New automation software.

A new startup business from the owners of Bar-tech Automation. The business was embarking on a new project to create a browser-based software package to replace their current core tool with a third party. I was asked to help them design and develop this groundbreaking and versatile software, which they intend to take to the world marketplace.

This is a tool of epic proportions, which provides a place where engineers and service professionals can integrate their technology for business operators who will manage the system for situations such as campus-wide facilities, multi-floored buildings, and even small offices and homes. These potential users have varying degrees of skill sets and knowledge creating a large difference in personas that had to be catered for. To overcome this we created a multi-layered interface where they can transition seamlessly from one level to another. With these different levels of users, it produces a high degree of difficulty in managing the types of information one user may be able to see and control vs another user who may not need any of the data or who may need to only monitor that data source, so that's why we implemented a powerful user privilege control module to allow for such diversity.

As this tool required a large varying degree of different functionality. We had to find a way to break it down, so we came up with creating modules for the larger pieces of functionality, such as network monitoring, programming for hardware & digital logic, alarms controls, data histories, user controls and graphics editor for custom diagrams and layouts.

We wanted to make this User interface available for use on any device or screen size so that it can be used on a laptop, wall-mounted monitor, tablet or mobile, as the user could be on any device in a variety of locations, from walking down a hallway checking sensors to being on a construction site programming hardware or alternatively being used exclusively on a wall-mounted touchscreen.

We had many challenges to surmount while creating this software, as I was already engaged on other contracts in another city, I had to work after hours remotely to manage and run the design process. For all the challenges we believe we have produced a world-beating product that should change the face of the building management industry.