Dr. Joe Clark

Dr. Joseph E. Clark + + +

Joseph joined the Company as a Director in June 1998.He is a consultant to the American Chemical Society and other leading scientific organizations.As Senior Science Advisor to the Under Secretary for Technology at the U.S. Department of Commerce from 1992 to 1996, he focused on international issues, chairing the 25-nation group of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which evaluates national technology policies and promotes innovation.From 1983 to 1992, Dr. Clark was Deputy Director of the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), which he transformed into a customer-focused enterprise financed by worldwide sale of U.S. and foreign government reports, databases and on-line services.His program of Total Quality Management (TQM) earned him the Senate Productivity Award.From 1979 to 1983, Dr. Clark served in the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy under Presidents Carter and Reagan and was instrumental in passage of legislation and issuance of Executive Orders improving industry access to governmental patents, technical information and technology.From 1970 to 1979, he directed R&D programs in fire protection technology and flammable fabrics at the National Bureau of Standards, now the National Institute for Standards & Technology.He led the formation of the U.S. Fire Administration and then served as its Associate Administrator for Research & Planning.His teams developed national standards for flammability of clothing and furnishings, and developed and evaluated new technologies for smoke detectors and sprinklers; the resulting innovations are credited with saving more than 100,000 lives.Before entering government service, Dr. Clark was with Chemical Manufacturers Association and W.R. Grace & Company.His laboratory research and statistical models have been used by industry to predict the life of polymers used in plastics and coatings.He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry from Villanova University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Windsor (Canada) in Polymer Chemistry.Dr. Clark has been Visiting Professor of Engineering at Princeton University.

The speakers included myself, (MC and Chairman of the event), GMA John Adams, WPC President Allan N. Walters, and Dr. Joseph Clark, Acting Executive Director of the ACS.

"I don't care about making money," said Joe Clark, chief operatingofficer of ACS, when asked at a public meeting Saturday about the revenue ACS has collected from Chapel Hill tickets.

Among those present was Joe Clark, chief operating officer of Affiliated Computer Services, who made a presentation demonstrating how the company's traffic cameras worked and how the company works with the community to monitor the system.

Dr. Joseph E. Clark .... Director

In urging the Town Council to stick with the camera program, Joe Clark, chief operating officer for ACS' Public Safety Solutions division, told town officials this week that his company already had put more than $400,000 into installing and running the red-light cameras in Chapel Hill.

Joe Clark, CEO of Affiliated Computer Services' public safety division, suggested the company's deal is similar to contracts that some municipalities have with private companies to provide parking services.
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Clark said that since the two red light cameras were installed in September, there have been more than 1,500 red light violations at those two intersections, but as people have become aware of the cameras, the number of violations has decreased by 40 percent."I don't care about making money," Clark said."It's a safety program."

After the forum, Clark said that if the Town Council voted to end the program, his company would lose several hundred thousand dollars.The cameras could be removed and installed in other places, but many other costs could not be recovered, he said.

The company invested about $350,000 for capital expenses and another $100,000 for other expenses for the red light cameras, and it normally takes about three years for the company to recoup its expenses and begin making money, Clark said.

Both Maurice Hannigan, vice president for ACS's public safety division, and Joe Clark, chief operating officer for the division, wrote to the council as well.

"As far as fears that the program violates civil liberties, I cannot understand the thinking," Clark argued.