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EXPERIENCE Master's Candidate - International Entrepreneurship Management at University of Limerick, Ireland August 2009 ■ The Master of Business Studies in International Entrepreneurship Management has been specifically designed to meet the needs of entrepreneurs who wish to understand how to manage and grow a business internationally by focusing on the theoretical and practical aspects of managing and growing an international business. ■ Thesis: Effective uses of technology to manage social capital of entrepreneurs ■ Student Class President President, FitWell Associates, Inc., Washington, DC August 1994 - present ■ Founder and President of company created to purchase existing company (Health Matters, Inc.) that has provided services to the White House Athletic Center since 1987. ■ Provides a turn key approach to health and fitness for government and corporate facilities ■ Created company systems for technology, customer service, advertising, marketing, and vendor relations Board of Director, American Council on Exercise, San Diego, CA July 2006 - present ■ Board of Director Member for the largest nonprofit fitness certification and education provider in the world at $10 million in revenues and over 200,000 certified professionals ■ Provide oversight and industry expertise to help set standards and protect the public against unqualified fitness professionals and unsafe or ineffective fitness products, programs and trends. ■ Member of the Nominations Committee ■ Chair - ACE Industry Advisory Panel, 2007, 2008 ■ Vice Chair - Nominations Committee, 2007 ■ Chair - Nominations Committee, 2008 Vice President, Comprehensive Health Services, Inc., Vienna VA April 2001 - March 2007 ■ Vice President in charge of fitness and wellness programming for privately held company ■ Member of Senior Staff developing corporate philosophy and business management ■ Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. (CHS), is a national provider of employer-sponsored on-site health units, wellness programming, fitness center management and occupational medical examination services to major corporations and government agencies. Executive Director, White House Athletic Center, Washington, DC August 1994 – December 2005 ■ Oversee all operations of 500-member facility for the Executive Office of the President, ensuring its continual improvements ■ Work closely with 15-member Board of Directors in strategic planning in future goals of facility ■ Research and produce annual fiscal budget for facility Information Manager, People Karch International (PKI), Chantilly, VA June 1993 – August 1994 ■ Manager of the largest Health Risk Appraisal contract with 3M, (35,000 questionnaires, 65% return rate) ■ Member of the development team for PKI Software windows version ■ Manager of the Information Technology customer service center, providing computer support to clients Fitness Specialist, Housing and Urban Development Fitness Center, Washington, DC December 1991 – June 1993 ■ On-site fitness specialist for a PKI consulting site providing exercise testing using ACSM protocols ■ Implemented fitness center membership tracking and reporting via computer ■ Responsible for daily operation of center, exercise equipment maintenance, and membership services

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Association for Worksite Health Promotion ■ 1999 Region 2 President ■ 1998 Region 2 President Elect ■ 1997-1992 International Conference Committee— Student Activities Chairperson ■ 1997 Region 2 Communication Chairperson ■ 1996 Region 2 Past Conference Chairperson

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1995 Region 2 Conference Chairperson Awarded 1995 Region 2 leadership award 1994 Region 2 Conference Co-Chairperson 1993 Region 2 Conference Food and Facility Chairperson 1992 Region 2 Conference Evaluation Chairperson

Toastmasters International—CTM awarded 1998. Active member of the Five Star Toastmasters since 1997 ■ 1997 Treasurer American Council on Exercise—Active member since 1994 ■ Certified Personal Trainer Penn State Alumni Association—Active member since 1991, Lifetime member since 1997 ■ 1997-1996 Metro Washington chapter Charity Golf Tournament planning committee Penn State Health and Human Development Alumni Association ■ 1998 – 2003 Alumni Board of Director – Department of Kinesiology ■ 2003 – 2006 Member of the Dean’s Leadership Council

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Strategic business planning Major client development Competitive maneuvering Staff supervision/development Marketing/sales management Competitor intelligence systems

Finance/administrative management Start-up operations Expansion/turnaround strategies Communications/public relations Revenue/profit turnaround Management system operations

Business ownership/buyouts Advertising/promotion Facility management Budgeting/accountability Financial planning & analysis Technology operations

Operations turnaround Supply/demand analysis Site selection/space planning General management Procurement operations Logistical services

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PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS Guest lecturer for Penn State University, San Diego State University, Keene State University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Limerick, Mercyhurst College 2009 2008 2008 2007 2007 2004 2003 2003 1998 1998 1997

Presenter at BizCamp Ireland – “How to use LinkedIn to increase your credibility” Presenter at American Camp Association – “Fitness programming for kids” Author, 101 Fitness Tips for Golf, Coaches Choice Publishing Presenter at Precor National Sales Conference – “Successful Strategies to selling fitness equipment to the federal government” Author, 101 Fitness Games for Kids at Camp, Coaches Choice Publishing Co-Author, The Complete Idiots Guide to Partner Fitness, Penguin Publishing Presenter at Nordic Track National Sales Conference – “Opportunity Knocks—A Healthier U.S.” APCA Personal Chef Summit: Personal Chef and Personal Training: “Combining Healthy Food & Exercise” Association for Worksite Health Promotion Region 2 conference: Using Myers-Briggs in Health Promotion International Ticketing Association conference Keynote speaker: “Fitness in the Stressful Workplace” Association for Worksite Health Promotion Region 2 conference: CYBER WELLNESS

TELEVISION AND RADIO

Capital Golf Weekly – Golf Fitness Expert – Washington DC Tee Time Radio – Golf Fitness Expert – Dallas, TX (heard nationwide) EDUCATION Exercise and Sport Science Bachelor of Science, Penn State University, 1991

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BIOGRAPHY ed Vickey is Founder and President of FitWell LLC. FitWell is a fitness management consulting company specializing in operations, design consulting and professional development to the fitness industry, government agencies, Fortune 1000 companies and the golf industry. In addition to his FitWell duties, he is a member of the Board of Directors for the American Council on Exercise, the largest non-profit accredited certification organization in the fitness industry. From 2001 - 2006, he was a member of the Executive Team as Vice President at Comprehensive Health Service where he was responsible for the operations, sales, consulting and client account management for the fitness management and wellness screenings division of the company. Ted is an innovator and leader in the corporate fitness management industry and has presented at industry conferences on many topics including the integration of technology and wellness. In 2004 he was the co-author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Partner Training. He has been a member of professional organizations such as the Association of Worksite Health Promotion and the American Council on Exercise.

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Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise and Sports Science, 1991 1995 1998

FitWell won the White House Athletic Center contract Vickey appointed to Board of Directors for the Penn State College of Health and Human Development 1999 Fruit of the Loom® and Osram Sylvania® contracted FitWell to design and manage their fitness centers 2000 FitWell was awarded the fitness management contract for the Security Exchange Commission 2000 The first ever eManagment fitness contract for Eastern Mountain Sports® 2001 Department of Commerce fitness center chose FitWell when they were unhappy with their current management company 2001 Homeland Security’s TSA fitness testing project chose FitWell to deliver their programs. 2002 Pension Benefit Group Plan tenant of Franklin Plaza™ chose FitWell to manage their fitness center when they were unhappy with their present contractor. 2003 Vickey appointed to Dean's Leadership Council for the Penn State College of Health and Human Development 2004 The Pentagon Force Protection Agency choose CHS & FitWell to manage the physical fitness performance medical and fit for duty testing 2004 United States Department of Agriculture Eastern Region Center awarded FitWell Associates management of their fitness center and wellness program 2005 Civilian Police® (subcontractor to the Department of State) chose CHS and FitWell to design their fitness testing program 2002-2005 USAA®, Lands End® Corporation, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center chose FitWell to perform their health screenings nationwide from 2002-2005. 2006 Vickey elected to the Board of Directors for the American Council on Exercise 2007 Vickey joins Tee Time Radio as fitness consultant, with CJ McDaniel, the PGA’s first Director of Marketing, Lisa DePaulo, a former LPGA Tour Pro, Dan Potter, Texas' most-listened-to radio news host, and PGA Hall of Famer and Masters Champion Ben Crenshaw.

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Ted Vickey is “In Charge” at The White House

Ever since he was a young boy growing up in Erie, Pennsylvania, Ted Vickey ’91 EX SCI dreamed of someday becoming president and working in The White House. Today, after a lot of hard work and with the help of some important people along the way, he is just one of a handful of people who can say he made that dream come true. Well, sort of… Ted is president of FitWell Associates Inc., a fitness management company that designs and operates fitness facilities and has created health and fitness programs for a variety of large companies in the eastern United States and several federal government agencies. However, FitWell’s first client remains perhaps its most prestigious—since 1987, the company has operated The White House Athletic Center. Yes, that White House. Ironically, Ted’s childhood dream was to get into politics and eventually become President of the United States. “I used to tell my grandmother all the time that I was going to live in the White House someday,” he recalls. So, when Ted came to Penn State in the summer of 1987, it came as no surprise to his friends and family that he planned to major in political science. Those plans changed that October after Ted broke his ankle playing a game of pick-up football on one of his first trips home from college. “I remember going through my rehab and being

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fascinated with the thought of helping people get healthy and stay fit,” he says. “That’s when I decided to change majors.” Although no longer destined to become President of the United States, Ted’s dream of working at The White House was about to come true. While completing his undergraduate degree, Ted was one of only a handful of students in the country selected to

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serve an internship at The White House Athletic Center. The first time I walked in there, I was on cloud nine,” he admits. But that was just the beginning. In 1994, Ted was working in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s fitness facility when he received a phone call from Denise Terry-Evans, the person who owned the company that ran The White House Athletic Center and had hired him to work there. “She told me that she was leaving and wanted to know if I might be interested in buying the company,” he says. Here I am, only 24 years old—I had no idea what I should do.” That is when Ted called Dr. Bob Ricketts, currently senior lecturer in kinesiology and head of the department’s undergraduate program, for some advice. “I called Bob and said I have this opportunity to buy this company but wasn’t sure what I should do. He asked me how much it was going to cost, and I told him. Bob gave me a lot of advice. He also wrote the check and told me to pay him back when I could, which I did over the next five years. So, by Christmas 1994 I started the process of buying the company. Unfortunately, Ted’s excitement of buying the company was tempered by his grandmother’s failing health. He remembers his last trip to visit his grandmother in June 1995. “She had been in and out of a coma, but when I got there she woke up and we talked. She told me she would always be my guardian angel. On July 27, 1995, the day Ted closed on the sale, he received a plant from his grandmother with a note attached. “Congratulations, you’ve reached your dream,” it read. “You’re now a president in The White House.” “I called my aunt later that day to tell her I had signed the papers, Ted says. “Two hours after she told my grandmother the news, my grandmother passed away. That’s when I decided that, with my

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grandmother—my guardian angel—always watching over me, I’m going for it.” That philosophy has served Ted well—in the seven years since purchasing the company, FitWell has built a fitness center for Fruit of the Loom in Kentucky and operates fitness facilities for OSRAM Sylvania and Eastern Mountain Sports in New Hampshire. In Washington, FitWell manages a facility and provides services to the Securities and Exchange Commission in addition to maintaining The White House Athletic Center. Most recently, the company received a government contract to conduct fitness evaluations on 100,000 federal employees nationwide. FitWell currently employs 15 full-time and more than 150 part-time employees. Two years ago, Ted sold FitWell to Comprehensive Health Services Inc. (CHS). Based in Vienna, Virginia, CHS is one of the national leaders in managing and administering occupational health programs and boasts a network of 10,000 physicians in 6,000 locations throughout the United States. Clients include 30 Fortune 200 firms and several federal government agencies. Ted is still president of FitWell and was named a vice president of CHS after selling the company. Ted admits that the past seven years have sometimes been a blur. “I was never a twentysomething person,” he says. “I had to grow up pretty quickly and learn how to run a business, and I had to do it under The White House microscope.” However, Ted also says he is pleased with the choices he has made along the way. “I love what I’m doing and I love helping people—there are times I even forget that my office is at The White House.” And what about that aspiring political career? “People assumed I was a Democrat when Clinton was President, and people assume now that I’m a Republican because Bush is there, but I try to keep politics separate from the facility. I do know one thing for sure, though—I definitely wouldn’t want to be in politics.”■

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Help the President Shape Up by Ted Vickey ’91 H&HD People would always ask me,“Do you work out with the president?” And I’d say, “No—I love my job too much.” Can you imagine the stress? Let’s just say you’re spotting him on dumbbell presses and a dumbbell falls and hits him in the head.As much as they say they put their pants on just like you and I do, you and I don’t run the free world. My job was to serve the staff, and he just happened to be one of the people we took care of.The Oval Office would call and say,“Ted, we need an elliptical machine, a bike, and a stepper delivered to the West Wing.” Once I got a call saying,“The president is flying to Central America, and he wants to run while he’s on Air Force One.” We got one of those fold-up treadmills, and I had to check with some experts and crunch numbers to make sure it would be safe to exercise at that altitude. The president can work out wherever he wants. At the White House, he has equipment in the residence, or he can work out near the pool. Either way, there are 20 people making sure you don’t get in. I was executive director at the White House Athletic Center for 11 years. through Bush, Clinton, and Bush, but the presidents never came over to the main fitness center. If they did, it would put a stop to everything. Everyone would want to work out with the president or just say hi.And interruptions aren’t conducive to a good workout. —Ted Vickey, founder and president of the fitness consulting company FitWell Inc., is former executive director of the White House Athletic Center. He stays fit in Vienna, Va.

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Ted Vickey at the Kemmy Business School

EDUCATION LIMERICK’s MBA course in Entrepreneurship is attracting people from across the globe – one of its latest recruits has already spent time working in the vicinity of the most powerful political office in the world. Thirty-nine-year-old Ted Vickey, who last summer moved to Limerick from Washington DC, has for the last 15 years, worked in various roles at the White House Athletic Center, including the top role of executive director for over a decade. Ted, whose company Fitwell Inc – which provides fitness solutions to large companies - won its first major contract in the American seat of power. After swapping the White House for the comparatively more low key surroundings of the University of Limerick, and the Kemmy Business School, he says he is here to better himself. Despite owning an exercise firm which turns over millions of dollars, Ted feels to be accepted by his business peers, he needed the MBA qualification having initially defaulted on a postgraduate degree when he finished his undergraduate study at Penn State University. He said: “People would not take me seriously as a businessman because I did not have an MBA after my name, so that is one of the reasons why getting this degree is important. It is kind of ironic, if you look at the clients I have worked

“Ted finds that it’s never too late to go back to school,” The Limerick Leader, January 31, 2009

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for, you are looking at blue chip firms - the who’s who of the business world essentially. But still people just say, ‘You’re a gym guy, you don’t really know business’.” During his decade-anda-half in Washington, undoubtedly one of the days which stuck out for Ted was September 11 - a day which the western world changed dramatically. Managing a team of staff in the White House gym, he recalls: “I could tell my staff were concerned. You could hear it in their voices. I just said to them, Whatever the secret service tells you to do, just follow it.” Asked about the war in Iraq, he said the atmosphere was “even more stressful than normal.” However, when he was working, Ted was not allowed to let stress get the better of him - especially when it came to outsiders perceptions of the facility. Now Ted is on the course at UL, he has put his company on the backburner for now. “I am focused on consulting, going into corporations and helping hem run programmes. That’s the next stage for the company. Although the education side of my time here is important to me, when all said and done, I want to be able to look back with a smile on my face, and be able to say to myself that, at this stage in my life, living in Limerick was the right choice for me,” he told Business Leader.

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