All articles from Adam Schmehl

Utility Pole Audits: Types, Process, and Data Requirements

Adam Schmehl November 13, 2019

The audit gets greenlit because something stopped adding up. Rental invoices that do not match what is on the poles, a transfer backlog nobody can ...

Katapult Archives: Katapult Pro Software Update (3.1)

Adam Schmehl November 07, 2019

This blog post is a piece of Katapult history, but it's not the most up-to-date reference on our software and services. Katapult Pro is a software ...

The Importance Of Accurate Data For Pole Attachments

Adam Schmehl October 30, 2019

The recent FCC ruling brings up a lot of questions about the future of broadband deployment and which entities will have the most control over the ...

Growing Expertise (Instead Of Buying It)

Adam Schmehl October 25, 2019

One of the biggest problems in any industry is figuring out how to recruit and onboard talented young employees to grow your business. In niche ...

Katapult Archives: Why Culture Matters to Your Business

Adam Schmehl October 14, 2019

This blog post is a piece of Katapult history and represents one employee's view and assessment of our culture, but it doesn't show our growth over ...

We Love Our User Base!

Adam Schmehl September 30, 2019

To all of our software users across the US and Canada, we want to take a moment to say "thank you." A few years ago, we only had a few clients in the ...

The Importance of Pole Loading Analysis (2019)

Adam Schmehl September 27, 2019

Just a few years ago, pole loading analysis jobs were more of a rarity, with third-party attachment and OSP engineering contractors typically needing ...

Leveraging Post-Construction Inspections For Pole Attachments

Adam Schmehl September 24, 2019

With new funding flooding the industry and third-party attachers electing for one-touch make readyacross the country, pole owners have less time and ...

Katapult Pro - Why The People Matter

Adam Schmehl September 24, 2019

In our line of work, we care a lot about poles and need lots of data to make sound engineering decisions about them. Whether it's a new attachment ...

Katapult Pro - Why The People Matter

Adam Schmehl September 24, 2019

In our line of work, we care a lot about poles and need lots of data to make sound engineering decisions about them. Whether it's a new attachment ...

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