BOB BARZELAY - DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Mr. Barzelay began his self-storage career in 1992 when he joined Storage Investment Management Inc. as Sales Manager of Boston Self Storage, later to become Planet Self Storage of South Boston.

As Sales Manager, Barzelay became familiar with the day to day operations of self storage facilities. During this period Barzelay increased gross income by over 200% and the net operating income increased by over 250%. This was accomplished by Barzelay's judicious use of supply and demand pricing, controlling delinquency and optimizing occupancy.

In 1997 Barzelay was promoted to the position of Senior Area Sales Manager, responsible for the daily operations of 8 self storage facilities throughout the greater Boston area.

These facilities comprise approximately 250,000 square feet of rentable space with 3,000 self storage units. His managerial responsibilities include facility startup, setting up & coordinating lien sales, hiring and staffing, conducting routine audits, budget planning, and assisting managers in attaining their facility financial goals.

Barzelay was promoted to Director of Management Information Systems  As Manager of Information Systems and Information Technology, Barzelay facilitates SIMI's computerized data processing and information transfer systems in addition to software technical support.