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Universal Engineering Sciences | 11 <br />D. Project Approach and Understanding <br />To ensure that all of these systems work seamlessly <br />together, UES has on staff a full-time Application <br />Business Analyst and Software Developer. <br />Field Data Collection (FDC) is proprietary software <br />used by UES technicians to gather testing data. <br />Following a client’s request for service, a work- <br />order will immediately be created, and a UES field <br />technician will be scheduled and dispatched to the <br />test site. <br />For this task a second piece of proprietary software <br />entitled Dispatch is used to manage all incoming <br />requests, the subsequent work-orders, as well as the <br />progress of the technician and the tracking of the <br />samples. <br />With the use of remote devices in the field, <br />the information gathered by the technicians is <br />saved and transmitted to our office where, in <br />conjunction with samples taken from the field, lab <br />tests are performed and recorded. The resulting <br />data is uploaded to our dispatch and scheduling <br />application where reports are generated and <br />reviewed by a project manager for quality. Once <br />approved, the reports are then sent electronically to <br />the client. <br />This entire process begins and ends with the <br />client—a fact that every UES employee involved in <br />the process understands and strives to deliver fast, <br />accurate results. <br />THE FLEET <br />UES has made it a point to own all of the equipment <br />and vehicles that we use. This lack of debt <br />contributes to our financial stability and gives our <br />field crews and technicians a sense of pride and <br />ownership resulting in better upkeep and care <br />given to our vehicles. <br />GREEN VEHICLES <br />UES utilizes a private fleet of 60 field vehicles <br />most of which have been converted to run on <br />propane. This fuel source burns clean and has far <br />less emissions than traditional gasoline or diesel <br />powered engines. <br />We have also developed a Remote Data Collection <br />and Transmission System for our field reporting, <br />which substantially reduces travel to and from <br />our office by our field staff. Saving fuel diminishes <br />our carbon footprint, increases productivity while <br />reducing overhead, and leads to quicker report <br />turnaround from the draft field to signed and sealed <br />reports. <br />We have also switched to paperless reports and <br />deliverables firm-wide thereby considerably <br />reducing our paper consumption.