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positions and is founder and chief
executive officer of Ascot Technologies,
a company that specializes in mobile
applications. Her fellow IEEE volunteers brought similar experiences to the
table. "We have this huge skill set in
IEEE," she says. "We thought it would
be wonderful if we could be ready to go
out when people really need problem
solvers. We could put our skills to use
and really make a difference. We could
provide relief in all of these situations
where everyone wants to help out, but
we don't know how."
Still, they didn't want to duplicate
the work already being done by the
Amateur Radio League, first responders, and the American Red Cross. The
trick was to come up with a niche that
would fill an existing need. They convened focus groups of Hurricane Sandy
and Hurricane Katrina survivors and
listened to their experiences-ten to
12 days with no power, cell phones
going dead after a day or two, charging
phones off of car batteries, or using a
shared generator.
"Cell phones are a lifeline tool," Randall says. "We could provide a way to
recharge those cell phones."

(From left) Paul Goodson, MGA Vice President Mary Ellen Randall, Grayson Randall,
and Butch Shadwell stand alongside the IEEE MOVE truck.

The MOVE Truck
MOVE represents a "few different things,"
Randall explains. Right now, and likely to
stick, MOVE stands for "Mobile Outreach
Vehicle," and it's the culmination of Randall's and her team's vision.

This IEEE vehicle is uniquely designed
to drive into disaster areas and provide communication needs. The diesel
truck can simultaneously charge 120
cell phones or cell phone batteries. It is
equipped with satellite communications

The specially designed IEEE MOVE truck drives to disaster areas to provide communication needs in emergency situations.

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