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Vela Systems, iPads and Cloud Computing as a Company Standard

"As executives, we saw many benefits such as having consistent standard operating procedures across the company and an ability to view snapshots of what’s going on at multiple jobsites."

Sean DeMartino, Division President
Balfour Beatty Construction

"With Vela Systems, our ROI was more than 300%! In addition, Vela Systems helped us cut people hours almost in half."

Nathan Ducote, Assistant Project Manager
Balfour Beatty Construction

Vela for QA/QC: Turner Construction Company

"With tools such as Vela Systems, we’re able to make correlations and assessments of quality assurance with certainty because we’re getting factual, real-time data from the projects.”

Ed McNeill, Senior Vice President
Turner Construction Company

"It greatly speeds up the project. As a matter of fact, we pick up a day of time on the schedule every week or so. You continue to pick up a day here and there and pretty soon it adds up.”

Bob Wunderlich, Quality Control Manager
Turner Construction Company

Vela for QA/QC: Rosendin Electric

“With Vela, we’re delivering tangible business intelligence for the Owner and improving profitability.”

Sam Lamonica, CIO
Rosendin Electric

“From a corporate perspective, Vela gives us real-time visibility into multiple active projects and quality processes which is critically important. If I happen to see unexpectedly high levels of nonconformance, or if I see quality data that’s not aligning with our installation tracking, for example, I know immediately that something isn’t running as smoothly as it should and I can communicate or act to get it fixed right away.”

“Quality is all about doing things right the first time. With Vela, we're able to drive that behavior in new and powerful ways. From my exprience, I know it will help prevent rework going forward.”

Mike Turner, Vice President Operations, Wind Division
Rosendin Electric

“As contractors, we only get paid to put it in once. If we have to do it again, it significantly impacts the bottom line.”

Steve Braverman, Project Executive, McCarran Airport Project
Rosendin Electric

Vela Field BIM for commissioning and handover: Barton Malow and Maryland General Case Study

“The same tasks that used to take us days to manage and track, now take just hours. The model is a powerful way to navigate the structure while facilitating field-specific workflow tasks that are an integral part of commissioning, which includes work-to-complete lists, punch lists and QA/QC.”

Corinne Ambler, Project Engineer
Barton Malow

“Having all of the stuff at their fingertips makes the team more efficient and certainly gives them a lot more confidence when they go into the field. It’s a much better way of managing information and improving the efficiency and operations of our projects.”

Michael Plank, Senior Director, Support Services
Maryland General Hospital

“This is a tool that we can no longer afford not to have.”

Ken Driscoll, Supervisor, Plant Operations
Maryland General Hospital

“Synchronizing the commissioning process with Vela and Navisworks can allow us to link accurate install dates, maintenance manuals, and operational information to the project model. We’re saving time as we capture critical data on materials, systems, and equipment.”

Chris Horney, Project Engineer for Barton Malow
Severstal Dearborn Steel Manufacturing Facility Project

Vela for Construction Operations: Robins & Morton

“With Vela Systems, we have a much better handle on the process, improved reporting capabilities and tracking of what items need to be completed at any given time. The way we’re now capturing data is saving us significant time. In many cases, we’ve cut our time by half!”

Jon MacAlpin, Project Engineer
Robins & Morton

Vela for Safety: Harvard University

“We break our whole safety standard--the Harvard EHS safety standard--up by category and we load those into the Vela Field Manager. That way it is done once and we have access to it no matter where we are on the site. We have a pretty extensive construction safety program."

Garrett Burke, EH&S Associate Director - Occupational and Construction Safety
Harvard University

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Vela for Construction Operations: Hill International

“Vela Systems is an all-in-one system to help manage our field activities, planning checklists, quality management both through the device and the web.”

Shawn Pressley, Vice President of Project Management, Systems & Development
Hill International

Vela for Field BIM for Materials: DPR Construction Inc.

“The 2% of job cost related to QA/QC and reorder is now ‘virtually nil’.”

Lisa Thomas, Manager
DPR Construction

“[Vela Systems] was vital to the success of the project because we knew exactly when the parts would be delivered. This was also one of the main reasons we were able to complete New Meadowlands five months ahead of schedule.”

Frank Falciani, Senior V.P.
Skanska USA Building

"Destiny USA is a model for green construction. We've embraced a paperless process for this job, and Vela Systems is playing a large role in that effort. Not only has Vela Systems been able to substantially reduce the amount of paper we use on site, but it has also significantly sped up project delivery by reducing communication delays between what's happening in the field and what's being managed in the office."

Brian Watson, Project Manager
Cianbro Companies

"Vela's solutions immediately expedited work at Canyon Ranch, leading us not only to use it on our other Miami projects, but to bring the building owners and architects into the system. Taking notes with a pencil and marking up plans in the field, then retyping these and distributing the information to all involved is labor-intensive and causes delays. With Vela Systems, everyone gets the information they need in near real-time, reducing work-hours and costs, while increasing our ability to manage project details for greater work quality."

Brad Meltzer, President
KM-Plaza

"By using Vela Systems software for construction, punch, and owner walkthroughs, CMC compressed the project timeline, improved visibility into quality of the work, and provided a very high level of professionalism during the process. Our customers were very impressed. Vela Systems software saved me 4-8 hours each week. I would recommend it highly."

Rick Pena, Project Manager
CMC Group, Inc.

"Vela Systems, in sync with Prolog Software, will have huge monetary ramifications at Tocci, with savings in the millions."

John Tocci, CEO
Tocci Building Corporation

"Vela Systems has quickly become one of our most valuable technological tools, along with Timberline® and Primavera®. Its benefits are multifaceted, and they allow our teams to manage projects and service our clients more effectively."

Peter Campot, CEO
William A. Berry & Son, Inc.

"Our early experience with Vela Systems clearly demonstrated that we can save time and money and deliver a higher level of quality by using their mobile field software. For that reason, we have decided to expand our use of Vela Systems to more of our building construction projects across the country."

Robert Neumann, CIO
Suffolk Construction

"With Vela systems, our superintendent could mark the exact location of a work item or issue on a structural drawing with a pushpin and add text, a photograph and audio. Timely, concise information could be readily transferred from the field to the owner, the architect and subcontractors in a manner that could be clearly understood so issues could be quickly resolved. Vela enabled our staff to cut the amount of time it takes to bring an issue to the attention of the responsible parties and get it turned around. The superintendent liked how Vela allowed him to prepare punch lists, work lists and to-do lists without typing. It improved his productivity and increased accuracy by eliminating redundant data input."

Jeff Brown, Project Manager
Hensel Phelps

Architects and Engineers

"The electronic flow of information really streamlines the construction process. However, the real value was the consistency of the entire process. We were able to achieve consistency of reporting that everyone from the owner to the construction manager could understand easily and quickly."

Don Ghent, Principal
Gensler

"With Vela Systems software, we are able to improve the efficiency of the CA process, establish documentation consistency across our many projects and offices, be more responsive to our clients, and reduce our risk profile. It has been a very worthwhile investment."

Sherri Gutierrez, Vice President
Arquitectonica

Owners and Developers

"We chose Vela to help accelerate the completion of the project while maintaining a worldclass level of quality. Streamlining our processes and completing jobs faster helps us compete in the market."

Justin Murphy, Senior Project Manager
Charleville Development

"By using Vela Systems we were able to automate our due diligence activities and save time during our deal evaluation. It's a new and better way of working."

Justin Murphy, Senior Project Manager
Landmark Residential

"Vela Systems has enabled the New Boston teams to assess inspection progress in real time, generate accurate cost and analytical reports automatically, drive corporate best practices and inspection protocols, and perform due diligence in less time. With Vela's fast-to-learn and easy-to-use software, New Boston has enhanced visibility into the quality-related risks of potential acquisitions, to help prevent overpayment. Vela has changed the game in real estate due diligence."

Mark Runde, Vice President
New Boston Fund, Inc.

"We're able to better manage our punch lists and synchronize our work so we can get through the jobs more effectively and more efficiently," said FECR Senior Vice President Philip C. Dahan. "Opera Tower is about to be home to hundreds of new residents and we are eager to deliver their homes on time and with the best customer service. Vela helps facilitate that for us."

Philip C. Daha, Senior Vice President
Florida East Coast Realty, Inc.

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