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Dexter + Chaney Releases New
Project Management Software
S
eattle-based construction software developer Dexter
+ Chaney has released its new Spectrum Project
Management software. It is available as part of the
suite of applications that comprise the company’s Spectrum
Construction Software product line.
“Project management is not one task performed in one
location,” said John Chaney, Dexter + Chaney president and
co-founder. “It involves a continuous flow of work, data,
and documents that move from place to place and person to
person. We’ve designed a complete system to help project
managers handle the work, the documents, the communica-
tion, and the people that comprise complex construction
projects.”
Spectrum Project Management is cloud-based, requiring
no software downloads and accessible from any device with
a web browser. “Just like every other Spectrum application,
Spectrum Project Management is 100 percent web-based,”
Chaney said. “Users simply launch a web browser from
anywhere they’re working to access all of the features and
functionality of the software.”
What makes Spectrum Project Management unique is how
it combines the tools and information that project manag-
ers need into a single application. “Project managers are at
the center of a storm of data and documents,” said Mark
Peltz, Dexter + Chaney product manager for construction
operations software. “Instead of using three, four, or more
applications to build a picture of project status, they can use
Spectrum Project Management to combine financial and field
information, manage people and documents, and track work-
flow from a single project log screen that eliminates the need
to maintain multiple logs.”
The Spectrum Project Management application covers
numerous project management functions, including job cost
and progress reporting, project logging, submittal and RFI
tracking, and project document storage and sharing.
Vermeer Announces
Changes to Leadership Team
I
n January, Vermeer announced several promotions
within its leadership team. Jason Andringa is now presi-
dent, forage and environmental solutions, Doug Hundt
is president, underground and
specialty excavation solutions,
and PCCA Board member
Tony Briggs is vice president,
sales and distribution.
Both Andringa and Hundt
will co-chair the Vermeer exec-
utive team, reporting to Mary
Andringa in her continuing
role as chief executive officer.
Jason Andringa has been with
Vermeer since June 2005, most
recently as vice president with
responsibility over distribution
and global accounts. As presi-
dent, he will have oversight of
the forage and environmental
segments, building visibility to
biomass, as well as industrial
distribution and corporate
engineering.
With 19 years of service
with Vermeer, Doug Hundt
has been involved in sales,
marketing, product develop-
ment, and manufacturing. He
was named a Vermeer vice
president in 1999 and was
group vice president over industrial prior to this promotion.
In his role as president, he will oversee the underground and
excavation segments, as well as international entities and
emerging markets.


Briggs was named to his vice president role after joining
Vermeer in 1998 and working in marketing, sales, and vari-
ous management positions around the company. Briggs was
most recently director of underground solutions.
Tony Briggs
Jason Andringa
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