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November 30, 2009
BELLEVUE, WA. November 30, 2009 -- DropStation, Inc., provider of Automated Delivery Machines (ADMs) for parcel logistics, announced today the appointment of Rich Stillman, past President of Coinstar (NASDAQ:CSTR), to the Advisory Board. Mr. Stillman is currently founder and President of the Upswing Group, Seattle, WA.
“The addition of Mr. Stillman to our Advisory Board will provide valuable insight that comes with experience and a pioneering mentality as it relates to a large scale self-service deployment.” stated a DropStation representative. “Rich’s understanding of working with retailers and managing a network of self-service kiosks will aid in our pursuit to provide a complete solution for the first and last mile distribution of small to medium sized parcels.”
“DropStation has introduced technology that has customer convenience at its core, and delivers on the promise of reducing cost throughout ecommerce and customer delivery,” said Rich Stillman. “I’m excited to help the company achieve its marketplace ambitions.” Mr. Stillman has spent 30 years in executive management, marketing and sales positions in large companies and entrepreneurial settings alike. Prior to founding Upswing, Stillman was CEO at Ivey Imaging, Seattle, WA. He was also COO and President of Coinstar, where he helped double coin revenue and pioneered Coinstar's entry to electronic payment services and its "coin to card" products.
About DropStation, Inc.
The Company provides a network of secure, self-serve Automated Delivery Machines (ADMs), which streamlines the pick-up and delivery of packages and goods in various urban and rural markets. DropStation has developed a patented, proprietary computer-controlled, multi-compartment software and hardware system that allow parcel carriers to significantly increase first delivery success, resulting in significant operational savings and increased customer satisfaction and loyalty.
The ADM contains an interactive controller kiosk, similar to an ATM machine, as well as modular banks of secure lockers. Equipped with a standard touch screen monitor, security camera, barcode reader, and credit card reader; the kiosk portion of the ADM controls locker access for the parcel carrier and recipient. In addition, the onboard proprietary software, in conjunction with the DropStation Network, controls the tracking of locker inventory while confirming notification of receipt and delivery of each parcel.
For more information on DropStation, Inc. please visit www.DropStation.com
SOURCE: DropStation, Inc.
