Candidate for
Council Member; City of Concord

There is a full bio section on my website.

Ed Birsan Bio

Oct 7, 1949 Brooklyn, NY Boy Scout

Mom's Parents

Greek (from Island of Lesbos)
Grandfather worked on the Battleship Missouri as steel worker
Grandmother was a seamstress, NY garment industry

Father's Parents

Grandfather - Shoe Maker Factory

Orphan
Grandmother

Step Dad + Birsan _Cosmetic Chemist and High School Biology physics Teacher

His Russian-Jewish

Mother

Corporate/office Secretary
Abandoned at 15
Lived with step dad for another 7 years

First Job

Porter (janitor) at Learners (women's clothing)

College

Customer Service for Diner's Club + VIP Accounts

College Degree

BA from City University of New York

Interpool Ltd 1973-1986

Clerk and ended up at Assistant Vice President, Pacific Rim (SF), Assistant Vice President of Europe, and Africa and the Middle East (London), Customer Service Field Manager for Europe (based out of Antwerp, Belgium). International containerized cargo leasing company. Specialized in international equipment recovery and bankruption capital equipment recovery.

E. D. I. Inc.

1986 + present, president and founder
Domestic Container Storage and Leasing + sales, storage operations and management. Specialized equipment certications and inspections.
Small Business

Certified Cargo Inspector & Instructor

Steamship Lines for insurance companies, leasing companies, tank containers

Graduate of the Concord Citizens Police Academy

9-week course (or three months)
Police Dept functions
Shooting Simulation
Gang Activity, drug enforcement, K-9, police protocols, crime evidence, SET (Special Enforcement Team + SWAT), dispatch, volunteer (VIPS) support activities, traffic enforcement.

Rotarian of the Year + Concord/Diablo Rotary Club

Community Service Director on the Board of Directors
Senior Smoke Alarm Project
Project Secord Chance (adult literacy)
Concord Library Support
Fundrasing
Bood Sales
Get Signage and promotion
Thanksgiving Food for the Poor/needy
Santa Claus (400 gifts at Cambridge Child Development Center)
RotorCare + free medical clinic for uninsured residents
Harvest Gleaning Project + Fruit for food pantries and food banks (1,200 lbs himself)
Books for Africa + used books for people in Africa

Write Articles

Community News Coverage

Participant for Concord Advisory Committee for Concord Naval Weapons Station Re-use Plan Restoration Advisory Board of the Base Re-Alignment Committee US Navy. Life-time member of the US Navy League. Election Day Election Clerk + CCC Election Dept