All articles from Adam Schmehl

Katapult Pro Training: From New Scope to Healthy Rhythm

Adam Schmehl July 21, 2026

The teams that come to us for training typically aren't new businesses just starting to explore engineering services. They're established engineering ...

The MSA You Sign at 10 Employees Can Sink You at 50: Managing Business Risk as Your Engineering Firm Grows

Adam Schmehl July 20, 2026

There's a moment every small engineering services firm knows. A utility or a prime contractor sends over a Master Service Agreement, forty pages of ...

Over- and Underestimated Components of OSP Engineering

Adam Schmehl July 08, 2026

Every team has its own culture and DNA, and nobody knows your business better than you do. That said, most teams carry a few blind spots that quietly ...

How Davey Resource Group Serves One of the Country's Largest IOUs

Adam Schmehl June 29, 2026

How a 200-person engineering services team applies the Davey standard across the six utility operating companies, with Katapult Pro as one tool in ...

On-Site Training: Built For Your Team

Adam Schmehl June 25, 2026

Rolling out new software across a team is one thing when you're preparing for an upcoming pilot and another thing when your client is expecting the ...

BEAD Broadband Deployment

Adam Schmehl June 24, 2026

A single BEAD-funded fiber route can cross a dozen pole owners before the first splice. Each owner has its own permit process, its own format, and ...

The 4 Principles of a Fair Software Agreement | Katapult

Adam Schmehl June 15, 2026

What it means to own your data, hold your pricing, and keep the freedom to leave Every engineering firm and utility has a stack of signed agreements ...

Welcome to Katapult Pro: A Letter From Our Team

Adam Schmehl June 10, 2026

If you're reading this, your team has probably just signed up for Katapult Pro, or you're doing homework before you do. Either way, welcome! You'll ...

Why Pole Attachment Audits Stall (and How to Run One)

Adam Schmehl June 03, 2026

On paper, a pole attachment audit looks like a no-brainer. You own the poles, you want to know who is on them and how many attachments each company ...

Utility Pole Field Data Collection: Why It Starts At The Pole

Adam Schmehl June 01, 2026

How two-person, photo-based field crews collect faster, collect safer, and produce a record you can defend. Field data collection matters more than ...

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