Bellville, TX – WATER STANDARD has selected ProjecTools Document Management Software after looking for a system to manage projects more efficiently as they grow. ProjecTools provided a flexible, project-oriented configuration while allowing WATER STANDARD to more easily enforce their standards and scale with their rapid growth.

WATER STANDARD is recognized as a leader in delivering pioneering water-based enhanced oil recovery and produced water solutions to the onshore and offshore oil & gas industry. The company uses proprietary designs and processes employing proven technologies incorporated into modular offshore and onshore customized water treatment systems. WATER STANDARD offers flexible contract options for products and services ranging from specialized engineering and design to turnkey and fully outsourced OPEX solutions.

“We are very pleased with the selection of ProjecTools to support the growth of our business,” said Jim Wodehouse, Senior Vice President, Project Management and Engineering. “ProjecTools was selected as our project controls system provider due to the interconnectivity of their modules, and their flexibility and willingness to adapt their product to the requirements of their clients.”

ProjecTools is pleased to partner with an innovative company like WATER STANDARD. Jared Rastegar, ProjecTools Sr. Client Services Manager said, “ProjecTools is a great fit for WATER STANDARD. They are committed to excellence and innovation and are poised to make some big changes in the Oil & Gas Industry.”

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Bellville, TX – Audubon Engineering has renewed their commitment and expanded their partnership with ProjecTools by signing a new enterprise software agreement. The enhanced agreement provides licenses to all Audubon staff and extends licensing to Audubon subsidiaries, clients and suppliers worldwide. Additionally, Audubon has begun implementing ProjecTools Procurement. Training sessions for Audubon will be ongoing through the summer.

ProjecTools COO Manager, Mark Isfeld, said, “The new enterprise software agreement is great for Audubon because they can get every employee they need into ProjecTools application. Audubon has been a great client and grown rapidly for the last five years. I hope to see them using and advocating ProjecTools for many years to come.”

The advocacy Mr. Rastegar was referring to is demonstrated in a July 2011 interview with Audubon Engineering’s Brian Maddox for Energy Mining International Magazine. In the interview, Maddox indicated that Audubon Engineering views ProjecTools as an alliance partner. He also stated that Audubon uses ProjecTools to connect different areas of Audubon to “ensure consistency, accuracy and availability from commencement of procurement through the project lifecycle.” More on the Maddox interview can be found in ProjecTools July 11, 2011 News Release.

Audubon Engineering is a full-service project solutions provider for the domestic and international oil & gas, petrochemical & refining, and power generation markets. Audubon Engineering provides the power and flexibility of comprehensive engineering and service disciplines through a unique combination of in-house professionals, affiliate companies, and industry alliance resources.

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Bellville, TX – Bellville chamber of commerce will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony at 4:00 PM on May 9, 2012 at ProjecTools.

Chamber board members, ProjecTools employees, local media, contractors and local chamber members will be in attendance to celebrate the completion and opening of ProjecTools second building.

The second building has tripled the available office space at ProjecTools headquarters. The building which was completed in January was built using local contractors.

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Bellville, TX – ProjecTools CEO and Chief Software Architect, Jerry Morgan, is booked to speak at Servoy’s seventh international conference, Servoy World in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on May 29th-June 1st.

ProjecTools CEO Jerry Morgan will speak on May 31st in a session called “Agile in practice, customer story”. Servoy’s Jan Aleman asked Jerry to speak alongside +/- 15 others because of the innovative things he and his product development team are doing with Servoy and his experience building a successful software as a service (SaaS) company from the ground up. His speech will focus on the history of ProjecTools, organizational development and where he is taking ProjecTools Application through the creative use of Servoy.

Servoy is an open source provider of the fastest development and deployment platform for building cloud and On-Premise software applications, combined with a world class development and support team to deliver business applications for both ISV and corporate organizations in record time. Servoy boasts over 10,000 companies and more than 20,000 developers working with the Servoy product suite.

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Bellville, TX – ProjecTools received the Horizon Award, a local business leadership award from the Bellville Texas Chamber of Commerce. ProjecTools CEO, Jerry Morgan accepted the award at the “Success in Sports, Success in Business” banquet on Thursday, March 22, 2012.

The Horizon award is for large companies that bring local jobs that support the community. Other awards given were given to Austin County business people and organizations for community service, community improvement and excellence in business.

The banquet was attended by local business people, community leaders and local athletes. The banquet included a Keynote address by former NFL offensive lineman, David Carter of the New Orleans Saints and the Houston Oilers. Carter’s address focused on teamwork, personal achievement, humility and giving back.

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Bellville, TX – ProjecTools CEO and Chief Software Architect, Jerry Morgan, is booked to speak at Softletter’s SaaS University in Austin, TX on February 28th-29th.

ProjecTools CEO, Jerry Morgan will speak on February 28th in a session called “Lessons from the Field: Successful Growth and Management of a SaaS Company – Organization Structure, Strategic Planning, Customer Retention and Growth, Positive Cash Flow (and the CEO’s Role in All of the Above).” Softletter asked Jerry to speak alongside thirty others because of his experience building a successful software as a service (SaaS) company from the ground up. His speech will focus on the history of ProjecTools, organizational development and maintaining profitability through perpetual growth without venture capital.

Softletter is an online newsletter and research firm that focuses on the burgeoning SaaS industry. Softletter also holds SaaS University Conferences for software business leaders focusing on marketing, sales, transition, infrastructure and financing. The conferences also include workshops on pricing, sales channels and building revenues.

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Bellville, TX – The June/July issue of Energy and Mining International Magazine features an article on Audubon Engineering. The article is based on an interview with Brian Maddox, Audubon co-owner and managing partner. In the interview, Maddox states, “We have been able to work with ProjecTools over the last four years not only as a project software provider, but also as an alliance partner. Ultimately, [that] makes us more efficient.”

The article touched on the importance of utilizing new technology as a “critical part of strategic development of any rapidly growing business.” Maddox notes the benefits of utilizing ProjecTools Project Software to “improve efficiency and minimize costs.” The article states that Audubon uses ProjecTools to connect different areas of Audubon to “ensure consistency, accuracy and availability from commencement of procurement through the project lifecycle,” as Maddox says.

In response to the article, Jerry Morgan, ProjecTools CEO said, “Everything Brian Maddox said about ProjecTools is what we try to convey to the market. It is reassuring to hear clients say ProjecTools is an alliance partner, because that is what we strive for.”

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See the body of the article below courtesy of Energy & Mining International.

“There are some firms that limit the types of services they offer, and then there is Audubon, which makes a habit of adjusting to its clients’ needs and fostering an environment where flexibility is embraced. “We are an energetic and flexible company with a passion for getting projects done and having fun along the way,” Managing Partner and Co-owner Brian Maddox says. Its ability to remain flexible and offer total solutions through its affiliates and strategic partnerships sets Audubon apart from competitors.

“It is Audubon’s goal to provide its clients solutions that provide the greatest return for the investment on their assets and developments,” Maddox says. Instead of coming to the table with a single solution to a client’s problem, Audubon will offer several solutions and work with the customer to select the best option.

With a presence in the United States, West Africa, South America and Southeast Asia, Audubon can provide engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning and support services to the oil and gas, petrochemical, refining, and power generation markets worldwide.

Seven active managing partners lead Audubon. The partners recognized a need for a company to serve modestly sized projects in the oil and gas petrochemical sector. “There was a gap that existed in the industry as many of the engineering firms focused exclusively on the mega projects being executed by the super majors,” Maddox says.

Today, Audubon serves a diverse customer base, ranging from smaller firms to the major oil companies as well as national oil companies worldwide. “We serve customers that are looking for us to provide complete solutions for them,” Maddox says. “We don’t have any one customer that makes up more than 20 percent of our portfolio at any time and we are well balanced between the onshore and offshore industry segments. That is why we’ve experienced growth through cyclical time periods.

“The key to our success, and our No. 1 asset, is our people,” he says. “Our growth is attributed to our philosophy of attracting key individuals to the organization who embrace the entrepreneurial spirit within the company. We’re proud of every one of our employees.”

Technology and an emphasis on continual process improvement are critical to the strategic development of any rapidly growing business. “Technology tools are of key importance when you’re trying to align the technical, procurement and the business sides of the company,” Maddox says. “We have been able to implement tools across all areas of the organization improving efficiencies and minimizing costs.”

One example of the successful implementation of a technology tool in the organization is ProjecTools, a web-based project management software suite that has helped Audubon experience and manage substantial growth in the last four years. Instead of developing its own software applications, the company chose ProjecTools, which helps connect different areas of Audubon to “ensure consistency, accuracy and availability, from commencement of procurement through the project execution lifecycle,” he says.

“We’ve been able to work with ProjecTools over the last four years not only as a software provider, but also as an alliance partner,” he says. “Ultimately, [that] makes us more efficient.”

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“Audubon has witnessed many changes in its market, but among the largest is the price discrepancy between oil and natural gas,” Maddox says. “This has led many onshore gas producers to go after richer developments. We see customers steering away from the ‘drier’ plays.”

For instance, a large number of Audubon’s clients are exploring the Bakken formation in Montana, North Dakota and Saskatchewan, and in the Eagle Ford Shale formation in Texas. “The liquids from these formations are proportionately tied to the price of oil; therefore, the return on the investment is substantially higher than fields not possessing the higher quantities of liquids,” he says. “The moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico certainly changed the operating environment.”

Now that the moratorium has been lifted, “It is imperative that the industry and regulators work to diligently rebuild the complete supply chain in the Gulf of Mexico,” Maddox says. “If only the mega projects and producers are released to work in the Gulf of Mexico, small and mid-sized service firms will struggle to compete in a large complex supply chain. We believe there is a possibility that the industry will experience a consolidation of operators and investors due to the increased liabilities and perceived bureaucracy associated with permitting,” Maddox says.

Audubon also sees a strong future as it serves exploration and production operations in the United States and overseas. “The development of the supply of power to those firms will need to continue,” he says. The company, with offices in Malaysia and Nigeria and South America, has an international reach. “We are able to provide solutions in these focused markets,” he states.

Bellville, TX – ProjecTools announces expansion includes a new building, sign, fences and parking lots on the existing campus, three miles north of Bellville on the West side of Highway 36 N. The additional building will be the new home for management, sales and client services. The existing building will remain home for product development and technical operations. The new building will be 10,800 square feet of offices, conference rooms, and lobby.

The physical expansion comes in response to recent growth of ProjecTools application, services, and clients. Excavation is complete and construction is underway and set to finish at the end of August.

ProjecTools expansion project broke ground in mid-January when new sidewalks were installed, a fence was put up around the campus, and the slab was laid for the new sign. The sign will be a granite sign on a stone base featuring the ProjecTools logo. These parts of ProjecTools expansion are expected to finish by the end of May.

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Bellville, TX – Houston Offshore Engineering (HOE) selected ProjecTools after looking for a system to manage documents and procurement effectively. ProjecTools Document Management and Procurement Software provides a flexible project-oriented configuration while allowing HOE to more strictly enforce their standards and efficiently execute projects. HOE foresees future expansion into other ProjecTools products.

HOE is a Houston, TX based engineering firm providing expert engineering services to support offshore oil and gas developments. While the company specializes in deepwater projects, their experience encompasses all types of marine projects.

HOE’s innovation in the oil and gas industry such as their Paired-Column Semi-Submersible is remarkable. Alongside engineering for the oil and gas industry, their alternative energy projects put them at the forefront of developing renewable energy solutions. They are involved in engineering deepwater platforms to support wind turbines off of Portugal and Korea, a thermal energy device for Hawaii, and an energy conversion device for the Gulf of Mexico.

ProjecTools is excited to partner with a company as respected and innovative as HOE. ProjecTools CEO, Jerry Morgan added, “Houston Offshore Engineering is a very respected name in the offshore business and we are excited to support their innovation in oil and gas and renewables.”

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