Sedin Technologies

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Owner / founder of EquipmentFX

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Technology consulting and development services for cloud, mobile and platform applications

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire RailsFactory to accomplish?

• Develop and deliver mobile application for buying and selling heavy equipment
• Develop and deliver a full platform, end sided market place

SOLUTION

How did you find RailsFactory?

• Previous project work

Why did you select RailsFactory over others?

• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned
• Past experience

How many teammates from RailsFactory were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

The project included building a full web and mobile experience for buyers and sellers of heavy equipment, including an advanced inspection management system. Our platform was built in AWS, using Twilio and advanced media integrations using text, voice, image and video management.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Working product and overall project delivery per original requirements.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

On time, every time. Very flexible, use of online PM tools, good visibility into project status delivered in a series of 16 sprints until completion.

What was your primary form of communication with RailsFactory?

• Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

• Agnostic development skills
• hire on demand
• high quality IQ developing formal requirements documents
• open communication with senior management and ownership when/if necessary
• They were a perfect extension of my virtual team.

Are there any areas for improvement or something RailsFactory could have done differently?

Deeper discovery early in the design process and introduction to their design team, TARKA Labs.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Marketing Manager

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Pharma manufacturing

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Sedin Technologies to accomplish?

• Build a brand dashboard
• Implement Tableau in the company

SOLUTION

How did you find Sedin Technologies?

• Online Search
• Referral

Why did you select Sedin Technologies over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Good value for cost

What was the size of Sedin Technologies’s team?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Sedin designed and developed a brand dashboard for us which will be used for tracking our brand perception across time and geographies. The development was done using Tableau.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

• Development timeline

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Things were delivered on time. They were flexible and accommodating. They also helped us with training users.

What was your primary form of communication with Sedin Technologies?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email
• Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Responsiveness

Are there any areas for improvement or something Sedin Technologies could have done differently?

None

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Mechanical Engineering Manager. We specialize in secondary tooling equipment particularly for the heavy truck industry.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Sedin Technologies?

Sedin design a (2) robot drilling fixture that drilled all the holes in a sleeper roof for a semi-truck.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

My General Manager, Mark A. suggested Sedin. He utilized Sedin in his previous work and had success with them.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

Two Fanuc robots were mounted to steel tubing framework with a turntable at the centerpiece. Slides carrying Suhner drilling units were located on the back and sides of the frame and drilled the majority of the holes. The robots were used to drill the corners of the roof and the "walk-thru" area.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Approximately 4 designers (mechanical engineers)

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The Sedin team proved their extensive mechanical engineering design skills and have shown they have much prior experience designing for the automotive industry.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow was very effective.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

I found that Sedin came up with alternative solutions to engineering problems in the design and could design independently.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

No, I feel for a first job designing for us they handled it well.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the Managing Director of Legend Fleet Solutions. We manufacture flooring and wall liners for commercial cargo vehicles.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Sedin Technologies?

We were looking for someone to outsource all of our engineering documentation to (install instructions, etc.) so that we could keep them updated constantly as designs changed.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

Our account rep reached out to me by email and started the conversation. We had an interest at that time and continued to work together on a deal.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

Our Canadian based team shares certain design files with the Sedin team, and Sedin puts together detailed documentation files for us and sends them back to us completed.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We have worked with 3 engineers and one engineering manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Installation instructions are thorough and easy to read, allowing our clients to clearly understand the product.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

They were effective. Regular meetings were held using Zoom or MS Teams, to keep everyone in the loop.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Ability to scale up or scale down quickly.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

They certainly need more engineers for our work. They are running out of employees to handle our workload.