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John Moriarty and Associates Deploys Vela Systems Safety Inspection Software Across New England
Winchester, MA & Boston, MA, July 15, 2006 - John Moriarty and Associates, Inc. (JMA, Moriarty, http://www.jm-a.com/) deployed Vela Systems, Inc. Safety Inspection software module as a corporate standard across New England. JMA is a construction management company, with offices across the eastern U.S. Vela's enterprise-class, mobile field administration software has enabled the JMA safety team to gain secure, real-time visibility and transparency into the status of safety and health issues and related remedial actions on the job site. JMA leverages a customized version of Vela's core software module to drive JMA's corporate best practices and business processes. With all of the safety inspection related information harmonized and synchronized into one centralized location, Vela provides JMA with the means to efficiently monitor, track and benchmark the safety performance records of sub-contractors and personnel across multiple projects in the region.
JMA Safety & Health Manager Derek Lines explains, "Using Vela's software, JMA more effectively manages safety and health related issues across all of the JMA projects in the New England region - a unique differentiator and key competitive advantage for the company. Previously, JMA field safety inspectors made inspection notes on paper and clipboard or weatherproof field notebook, returned to the field office, and manually transcribed handwritten notes in a word processing program. After, the inspectors printed out or emailed the reports for distribution to project managers and executives.
Now, with Vela, inspectors select from a pre-populated library, for example, sub-areas to inspect or OSHA references to cite. Vela's valuable library of content is a powerful knowledge management tool. When field inspections are complete, inspectors simply click the "sync" button and inspection records and related site photos are sent to me electronically. Or, inspectors click the "report" button, to run an advanced report directly to .pdf, in the JMA format complete with the JMA header and logo.
Vela saves time for JMA in three primary ways. First, Vela eliminates the time-consuming and error-prone back-office paperwork, helping safety inspectors focus more time and energy on the job site. Second, Vela accelerates the time lag between physical inspections and issuance of reports. Third, Vela provides JMA with the ability to easily run "roll up" reports on one or many projects, by sub-contractor, by date or by area - without the need to manually analyze and compile "roll up" reports from multiple files. Overall, Vela empowers JMA to better manage safety and health related risk."
About John Moriarty & Associates:
(JMA, Moriarty, www.jm-a.com): JMA is a construction management firm doing work in the commercial, residential and institutional marketplace. The success of the firm is based on its ability to contribute valuable cost, constructability and schedule input at very early stages of project design. This approach allows projects to move forward to completion with a predetermined predictable result. JMA currently completes work in excess of $400M annually, with offices in Boston, MA, Hartford, CT and Fort Lauderdale, FL.
About Vela Systems, Inc.:
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The Vela software suite significantly accelerates field processes related to construction, capital projects and capital equipment - reducing cycle times while improving quality assurance and risk management. Industry leading Architects, Engineers, Contractors and Owners agree that Vela Systems helps them Work Faster, Collaborate Easier, and Finish Sooner™.
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