Self-Storage Veteran Joins OpenTech Advisory Board

PHOENIX, Arizona – December 2, 2008 – OpenTech Alliance, Inc., the makers of INSOMNIAC® self-storage kiosks, announced today that RK Kliebenstein has joined their already impressive advisory board. Mr. Kliebenstein is a world-wide industry known speaker, author and expert witness, has experience in acquiring, developing, managing and financing self-storage properties.

RK Kliebenstein President of Coast-To-Coast Storage
RK Kliebenstein
President of Coast-To-Coast Storage

“RK is an influential leader in the self-storage industry and his previous experience developing self-services systems for self-storage owners is invaluable,” said Robert Chiti, OpenTech’s CEO. “RK clearly understands the world is changing and his forward thinking is helping self-storage owners’ evolve their business model to be successful.”

pr_pic_12-2-08(2)“OpenTech’s self service solutions are changing self-storage economics, enabling owners to dramatically improve their bottom line and provide a new level of customer service and convenience. I am excited to be involved with a company that is changing the self-storage industry for the better ” , said RK.

RK has worked and consulted on behalf of clients and employers, analyzing, acquiring, developing and integrating a wide variety of self-storage projects. During his career, RK has underwritten over three billion dollars in self-storage transactions. He estimates he has reviewed over 8,000 sites, analyzed 400 million square feet of storage space and personally seen more than 480,000 roll up doors!


“How to Make Money in Self-Storage” and “How to MakeIn September, 2005, RK and co-author Scott Duffy released the book “How to Invest in Self-Storage” through the publisher Minico. Book sales are brisk and the book is available on-line at minico.com and Amazon.com. His second and third books, 
“How to Make Money in Self-Storage” and “How to Make More Money in Self-Storage” are now available as well.

OpenTech Alliance, Inc. is the leading developer of self-storage kiosks. Its dependable INSOMNIAC line of self-storage kiosks improves customer convenience, reduces operating costs and increases revenues for self-storage facilities. For more information about OpenTech or its INSOMNIAC kiosks, please visit www.opentechalliance.com or call (602) 749-9370.

Press Contact:
Carol Castillo
Marketing Assistant
OpenTech Alliance, Inc.
marketing@opentechalliance.com
602-749-9370 Ext 114

NOTE TO EDITORS: OpenTech Alliance, the OpenTech logo and INSOMNIAC are trademarks of OpenTech Alliance, Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. INSOMNIAC is protected by U.S. Patent # 5,946,660

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