Company Milestones
Data Builder, Inc.’s History of Innovation
Data Builder was incorporated in 2003. In our short, five-year history we have grown to manage millions of documents for our clients. Today, we provide a combination of document management and professional services to construction companies of all sizes and specialties, including four firms ranked within the top 10 on ENR’s Top 400 Contractors list.
Our history started with the scanning of paper documents into an electronic archive. Initially, being able to provide closeout documents for construction projects electronically was considered the edge of innovation. As our emphasis shifted to capturing documents in electronic format at the time they are created, our clients were no longer printing paper documents only to scan them later.
As our technology has evolved, we’ve been able to add new capabilities and even greater value to the electronic document management process by delivering the ability to process large file archives to support critical functions like litigation, field operations, electronic closeout, and architect-engineer-construction collaboration.
Our only limit is our imagination.
2008
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Data Builder files a U.S. Patent for the Document Management Console (DMC). Our DMC allows customers to upload, retrieve, and view documents over multiple data sources on an enterprise basis. Data Builder completes the development and deployment of w-ECC, a Web-based version of our ECC product. This allows our customers to share documents in real-time with multiple stakeholders on a simultaneous basis. w-ECC is used by building owners, facility managers, engineers, architects, and maintenance teams. The solution allows for a current version across all parties regardless of location. Data Builder engages four construction firms ranked within the top 10 on ENR’s Top 400 Contractors list as clients or in trials, while further expanding data storage and processing clusters at the Berbee Data Center.
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2007
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Data Builder expands field sales and product development. During this timeframe we enhance our e-PCS product to support multi-cluster processing for significant scale in our solution. Year over year growth in revenues exceed 70%. Data Builder expands our intellectual property to include:
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2006
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Data Builder hires Andrew (Drew) Grant as CEO. Drew is a 25-year seasoned veteran of the technology industry where his prior experience includes Texas Instruments, Peter Kiewit Information Services, J.D. Edwards Software, and Siebel Software. Data Builder issues a Private Placement Memorandum for additional early-stage funding. Company revenues grow 50% year over year. Data Builder files for, and is granted, registered trademarks for:
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2005
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Data Builder files for, and is granted, registered trademarks for:
Data Builder starts initial operations of e-PCS as a system and deploys the capability to send “Secure Links” and “External Links” in order to accelerate collaboration capabilities for our client base. Data Builder reaches a multi-year agreement with RSM McGladrey and the Berbee Data Center to provide a highly secure data center that is SAS 70 Audit Level II compliant. RSM McGladrey assists Data Builder with world-class support and integration services at the Berbee Data Center in Minneapolis, MN.
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2004
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Data Builder enters into an initial agreement with The Weitz Company, one of the premier commercial building contractors in the U.S. In this agreement, Data Builder provides initial construction closeout support to Weitz with basic digital scanning-to-archive functionality. Data Builder enters into a licensing agreement with Interwoven Software and Spicer Software for components of technology to be embedded within e-PCS, ECC, and other systems.
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2003
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Data Builder acquires the intellectual property (IP) of Property Technologies, Inc. of Chicago, IL. This IP allows Data Builder to start the process of performing electronic construction closeout for the construction industry. |
