We are proud to have such an engaged group of users. It’s always great hearing about what’s going on in their organizations and what they’d like to see from us in the future. This year’s conference was packed with great presentations featuring industry leaders from Tesla, Heapy, WorkingBuildings, Bath Group, Baumann Consulting and more who shared how CxAlloy elevates the work they do every day.
We kicked off the event by revealing the newest features for CxAlloy TQ on the web and iOS.
Many tests or checklists are created from the same template and thus have identical lines. With Batch Answer on iOS, you can quickly and easily answer these identical lines from a single screen.
With File Markups you can draw or add text to images and PDFs. Each markup is treated like any other content, with associated permissions based on who created it, full syncing between iOS and the web, and integration into reports.
For circle and rectangle markups CxAlloy TQ will create a Callout, which is an image of just that region of the photo or PDF. Callouts can be viewed directly without having to load the entire file, and they can be included in reports as well.
Just as with Batch Answer, Push Template Changes works with checklists or tests that are created from the same template. With Push Template Changes you can apply template edits to any or all of the checklists or tests created from that template.
Coming soon, version 4.0 of the iOS app will enable multi-windowing on iOS 13. With multi-windowing you’ll be able to open multiple windows of the CxAlloy TQ app on your device, allowing you to view two different checklists side-by-side, or the construction issues log while you complete a test, or any other combination of screens. Version 4.0 will add a number of other features as well, including context menus, batch actions, and state restoration.
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Get the inside track on our vision for the future of CxAlloy and how your feedback helps us create a better product. See a demonstration of new and upcoming features that increase productivity and reduce costs. We’ll share what we have planned for 2020 and give a glimpse into the long-term vision for CxAlloy software.
Jacob Terry
Director of Product Development at CxAlloy
Jacob has been working on CxAlloy software for over 12 years. A self-taught programmer, he has a BA in Print Journalism, and an MBA from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Jacob spends most of his free time wrangling his four children, and occasionally finds time to play Nintendo.
Learn how to leverage our new features in TQ for iOS to manage your commissioning data in the field and offline. Get a look at our highly anticipated annotations feature that allows users to draw on images and PDFs. See how upcoming changes to the app will harness the power of iOS 13's multiple window support to allow engagement with different aspects of your projects simultaneously. Pulling from top feature requests, we’ll show updates that increase productivity with your mobile device.
Clint Martin
Lead iOS Developer at CxAlloy
Clint graduated from The University of Alabama and then moved to Atlanta where he started his career as a writer and video editor in the television industry. For the past decade, he has written code for CxAlloy. Initially working with the web team, he transitioned to iOS development full-time with the release of the CxAlloy TQ app in 2014 and since then has been CxAlloy's lead iOS developer. Clint currently resides in Salt Lake City.
Kelly demonstrates how CxAlloy was instrumental in the major expansion project for the Aruba International Airport. First using CxAlloy TQ to manage the process across all stakeholders, and later transitioning the data into operations with CxAlloy FM to manage the assets after construction. Built in 1923, the Queen Beatrix International Airport is Aruba’s aviation gateway serving more than 2.5 million passengers annually. Baumann Consulting was hired to manage the entire commissioning process across The Gateway 2030 project, which began in 2018, and will last for 5 years. This project is the airport’s first major expansion since 2000 and includes three additional contact gates, two extra bus gates, a broader selection of retail, food and beverage outlets, and more. It also triggered the upgrade of the existing facility MEP systems, the relocation of the Facility Energy Centre, the Baggage Handling System (BHS) and the procurement of a sophisticated building automation system (BMS) for the first time in this facility. Kelly will show how CxAlloy was and integral part of this project’s success.
Kelly Adighije
Vice President at Baumann Consulting
Kelly specializes in commissioning of large international projects and served on USGBC’s LEED Technical Advisory Group for Energy & Atmosphere contributing to Commissioning and Energy Efficiency topics. Kelly earned international project experience working in the UK and Switzerland. He has provided expertise in mechanical and sustainability services for the planning, design and construction of buildings through project work in the U.S., U.K., Switzerland, Algeria, and the Middle East. Kelly attended the University of Sheffield in England, where he earned his Master of Mechanical Engineering. Kelly is recognized as a Chartered Mechanical Engineer by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, U.K.
Bath Group’s commissioning team will share how they have maximized efficiency and profits by customizing their process around the CxAlloy platform! Bath Group customized the ASHRAE Guideline Zero standard commissioning process to revolve around the CxAlloy TQ platform. From kick-off to completion, all standard commissioning specifications and plans reference CxAlloy and everyone responds to threads in TQ so that every detail is captured. Learn how Bath Group has increased efficiency, reduced unnecessary site visits and increased accountability with this integration.
Steve Alschuler
Principal at Bath Engineering Group
Steve has a BSME from Iowa State University, and an MBA from the University of New Mexico. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, and a Certified Commissioning Professional and Commissioning Process Management Professional. He has managed large commissioning projects throughout the United States and Mexico. Steve is an AIA registered provider of continuing education who trains architects and building owners on topics such as the importance of proper control system design and the economic benefits of building commissioning.
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Alex Timberlake will show how Tesla is unlocking the power of CxAlloy’s API. He’ll share the details of how they are pulling project data from the database to develop custom reports and create an easily viewable Excel query to share progress.
Alex Timberlake
Senior Commissioning/Facilities Engineer at Tesla
Alex has been instrumental in developing IP that interfaces with CxAlloy’s API which has enabled Tesla to develop data workflows between design, construction, commissioning, and facilities. Alex has developed Tesla’s suite of commissioning & systems-completion procedures, workflows, trainings, and Intellectual Property (IP). He is the CxAlloy Administrator for all of Tesla’s major capital projects. Additionally, he is a facilities system owner at Gigafactory 1 and is responsible for the construction, commissioning, operation, and reliability of several Utility Systems (process vacuum, compressed air, nitrogen, and chilled water). He develops the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Standard Maintenance Procedures (SMPs) for said Utility Systems.
See how one commissioning firm used our API to integrate CxAlloy TQ with Procore. Working with a General Contractor committed to using Procore created quite the challenge for Heapy whose process relied heavily on CxAlloy. To avoid double work, they leveraged the CxAlloy TQ API to pull data into Procore. As a result, they maintained the benefits of CxAlloy while delivering the experience that the GC was looking for. Learn more about how they dealt with the challenges of this integration.
Matt Downing
Commissioning Operations Manager at Heapy
Matt received his Bachelor of Science degree and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Cincinnati. He is a Certified Commissioning Professional through BCxA, a Certified Building Commissioning Professional through AEE, and a LEED Accredited Professional for Building Design and Construction. Matt has experience working in a variety of market sectors including Healthcare, K-12, Laboratory, and Higher Education and leads the commissioning process for offices in Dayton, Columbus, Cleveland, Findlay, Indianapolis, and Raleigh. Matt was one of the leaders of the implementation of CxAlloy a few years ago, and now manages all organizational standards relating to CxAlloy and effective project delivery.
Rob Furst
Commissioning Project Administrator at Heapy
Rob oversees the completion of work related to commissioning on construction and renovation projects. He has experience with contract construction, maintenance and recommending opportunities for energy/cost savings and improvements in all markets. Rob is responsible for managing and performing startup activities and system performance evaluations on new and existing construction projects. This includes documentation of pre-functional activities and the maintenance of action item lists. He is also be an integral part of the Commissioning team and participates in point to point system checkout as well as functional system testing activities and the resolution of all operational deficiencies identified in the process. Rob also serves as a CxAlloy expert within our team, helping train staff, stakeholders, and other users. Additionally, he helps outline and define the use of the product for our services.
Brent Hornilla
Technical Support Specialist at CxAlloy
Brent has a BS in Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is an incredibly versatile member of the CxAlloy team. Brent runs support for CxAlloy, occasionally writes code, maintains support articles, and records and narrates support videos. When he started at CxAlloy in 2017, it is suspected that he snuck into the office and started living in the supply closet, posing as an employee during the day in order to move about the office freely.
Learn how Fulton County Schools worked with a third-party IT firm to integrate CxAlloy TQ data into their corporate dashboard. Marc Krichman, from Lantern Data Systems, specializes in business intelligence for construction. He'll share details on how his team used our API to create a streamlined experience for users at Fulton County Schools by pulling CxAlloy TQ data into the Jacobs Engineering corporate dashboard.
Marc Krichman
President at Lantern Data Systems
Marc is a strategic business executive passionate about helping companies get more value out of the information systems they have in place. With 20 years of vendor-side engineering and construction technology experience, Marc is the Go-To-Guy for solving complex business problems and improving operational system productivity.
We'll take a break from the conference to enjoy dinner, drinks and games at Topgolf, the high-tech driving range. You'll have plenty of time to mingle with colleagues, industry leaders and CxAlloy developers.
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Learn how CxAlloy FM simplifies the transition of your projects into operations. See how to export asset data from CxAlloy TQ to CxAlloy FM, configure scheduled maintenance tasks and transfer control of the maintenance program to the operations team. See a live walkthrough of the most beneficial features and what we're working on!
Mark Eccleston
Web Developer at CxAlloy
Mark is one of the newest additions to the CxAlloy team as a web developer for CxAlloy FM. He started out as a photographer for a handful of talent agencies around Miami before diving headfirst into the world of web development, and 12 years later, hasn't looked back. This self-proclaimed 'social butterfly', can be seen occasionally fluttering around the office looking for free snacks, chatting, meme'ing and mingling.
John will show how CxAlloy was instrumental in elevating the role of commissioning in the quality assurance process for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Not only did WorkingBuildings use CxAlloy but so did the special inspectors and design professionals, reinforcing that commissioning is more than just testing. John will share the benefits of having all parties enter issues into CxAlloy, the reasoning behind the choice, and lessons learned on managing third-party data in a project.
John McFarland
Vice President + Principal at WorkingBuildings
John has an MBA from Georgia State University, an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is a Registered Engineer, a LEED Accredited Professional, a Certified Energy Manager, and a Certified Commissioning Professional. An expert on sustainability, he has overseen over 150 sustainable projects that have been LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). John has helped lead WorkingBuildings into becoming one of the premier commissioning firms in the country with high profile projects in Atlanta, the southeast, and around the world: including Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, the Fox Theatre and more.
Be the first to see CxAlloy's new Windows app. Patrick, the lead developer on the TQ Windows app, will show how it extends the offline usage of CxAlloy TQ to more devices. He'll share the new interface, how syncing and offline functionality works, and more about what's to come.
Patrick Hunnicutt
Web Developer at CxAlloy
Patrick graduated from Auburn University with a BSBA in Management Information Systems. He has 17 years of experience with web development, enterprise infrastructure consulting, administration and implementation. He is the lead developer on the CxAlloy TQ Windows app.
Jacob Terry
Director of Product Development at CxAlloy
Jacob has been working on CxAlloy software for over 12 years. A self-taught programmer, he has a BA in Print Journalism, and an MBA from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Jacob spends most of his free time wrangling his four children, and occasionally finds time to play Nintendo.
Jacob Terry
Director of Product Development at CxAlloy
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Enjoy a dinner with some of Atlanta's favorite comfort foods: Nashville hot fried chicken and slow-smoked beef brisket. Then show off your golf swing at the high-tech driving range, relax with drinks and games or mingle with colleagues, industry leaders and CxAlloy developers.
