 |
|
 |
|
|
Paul Consulting Featured in Entrepreneur Magazine
|
|
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. Paul Consulting Inc. has been highlighted in the September national issue of
Entrepreneur Magazine for the revolutionary Debris Information Management System (DIMS) that they created over
the course of the last four years. DIMS was heavily utilized during the unprecedented 2004 hurricane season when
four hurricanes impacted the State of Florida. The system is also being utilized for Hurricane Dennis which affected
the Pensacola area on July 10, 2005. During the 2004 hurricane season alone, the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) approved over 1.9 billion in State of Florida disaster recovery projects. Approx. 60-70% of those
reimbursable costs were related to debris removal. From an auditing perspective, keeping track of load tickets, trucks,
truck measurements and debris classifications is a Herculean task and, up until last year, was typically performed by
counties and municipalities with pen and pencil - usually resulting in high error margins. With the creation and
utilization of DIMS, debris removal management and auditing for those counties has never been easier - resulting in
potentially millions of dollars in savings for the Florida taxpayers. For the 2005 hurricane season, which includes
Hurricane Dennis, all debris load tickets for the City of Pensacola, Escambia County, City of New Orleans, and
Jefferson Parrish, Louisiana are being entered into DIMS from the Paul Consulting Tallahassee office. To expedite
debris hauling processes, Paul Consulting has incorporated state-of-the-art technologies into DIMS. These new
technologies include: High speed scanning; automated uploads and downloads of data; and real-time debris hauling
data available from mobile, hand-held devices. Data are scanned remotely and then sent electronically to the Paul
Consulting offices in Tallahassee. Data inputters, located in the Tallahassee office, are then responsible for entering
that electronic data into the system. Detailed management and auditing reports are then instantaneously available
from the field either through the user's web browser or through handheld Blackberry telephones. A November, 2004
email from Governor Bush said, "Thank you Marc. I appreciate the service you are providing to the State
of Florida." - Jeb Bush
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
|