TECHNOLOGY TRENDS IN CONSTRUCTION


Hesse added. “Furthermore, the industry has


This dashboard offers a graphical representation of the data captured through workforce manager and LCPtracker. Users can view visual breakdowns of their worker data using heat maps and other dynamic graphs and charts.


opportunity. He looked up to a few journeymen he worked with, following their advice on transitioning into a career and learning how to “act like a professional.” Today, Jarmaine has transitioned


from carpentry to a construction safety advisor. Te last two years, he has been continuing his education and receiving safety certifications. His job brings him to many different places around the country, performing safety inspections and audits on construction sites. And although Jarmaine thoroughly enjoys his career, he said he defines his success as the ability to use his life experiences to help others. He noted that one of


the defining moments of his life was the opportunity he was given to share his story in front of hundreds of people at Ignite 2018, LCPtracker’s annual construction compliance conference. Trough these workforce job-hiring


programs, Jarmaine had access to support resources that helped him build a career and navigate through the real-world barriers that many people like him go through. “His story is just one of the many that inspired the development of an application like Workforce Manager, because, despite Jarmaine’s success, very real obstacles and barriers still exist for many individuals to accomplish what he has,”


lacked a cohesive network that can shine a light on all the lives that have changed for the better,” she said. “Many programs offer supportive services and training opportunities to individuals - only to lose track of their career progress somewhere along the way. It’s difficult to measure the success of your initiatives when you lack collaboration with the many other organizations that also played a part in an individual’s destination. Tis is why a tool like Workforce Manager is so important – to bring all these organiza- tions together.”


Making a Difference Still in the early stages of rollout,


Workforce Manager is continually building its database as it adds new clients that currently include Hire LAX, Los Angeles World Airports, CityBuild with the City and County of San Francisco and a host of others. Te early results have been extremely promising, Hesse noted. “We have had fantastic results from the Hire LAX program among others.” As they continue to build out the program’s modules, Workforce Manager is on track for a full-scale rollout in early 2020. Te biggest challenge is currently getting the word out because of the unique nature of this technology. During LCPtracker’s Ignite user


conference in Huntington Beach, CEO Mark Douglas unveiled the work that has gone into envisioning and creating Workforce Manager and discussed his vision for how the solution might ultimately transform communities and the industry. “We have everything we need


This image depicts the workflow of a worker’s career trajectory that would be made visible to entities. Users can follow a worker’s progress as they climb the ladder through stages of their career, from pre-apprenticeships to the journeyman level and beyond.


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today today – the apprentice education system, workforce programs, the fearless contractors willing to hire from these communities and now the software platform to help ensure we transform disenfranchised Americans into working Americans,” Douglas said. “When you empower a person with a job, it transforms their entire family for generations to come.” 


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