"In the beginning there were two of us. We had plans to grow of course. But 30 people across several teams around the world? That was never the precise goal. We find ourselves this size, and this shape not because of what we wanted, but because of what our customers wanted."
This issue: TEAM
When most businesses start, the founders do pretty much everything. And that’s what happened at UltramapGlobal.
“Des looked after product development.” Explains Martin. “I looked after growing the business and making sure things ran as they should.”
This steady approach, learning day-by-day worked well in the early years for Des and Martin.
But as business grew, client need changed, and the team changed with it.
“UltramapGlobal protect the world’s most important subsea assets. Our software, AssetMonitor has tracked 100 million vessel movements every day for approaching 20 years.
“If a vessel is considered a threat to an asset, the software recognises and flags the problem.”
This ‘alarm flagging’ approach was fine at first. But the more effective UltramapGlobal became, the broader the client service requirement became, too.
“Clients began asking us to manage the threat to their asset as well. So, over the years, we’ve developed a number of 24/7/365 global monitoring teams. We’re an end-to-end solution now.”
Jeff supports Martin with sourcing and onboarding new clients. Sam supports Des to develop AssetMonitor around whatever clients need. And Eddy is one of an expanding team of Report Writers, developing bespoke reporting approaches for the expanding client base.
These are just a few people inside UltramapGlobal, supporting AssetMonitor, now the world’s most used subsea asset monitoring software.
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