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Collegiate Athletic Technologies
A Level Playing Field
Collegiate Athletic Technologies got its start in 2002, several
years after Bevin Hartnett realized that something needed to be
done to streamline the paperwork that flooded daily through her
office. She was working then as the Compliance Assistant for the
Council of Ivy Group Presidents -- the administrative heart of the
Ivy League -- and could see the problem up
close. "I chose to automate athletic administrative processes
through the use of a database because we were dealing with lots of
complex individual records," Bevin recalls. "For each athlete there
were so many tasks that needed to be performed and information that
needed to be shared."
So in the fall of 1998, Bevin turned to FileMaker Pro. "FileMaker
Pro is the crux of my systems," she continues. "It is incredibly
easy to develop custom web solutions -- the web is a great conduit,
as many end users of my systems do not need the flexibility of the
background application. The web provides an access-anywhere portal
to the system, and allows thousands of users to be using the
system."
Bevin soon turned to designing institution-specific solutions
tailored to the needs of individual schools and athletic
departments. After a brief stint as an independent consultant, she
decided to incorporate -- and Collegiate Athletic Technologies was
born. From the beginning, the Ivy League itself was one of her top
clients, but she also deals with schools on an individual basis,
including such institutions as Cornell University, MIT, the
University of Pennsylvania, and the University of California-Davis.
"We have standard modules," Bevin explains, "which run from
databases of recruited high school athletes to the eligibility
status of current athletes -- collecting their grades and their
financial aid information, tracking their injuries and
rehabilitation -- along with scheduling contests and facilities
usage, preparing budgets, and many other functions. Once we have a
new client, we customize the modules to fit the specific needs of
that institution. We work with different departments on campus,
from financial aid to the registrar's office, connecting the
university's data warehouse to the system. Customizations can range
from minor to over 100 hours worth. We then provide differing
levels of customer support and maintenance throughout the academic
year."
And client schools immediately see the FileMaker Pro difference.
"It saves them time by eliminating repetition of paperwork and data
entry," Bevin notes, "and saves them both time and money through
electronic information sharing versus paper sharing. It makes staff
and administrators more productive and helps them concentrate on
their real duties." At a typical installation, administrators will
use the locally-hosted client version of the application, while
most coaches, and hundreds of athletes and potential recruits will
take advantage of the web system.
Smooth, efficient, and effective -- like a well-trained athlete,
FileMaker Pro keeps data on the move. As Bevin exults, "I knew from
the beginning my company would thrive only if I used FileMaker
Pro!"
Contact information
Contact Info for Customer:Bevin Hartnett
Chief Executive Officer
Collegiate Athletic Technologies
609-750-9861
bevin@athletictech.com
http://www.athletictech.com
Filemaker Contact:
Kevin Mallon
Public Relations Manager
FileMaker Inc.
408-987-7227
kevin_mallon@filemaker.com
http://www.filemaker.com
- Behind the action in college athletics there's plenty of administrators who've cleared the field of paperwork woes -- with Collegiate Athletic Technologies' data management solutions, built around FileMaker Pro.
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