We were fortunate to find a seasoned GIS professional to head our operations in the US Pacific Northwest.  Chris Gardner, GISP was recently a Principal/Owner, at a regional Autodesk Partner.  Prior to that, he worked on GIS implementations for an ESRI partner in Seattle.  He has also worked for the US Forest Service and a multi-national forestry company.  Chris navigates the CAD-GIS space with ease – further promoting PAT’s membership in the ESRI, Autodesk and Bentley Developer Networks. While we plan to grow the office substantially in the coming years, our commitment is to grow
well—not quickly. As always, the greatest challenge to growth is finding and hiring exceptional people like Chris!

Over the years PAT has engaged in many projects in the Pacific Northwest, making Seattle the logical location for our first American office.  It is through these projects that PAT first started working with Chris.  “I have had the pleasure of working with PAT on several successful projects over the years, and have always been impressed with their level of innovation, stability, and dedication to client results.  PAT’s long, successful history of solving business challenges in various industries such as; Oil/Gas, Telcom, Power Utilities, Water/Wastewater, Commercial Real Estate Management, and Municipal, perfectly position them for success in U.S markets.  This, combined with the offerings from the other StarDyne held companies, (Vadim, Tempest, Diamond, WorkTech) make this a very exciting opportunity.”

Contact Information:

Chris Gardner, GISP
Western US Regional Manager
Pacific Alliance Technologies

4701 SW Admiral Way, #343
Seattle, WA 98116

MAIN: 206.409.9105
Tol:    877.691.9171
Fax:   604.682.0962
Eml: cg@pat.ca
Web:  www.pat.ca

PAT Expands Advanced Revit Training Offering

PAT is pleased to announce that we’ve added new Revit courses.  We’ve been getting a lot of demand from long-time Revit users for additional advanced Revit training.  To meet this demand we have added the following one day courses for Revit Architecture 2011:
•    BIM Management
•    Collaboration
•    Conceptual Design & Visualization
•    Site and Structural Design 

On July 29th we are offering Revit Architecture 2011 BIM Management.  The objective of this course is to enable students who have worked with Revit to expand their knowledge in setting up office standards with templates that include annotation styles, preset views, sheets, and schedules, as well as creating custom element types and families.

On July 30th we are offering Revit Architecture 2011 Collaboration Tools.  The objective of this course is to enable students who have a basic knowledge of Revit to increase their productivity while working with other people on a team, either in the same firm or with other firms, and while working with Revit files or other CAD files.

We use only Autodesk Official Training Guides for our training delivery.  We offer courses in our Vancouver, Edmonton and Toronto locations – or at your site.  Please find more information at www.pat.ca/training

Please email our Training Manager Gloria at gs@pat.ca to register.

Kelowna BC, June 2, 2010 – StarDyne Technologies Inc. has for the 2nd year in a row made PROFIT Magazine’s annual ranking of the PROFIT 100/Next 100.  StarDyne has ranked 26th among software companies, 34th among BC-based companies and 187th overall. 

Ranking Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies by five-year revenue growth, the PROFIT 100 profiles the country’s most successful growth companies. Published in the June issue of PROFIT and online at PROFIT100.com, the PROFIT 100 is Canada’s largest annual celebration of entrepreneurial achievement. “Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies are the poster children for entrepreneurship, innovation and pure tenacity,” says Ian Portsmouth, editor of PROFIT. “They demonstrate what it takes to succeed in today’s highly competitive, technology-driven global economy.”

From 2004 to 2009 StarDyne’s revenue grew more than 196%. “The increase in revenue is driven by acquisitions and organic growth in both our Government and Education Divisions,” says David Burke, CEO of StarDyne.

“The foundation of our business is our Triple Bottom Line – Employee Satisfaction, Customer Satisfaction and Financial Satisfaction. We continue to achieve high ratings for Employee and Customer satisfaction which in turn provides the strong financial results as evidenced by ranking us among the Fastest Growing Companies in Canada even with the economic challenges faced by many businesses in the last year,” adds Brad Imrich, CFO of StarDyne.

The consistent hard work and dedication of the StarDyne group continues to drive StarDyne forward in new and exciting ways.

About PROFIT Magazine
PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success is Canada’s preeminent publication dedicated to the management issues and opportunities facing small and mid-sized businesses. For 28 years, Canadian entrepreneurs and senior managers across a vast array of economic sectors have remained loyal to PROFIT because it’s a timely and reliable source of actionable information that helps them achieve business success and get the recognition they deserve for generating positive economic and social change. Visit PROFIT online at www.profitmagazine.ca.

About StarDyne Technologies Inc.
Founded in 2001, StarDyne Technologies (StarDyne) makes strategic investments in businesses providing software and related solutions to the public sector including local government and education.  StarDyne’s growth is fuelled by strategic acquisitions, partnerships, and managed internal growth within Group Companies.  As a strategic investor, StarDyne makes a positive difference for its customers by providing stability and a consistent focus on the public sector marketplace.
www.stardynetech.com

For more information please contact:
Brad Imrich, CFO and VP Finance, StarDyne
Brad.imrich@stardynetech.com

StarDyne Moves up the Branham300:  Canada’s Highest-Performing Tech Companies

For the second year in a row, StarDyne Technologies Inc. has achieved recognition on the Branham300 list of top performing technology companies in Canada. This list is the most comprehensive and trusted source on the health of the Canadian Information and Communications Technology industry. StarDyne has been ranked 114 out of 300, up from 119 last year. The list is published annually in Backbone Magazine and is distributed nationally. It is also available at www.branham300.com. 

The economic environment that developed in late 2008 and remained for much of 2009 resulted in a mix of opportunity and hardship for the industry’s leading firms.* This environment has led to the majority of companies either moving down the Branham list or maintaining their standing from 2009.

The foundation supporting StarDyne’s success is its Triple Bottom Line philosophy – employee satisfaction and customer satisfaction which drive financial satisfaction. StarDyne is showing a year over year improvement in the Triple Bottom Line!

iVAULT Space Management

Headquartered in Chicago, USA, Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) is a financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate services and investment management. JLL works with corporate occupiers with space requirements for better space utilization, managing costs, efficiency and performance of the real estate they own and occupy. JLL has more than 30,000 people in 750 locations in 60 that allows us to be flexible and countries.

Challenges
JLL had been an Autodesk MapGuide 6.5 customer for several years, and wanted to upgrade to MapGuide Open Source. JLL unsuccessfully pursued a customized solution before deciding to upgrade to iVAULT. System flexibility, stability and performance and user support were key business needs.

Solution
JLL chose Pacific Alliance Technologies given our MapGuide expertise, and our strength at rapid, configurable implementation. Combining this with iVAULT put them in control of their data for quick access and flexibility.
iVAULT was chosen as it is a commercial off the shelf software package that offers numerous benefits including an architecture that is tuned for easier data integration and that is configured rather than programmed. iVAULT enables JLL’s clients to query attributes of the CAD data used to manage millions of square feet of tenant space.

Results
JLL migrated to the MapGuide Open Source platform along with iVAULT, keeping MapGuide’s functionality with added flexibility. This gave JLL the ability to configure queries the way JLL want—meeting their business needs. iVAULT’s intuitive front-end made a smooth transition for users.
Steven Bogart, Jones Lang LaSalle Vice President, Manager Occupancy Planning – Corporate Solutions, said, “iVAULT has given us the flexibility and functionality we need to service multiple clients with varying requirements without the constant need for customization. The result is lower costs to us and to our clients and greater adaptability to meet our client’s unique and changing needs.”

Pacific Alliance Technologies (www.pat.ca)
Pacific Alliance Technologies, a member of StarDyne Technologies, provides proven CAD and GIS solutions and services for local and regional governments. Easy, flexible and affordable, Pacific Alliance’s solutions enable government staff to manage, query and analyze spatial, attribute and financial information. Delivered via a web browser, data is integrated from multiple sources to deliver a solution that streamlines Asset Management and facilitates self-service for the public. With a combined 120+ years of technical experience, Pacific Alliance is lauded in the industry as a GIS technology and service provider.