when he was a teenager to work in his Master Sushi Chef’s restaurant,” Hodson explained. “He started the first Bayridge Sushi restaurant in Bayridge, NY which was rated 4 stars (****) by the New York Daily News.

Ten years ago he opened his first Central Florida restaurant in Longwood to great reviews including the Orlando Sentinel which commented “If raw fish is your dish, this is your place” and Orlando Weekly which stated “Bayridge Sushi…swimmingly good.” He later opened a second Central Florida location on SR 436 near Apopka, which was voted by a local newspaper “Best Sushi 2010,” she said.

Buildout will commence during the first quarter and the restaurant will offer a full bar, hibachi tables and outdoor seating. Hodson said the restaurant is expected to open by the end of September or October 2011.

Bayridge Sushi was represented by Frank Thomas of Fact Business & Realty, Inc.
For more information about Bayridge Sushi visit http://www.bayridgesushionline.com/
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For more information contact:
Stephanie Hodson, Marketing Director Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565 stephanie@avalonparkgroup.com; http://www.avalonpark.com/;Rich Browning, Vice President Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565, richb@avalonparkgroup.com; Frank Thomas, Founder Fact Companies, 407-333-3305 factinvest@cfl.rr.com

Data Transfer Solutions, LLC, appoints Ben Hoffman U.S. Northwest Regional Manager

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Data Transfer Solutions, LLC (DTS), based in Orlando’s Avalon Park, recently appointed Ben Hoffman manager of the firm’s new Northwest Regional office in Portland, Ore.

A.M. “Trey” Fragala III, AICP, PMP, chief operating officer at Data Transfer Solutions, said Hoffman will head DTS’s Northwest Regional office in Portland, which supports the firm’s contract work in the region.

Hoffman graduated from Bemidji State University and has more than 15 years of experience in GIS project management, GIS software development and remote sensing.

DTS provides asset management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), transportation planning/engineering, web design, database/software applications, and video and multi media production services to local governments and regional and state agencies throughout the U.S.
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For more information, contact: A. M. “Trey” Fragala, III, AICP, PMP, Chief Operating Officer, Data Transfer Solutions, 3680 Avalon Park East Blvd., Suite 200, Orlando, FL 32828; 407-382-5222; tfragala@edats.com

Data Transfer Solutions opens office in Portland

ORLANDO - Data Transfer Solutions, LLC (DTS), based in Orlando’s Avalon Park, recently opened an office in Portland, Ore.

A.M. “Trey” Fragala III, AICP, PMP, chief operating officer at Data Transfer Solutions, said the firm’s Portland office will support the firm’s contract work in the region.

DTS is currently working on several contracts in the northwestern U.S., mainly in the asset management and software integration areas. We are also working on projects in support of the wildfire risk assessment for state agencies.

The firm currently has offices in Orlando, San Antonio, Dallas, Nashville, Fort Collins, Colorado, Washington, D.C. and Zurich, Switzerland in addition to Portland.

DTS provides asset management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), transportation planning/engineering, web design, database/software applications, and video and multi media production services to local governments and regional and state agencies throughout the U.S.
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For more information, contact: A. M. “Trey” Fragala, III, AICP, PMP, Chief Operating Officer, Data Transfer Solutions, 3680 Avalon Park East Blvd., Suite 200, Orlando, FL 32828; 407-382-5222; tfragala@edats.com

Data Transfer Solutions, LLC Awarded Two Contracts for Work on State Highways, Polk Parkway

ORLANDO - Data Transfer Solutions, LLC (DTS), based in Orlando’s Avalon Park, was recently awarded two contracts for work on state highways and Polk Parkway in Polk County.

A. M. “Trey” Fragala III, AICP, PMP, chief operating officer at Data Transfer Solutions, said the firm will provide mobile asset and LiDAR data collection as part of Marlin Engineering’s Statewide Transportation Statistics contract with the Fla. Department of Transportation (FDOT) central office.

Fragala said the multiyear IDIQ contract is valued at up to $5 million to the team.
DTS will also develop maintenance of traffic plans and road safety upgrades as a sub-consultant to Kimley Horn and Associates for work being done on the Polk Parkway in Polk County.
That contact is valued at $65,000, Fragala said.

DTS provides asset management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), transportation planning/engineering, web design, database/software applications, and video and multi media production services to local governments and regional and state agencies throughout the U.S.
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For more information, contact: A. M. “Trey” Fragala, III, AICP, PMP, Chief Operating Officer, Data Transfer Solutions, 3680 Avalon Park East Blvd., Suite 200, Orlando, FL 32828; 407-382-5222; tfragala@edats.com

Avalon Park Group names Rich Browning vice president

ORLANDO - Avalon Park Group, which is developing Avalon Park in east Orlando, has appointed Rich Browning vice president.

Eric Marks, senior vice president at Avalon Park Group, said Browning has more than five years of experience, including management positions at NAI Realvest in Maitland and BB&T Bank. Browning is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Madison’s MBA program.

For more information contact:
Stephanie Hodson, Marketing Director, Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565; Beat Kahli, Owner/Founder, Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142

Data Transfer Solutions Certified as Small Business Enterprise by South Florida Water Management District

ORLANDO - Data Transfer Solutions based in downtown Avalon Park, was recently certified as a Small Business Enterprise by the South Florida Water Management District.

Small businesses play a big role in Florida’s economy. The South Florida Water Management District administers a program that provides for increased opportunities for small businesses certified through the District to participate in projects and initiatives within the District’s region.

The program offers additional consideration to small business enterprises in the District solicitation and includes processes for bid equalization, sheltered markets, points for SBE participation in proposals and SBE subcontract participation goals.

A.M. “Trey” Fragala III, AICP, PMP chief operating officer at Data Transfer Solutions, said the Small Business certification is important because it provides DTS an opportunity to bring innovative GIS and GIS development services to bear on behalf of the District and a myriad of teaming partners.

DTS provides asset management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), transportation planning/engineering, web design, database/software applications, and video and multi media production services to local governments and regional and state agencies throughout the U.S.
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For more information, contact: A. M. “Trey” Fragala, III, AICP, PMP, Chief Operating Officer, Data Transfer Solutions, 3680 Avalon Park East Blvd., Suite 200, Orlando, 32828; 407-382-5222; tfragala@edats.com

Orlando based Earth Eye, LLC is Focus of case study in Professional Surveyor Magazine

ORLANDO - Earth Eye, LLC, the start up Avalon Park firm that provides highly sophisticated mapping services to local and state government agencies nationwide, was the focus of a recent case study by professional Surveyor Magazine, a leading professional publication for GIS and mapping industry specialists.

Jason Amadori, GISP, chief executive officer at Earth Eye, said the case study couldn’t have come at a better time.

“Earth Eye is a brand new company that provides the most sophisticated data-rich GIS and mapping package in the industry today,” Amadori said.

“We have put years of experience in GIS and data integration behind it to develop the industry’s benchmark package of data collection and presentation technology,” he explained.

Amadori said the professional Surveyor case study details Earth Eye’s new techniques to an audience that can measure the value of the firm’s technology immediately.

Amadori said he expects some readers to copy Earth Eye’s approach. “That comes with the territory,” Amadori said.

“Eventually, most providers will be doing exactly what we have been doing at Earth Eye. We are advancing the Industry, raising the standards, if you will, and for the immediate future, we provide the very best service in the industry, our challenge now is to stay on top,” he said.

Earth Eye provides aerial and mobile based LiDAR, orthophotography, remote sensing and LiDAR processing/viewing software products and services. They provide these services nationwide to local governments, state/federal agencies, universities and utilities providers.
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For more information, contact: Jason Amadori, GISP, Chief Executive Officer, Earth Eye, 3680 Avalon Park East Blvd., Suite 200, Orlando, 32828; 407-382-5222; jamadori@eartheye.com

Avalon Park Farmers Market to Relocate and to Remain Open All Summer at Avalon Park Founders Square Starting May 2

ORLANDO - The Avalon Park Farmers Market, which hosts hundreds of Avalon Park residents at Town Park every weekend, will relocate to Founders Square in Downtown Avalon Park starting May 2 and will remain open through the summer on Sundays from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Stephanie Hodson, marketing coordinator at Avalon Park, said the Avalon Park Farmers Market was a fall-to-spring seasonal event that has grown to be weekly and extend through the summer to become a staple event of the community.

“The Avalon Park Farmers Market has evolved into a community gathering and Sunday social occasion as well as a market for fresh vegetables and specialty foods,” Hodson said.

“This is exactly what we were hoping for and we’re going to stay open all summer,” she said.

For more information contact:
Stephanie Hodson, Marketing Coordinator, Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565 stephanie@avalonparkgroup.com; Eric Marks, Vice President, Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565; Beat Kahli, Founder /CEO Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

Data Transfer Solutions, LLC, celebrates best quarter ever

ORLANDO - Data Transfer Solutions, LLC, (DTS) the Orlando-based firm that provides asset management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), transportation planning, Web design, database applications, and video and multimedia production services to local governments and regional and state agencies throughout the U.S., reported its 2010 first quarter results rank among the company’s best since its founding in 2004.

A.M. “Trey” Fragala III, AICP, PMP, chief operating officer at Data Transfer Solutions, said the firm was awarded 28 new contracts in the first quarter ending March 31 and formalized 11 agreements called contract vehicles that may result in ongoing work assignments, the largest of which worth a potential $8M over five years.

In the largest single contract executed during the first quarter, DTS is developing unique GIS mapping technology that will help the Texas Forest Service identify forest lands susceptible to wildfire outbreaks. That contract is worth an estimated $360,000, Fragala said.

First quarter revenues grew by more than 28 percent over the same period last year, Fragala said.

“We are now working on more and larger individual projects than ever before,” Fragala said.

“We have established DTS as a dominant provider in several work areas that can substantially reduce the cost of government services just at the time when reducing the cost of government is a critical concern,” he said.

Fragala said DTS plans to expand one division---the firm’s Earth Eye subsidiary, which provides aerial and mobile LiDAR, orthophotography, and precision mapping, and may spin off another division--- as a subsidiary company as well.
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For more information, contact:
A.M. “Trey” Fragala, III, AICP, PMP, Chief Operating Officer, Data Transfer Solutions, 3680 Avalon Park East Blvd., Suite 200, Orlando, 32828; 407-382-5222; tfragala@edats.com; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com

Timber Creek High School Color Guard Places Seventh in National Competition against 87 Top Teams in Dayton, Ohio

ORLANDO – Timber Creek High School’s 21-member color guard placed seventh nationally against 87 high school teams in the recent Winter Guard competition in Dayton, Ohio–the “Super Bowl” for high school color guard competition.

Devin Hoey, associate director of the Timber Creek Regiment, located in Avalon Park in East Orlando, said the team – which includes 20 young ladies and one young man – placed second in their semi-final routine and seventh in the Scholastic A Class category comprising the nation’s largest high schools.

“These young people worked very hard to make it to the A Class finals,” Hoey said. “They held fundraisers and car washes throughout the fall semester to earn the money to pay for the trip and they have been practicing almost every day,” he said.

Michael James is designer and choreographer for the Timber Creek High School Regiment, and staff members Stevenson Lumapas, Shannon Jenkinson and Justin Andrade assisted in preparing them along with band directors Rhett Cox and Hoey.

For more information, contact:
Stephanie Hodson, Marketing Coordinator, Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565 x 116; Eric Marks, Vice President, Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565; Beat Kahli, Owner Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565; Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com

Avalon Park Launches Teen Club

ORLANDO - Neotraditional Avalon Park in east Orlando has launched its own Teen Club that will meet Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. in the Timber Creek High School Safe Office.

The group is currently working on the design of a permanent meeting space located in the Avalon Park Safety Building in Founders Square in downtown Avalon Park. The Avalon Park Property Owners Association has donated this space to be a safe place for the teens to meet and work on projects.

Stephanie Hodson, marketing coordinator at Avalon Park, said the Teen Club will focus on community service projects and social events. Teen Club membership is open to all teenagers in Avalon Park, Hodson said.

The Avalon Park Teen Club hosts a monthly teen dance night along with local dance studio, Avalon Dance. The group plans on hosting a large event for the community in the near future.
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For more information, contact
Stephanie Hodson, Marketing Coordinator, Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565 Tracy Durham, Property Manager, Avalon Park 407-249-9395Beat Kahli, Founder /CEO Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565 Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

Data Transfer Solutions Focuses Skills on Helping International Aid Workers in Haiti, Chile through Custom Software Development

ORLANDO - Three GIS experts at Data Transfer Solutions, LLC (DTS), based in Avalon Park in east Orlando, are helping international relief workers in Haiti and Chile with IT technology that matches volunteers to support GIS efforts to pinpoint locations of towns, villages, homes and buildings that were leveled by recent earthquakes in both regions.

A.M. “Trey” Fragala III, AICP, PMP chief operating officer at Data Transfer Solutions, said the DTS team is part of a nationwide volunteer effort by GISCorps, an organization patterned after the Peace Corps that enlists GIS and IT professionals from throughout the U.S. to volunteer GIS support for underdeveloped countries and to support disaster recovery efforts.

GISCorps is a division of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA), a non-profit professional and educational association for GIS and IT specialists. Recent GISCorps projects include the Kabul Polytechnic Institute in Afghanistan, where volunteers trained faculty members, Sudan, where GISCorps volunteers assisted U.N. and international relief workers geocoding the tragic events in Darfur and East Chad, and New Orleans, where GISCorps supported volunteers after Hurricane Katrina, producing maps, analyzing geospatial data and managing data. Currently, GISCorps is engaged in 15 projects around the world.

Data Transfer Solutions, LLC, the Orlando-based firm that provides asset management, Geographic Information Systems, transportation planning, Web design, database applications, and video and multimedia production services to local governments and regional and state agencies throughout the U.S.
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For more information, contact: A.M. “Trey” Fragala, III, AICP, PMP, Chief Operating Officer, Data Transfer Solutions, 3680 Avalon Park East Blvd., Suite 200, Orlando, 32828; 407-382-5222; tfragala@edats.com

Avalon Park Elementary School ranks 1st in U.S., 2nd worldwide in World Maths Day competition with 56,000 schools in 235 countries

ORLANDO- Avalon Park Elementary School in East Orlando scored 1st among U.S. schools in the Fourth Annual World Maths Day Competition March 3 and placed 2nd and 8th worldwide competing against students from 56,082 schools in 235 countries.

Pamela J. Sanders, principal at Avalon Park Elementary School, said Avalon Park Elementary took First Place in the U.S. and Second Place worldwide in the Ages 5-8 category behind Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School in Leigh-on-Sea, U.K.

Avalon Park Elementary School fifth-graders placed First among U.S. schools and Eighth in worldwide competition against schools in Malaysia, Estonia, the United Arab Emirates, Netherlands and Canada in the Ages 9-13 category.

“Our students really rose to the occasion and all of us are extremely proud of their outstanding performance,” Ms. Sanders said.

According to the World Maths Day web site (www.WorldMathsDay.com), the 2010 World Maths Competition was open to all schools, grades, and individuals ages 5-8, 9-13 and 14-18 worldwide.

The 2010 World Maths Competition pitted students and student teams around the world in live, web-based games of mental arithmetic. Each game lasted 60 seconds and students could play up to 500 games, earning points for each correct answer.

Beat Kähli, who heads Avalon Park Group and built Avalon Park Elementary School five years ago, said the school’s showing in the World Maths Day Competition is a dream come true.

“Avalon Park Elementary School is blessed with outstanding faculty, staff and administrators and the students have responded with an exhibition of world-class math skills,” Kähli said. “This is something all of Central Florida can be proud,” Kähli said.

Participation in the 2010 World Maths Games was up more than 47 percent over 2009, Kähli said.
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For more information, contact
Stephanie Hodson, Marketing Coordinator, Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565 stephanie@avalonparkgroup.com;
Pamela Sanders, Principal Avalon Elementary 407-207-3825 pamela.sanders@ocps.net;
Eric Marks, Vice President, Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565, ericm@avalonparkgroup.com; Beat Kahli, Founder /CEO Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

Avalon Park in East Orlando braces for wave of new development when Innovation Way–S.R. 528 link opens to Medical City

ORLANDO - Avalon Park in east Orlando is bracing for a wave of new commercial development and new jobs when Orange County opens a temporary interchange in May linking the UCF campus and the Innovation Way corridor with S.R. 528, Lake Nona’s Medical City and Orlando International Airport.

Eric Marks, senior vice president and chief operating officer at Avalon Park Group, said Avalon Park is approaching the halfway point of its approved one million square feet of commercial space, and new development resulting from the transportation link could add as much as 550,000 square feet of commercial space at Avalon Park within five to seven years.

“As the middle link between the UCF campus and the UCF College of Medicine, we’re perfectly located to serve both hubs simultaneously,” Marks explained.

“The economic impact in terms of new employment and new development will benefit the entire east Orlando region, and we anticipate an increase in demand within the first year,” he said.

Medical City, which also includes the new V.A. Hospital, Nemours Children’s Hospital and the Burnham Institute for Medical Research, is expected to generate more than 5,000 new jobs over the next five years, including doctors, medical staff, technicians and support workers. Widening Alafaya Trail will begin next June.

Marks said Avalon Park will benefit from two types of commercial users.

“We will see a significant increase in demand for space to serve our existing community,” Marks said. Avalon Park now includes more than 3,500 homes, with a mixed-use downtown district that includes offices, shops and stores, along with condominiums and rental apartments.

“Downtown Avalon Park is a tremendous asset,” Marks said. “The opportunity to walk out of your office building onto a downtown street within a block or two of dozens of restaurants, cafes, shops and stores is very appealing,” he said.

Avalon Park’s equidistance from the UCF campus and Medical City will attract a second group of service businesses and providers that want to serve both markets, Marks added.

“From service businesses such as health care, insurance and legal to primary employers such as software, telecommunications and research and development firms, Avalon Park offers a unique environment,” he said.
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For more information contact: Eric Marks, Senior Vice President, Avalon Park Group 407-658-6565; ericm@avalonparkgroup.com; Ross Halle, Vice President / Town Planner, Avalon Park Group 407-568-6565; rossh@avalonparkgroup.com; Stephanie Hodson, Marketing Coordinator, Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565; Stephanie@avalonparkgroup.com; Beat Kahli, Owner/Founder, Avalon Park Group, 407-658-6565

Top GIS Software Architects at Data Transfer Solutions Publish Research Article in ESRI ArcUser Journal

ORLANDO - Two top GIS software architects at Data Transfer Solutions, LLC (DTS), headquartered in Orlando’s downtown Avalon Park, were recently published in ESRI ArcUser, the world’s leading journal of the GIS (geographic information systems) and spatial modeling and mapping software industry.

A.M. “Trey” Fragala III, AICP, PMP, chief operating officer at Data Transfer Solutions, said Brian Noyle, senior project manager and software architect at DTS, and David Bouwman, chief technology officer, authored the technical article, Unit Testing for ESRI Developers to teach GIS developers how to engineer software tests before deployment of custom software systems.

“A recent survey showed that only about half of all GIS unit developers write unit tests,” Fragala explained. “Over the life of a custom GIS software project, maintenance costs will equal about half of the project development cost, so testing units beforehand can substantially reduce total project costs,” Fragala said.

Noyle and Bouwman rank among the top software engineers in the GIS industry, Fragala said.
Data Transfer Solutions provides geographic information systems (GIS), transportation planning and engineering, asset management, web design, custom applications development and video and multimedia production services to local governments and regional and state agencies throughout the U.S. The firm has offices in six states.
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For more information, contact: A.M. “Trey” Fragala, III, AICP, PMP, Chief Operating Officer, Data Transfer Solutions, 3680 Avalon Park East Blvd., Suite 200, Orlando, 32828; 407-382-5222; tfragala@edats.com

Data Transfer Solutions Appoints David Buckley Vice President of GIS Solutions

ORLANDO - Data Transfer Solutions, LLC, a leading providing in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), transportation planning, asset management, web applications, and video and multimedia production services to local governments and regional and state agencies throughout the U.S., has appointed David Buckley vice president of GIS Solutions.

A.M. “Trey” Fragala III, AICP, chief operating officer at Data Transfer Solutions, based in downtown Avalon Park, said Buckley is recognized as a leading consultant in GIS implementation planning and applications development throughout North America. He holds an undergraduate degree from York University in Toronto and a Master’s Degree from the University of Alberta, both in Geography.

“We are extremely excited to have David join our team.” Fragala said, adding “He has an innate ability to easily organize complex issues, and summarize technical GIS alternatives to meet client’s needs.”

Fragala said Buckley will support projects and business development opportunities across the country working closely with the DTS GIS geo-web software development team in Ft. Collins, Colorado.

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For more information, contact:

A.M. “Trey” Fragala, III, AICP, Chief Operating Officer, Data Transfer Solutions, 3680 Avalon Park East Blvd., Suite 200, Orlando, 32828; 407-382-5222; tfragala@edats.com; Jade Winfrey, Marketing Coordinator, Data Transfer Solutions, 407-382-5222; jwinfrey@edats.com