50 Innovative Companies to Watch 2017
The Silicon Review
“We provide tools to create more efficient business operations that eliminate paperwork.”
Today’s Constructing Managers face many challenges, stemming from a variety of sources. These challenges can have an impact on project success. CMs must be keenly aware of the risks and implications of these challenges. Construction issues include workforce considerations, safety, time constraints, changing nature of the work itself, and also innovative information for analyzing, optimizing, and reporting operations. Technology has replaced humans and of course, any job will be done in a jiffy we can say. Keeping technology’s efficiency in mind, DRAXware amalgamated technology with construction and started the company which develops information technologies for analyzing, optimizing and reporting.
Founded in 2007 in Edmonton, Alberta, DRAXware is where innovation meets pragmatic solution. Born from a partnership between advanced research and practical industry specific solutions, DRAXware continues in the spirit of partnership, believing firmly that they become an extension of their customers. DRAXware is a focused niche solution; the DRAXware technology is built for the industry’s most demanding, information-intensive projects in the industrial construction market including oil and gas, pipelines, mining, power generation and refining industries. DRAXware provides software solutions in developing innovative information technologies for analyzing, optimizing and reporting operations.
DRAXware emanation
The firm was spinoff from the University of Alberta’s Engineering faculty’s Construction Management research department. After some years of research done in the industry helped in understanding a need that DRAXware should provides. The continuing research at the university provides ongoing feedback to DRAXware on its solutions and how it can impact the market.
Blaze a trail
For instance, one of DRAXware’s Canadian customers wanted help in field data capturing across their two division of pipeline construction project. They also required a web solution that allowed direct access to the contractor data and payment invoicing. After implementing DRAXware’s open architecture system, the company had a clear view of the entire project. Further, their contractors and sub-contractors were able to know the time whenever their data were sent and approved.
Linchpin
The DRAXware Vision is to be a global leader in construction management software by changing the way construction thinks about software solutions. We don’t like boxes so we assembled a team of ‘out-of-the-box’ thinkers who believe that, when used properly, technology is a platform that can reduce the yelling, headaches, and frustration experienced by contractors and owners.
Upshot of the assessment
The clients always look for customizing solution that can fit their business with fast implementation and dynamic requirement changing. DRAXware Uni-Engine technology is born just for this. Customer’s satisfactions with DRAXware’s solutions motivate company and help company grow.
Endowment to global IT platform and society
Uni-Engine Technology developed by company is the data management solution common development platform that speeds up development significantly with less source code. It extracts business process and roles from source code and allows developers only develop IT technology through source code and domain experts only configure business solutions through data.
DRAXware aims to be a global leader in construction management software by changing the way companies develop and deploy software solutions. DRAXware offers its customers flexibility and detail. Every project is unique and must be managed closely. Its strength is the capturing, storage and reporting of as much detail as possible.
Why is DRAXware banked on?
A Process for Billing and Invoicing
A mid-sized pipeline and facility construction company based in Western Canada stuck in a difficult process relying on manual calculations and Excel spreadsheets for tracking labour, equipment, materials, and third-party billing requirements.
Safety and Incident Tracking
A construction consulting company needed a platform to manage their data, and provide a solution for safety and incident tracking across capital construction projects.
Field Data Capture and Purchasing
Being respected in their industry as client-focused, this company needed a solution for optimizing their data and system integration.
Glad to meet you: Dr. Jianfei Xu, Founder & CEO
Dr. Jianfei Xu has worked in the industry for over 20 years. His work experience includes design engineer, field engineer, researcher, software architecture, senior software developer. His experience is multidimensional and includes private industry, government, and public organizations. Dr. Jianfei’s brainpower and “can-do” attitude combine to create a winning combination of genius and practical understanding.
Dr. X is well versed in management system architecture, ERP implementation and integration, project management, project control, simulation for construction claim, operation. risk analysis and management and business analysis. Dr. X believes that construction software should be simple and consistent with a user interface that is easy to use and understand. Industrial construction is a dynamic industry and needs systems that can adapt and provide quick response to business process changes. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree in Construction Engineering and Management from the University of Alberta.
“DRAXware: A Place where Innovation meets Pragmatic Solutions.”