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SEATTLE/MUKILTEO, WA — UMC launches its new line of business: “Reality Capture + Equipment”. The Reality Capture team offers clients leading edge laser scanning services to perform quality assurance/quality control, construction verification, and deviation reporting. It allows documentation of large sites in a fraction of the time it would take utilizing traditional methods.
Leveraging their long history in model-based design and BIM management, UMC is using that knowledge to customize reality capture methods to the specific needs of the client. The result is trusted data and forward-thinking use cases for the models produced with these new tools.
Reality capture is a service that has a need in both the world of new construction and the existing built environment. Clients are increasingly looking for ways to visualize and document the physical assets of the real estate portfolio. By having virtual models of their portfolio, asset managers can understand what they have across multiple sites by treating their entire portfolio like a database that can be searched and analyzed.
“There is a void in expertise on how to efficiently utilize reality capture in the construction and real estate world,” said Steve Brooks, president. “UMC has chosen to dive in and become the technical and practical expert in applying the emerging technology of high-resolution scanning to the construction trades.”
UMC is an authorized dealer of Leica scanning and total station equipment. Having direct access to industry leading technology allows UMC to provide hardware and software solutions and ongoing consultation for clients looking to adopt this technology into their business.
Laser scanning and the associated equipment are becoming faster and more advanced daily. The speed and reliability UMC’s scanning teams provide, coupled with cloud-based analysis, rapidly decreases the cost to clients. Simply put, this technology allows projects of all sizes the benefits of speed, accuracy, detail, and quality.
UMC has brought on two experts in the reality capture field to support the line of business.
Eric Guizzetti has joined UMC as Reality Capture Operations Manager for the new Reality Capture + Equipment line. In his role, he manages the Reality Capture group. He is responsible for scanning projects and selling Leica products.
Guizzetti has more than 12 years of scanning experience, four of those in Leica Direct scanning. He also has experience in Leica in-house BETA testing. With 30 years in the construction industry, 10 years in virtual design and construction, he has held various roles as project engineer, superintendent, and project manager for a large general contractor in California.
Brian Presnell has joined UMC as Senior Business Development Representative for the Reality Capture + Equipment line. He will charter relationships and communications that expand the company’s reach and demand
Presnell has 20 years of delivering leading-edge emerging industry technologies to design, engineering, and construction leaders. From being at the forefront of the early CAD tool days to evangelism for BIM design performance, he now helps monitor what could be considered the real model (in the field) to constructable plans. The bulk of his career has been focused on helping companies with change management, operational efficiency, and cross-functional collaboration. He has supported the account management experience in Autodesk, has marketing agency time with top-ten brand design firms, and was in business development for the ISV Partner Group at Microsoft.
“For several years, UMC has been performing scanning services for our clients,” said Ryan Hoggatt, director of manufacturing. “When the opportunity arose to bring Eric and Brian to our team, we jumped at the chance to add them to the business and leverage their expertise to better support our current and future clients.”