{"id":5985,"date":"2022-12-20T11:16:30","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T16:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talentrise.com\/?p=5985"},"modified":"2022-12-23T11:20:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T16:20:27","slug":"a-look-at-the-damage-prevention-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talentrise.com\/a-look-at-the-damage-prevention-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look at the Damage Prevention Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last month, TalentRise\u2019s Carl Kutsmode<\/a> sat down with Chris LeBlanc<\/a>, President and CEO of Norfield Development. Norfield Development<\/a> is a U.S based software company that provides solutions to the damage prevention industry. Their services provide technologically structured prevention methods in industries ranging from government to infrastructure to 811 contact centers.

TalentRise placed<\/a> Chris in this position back in 2021. A year later, we caught up with Chris to reflect on his experience working with TalentRise, how Norfield has changed in his time with the organization, and hear his predictions as to where the damage prevention industry is headed.

<\/strong>About the Industry<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The damage prevention industry is comprised of two main components:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 – The universal goal of keeping people, and the communities that these people work in, safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 – When errors occur, they are often costly. A second goal is avoiding, through prevention technology, the cost implications of these errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help accomplish these goals, in January of 2022, the company launched the LOGIX platform, a \u201cweb-based management system designed for utilities to assess the risk and impact of potential incidents days in advance and provide the software you need to take immediate action,\u201d as the company describes. In simpler terms, LOGIX is an intelligence platform that integrates real-time analytics into business operations. The system then leverages this data to shape and influence how both people and technology can respond to various situations, changing conditions, and eliminating damages from occurring. As Chris proudly reiterates and as LOGIX is a perfect example of, Norfield Development is in the business of \u201cdriving safety through innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Norfield\u2019s advances during Chris\u2019 first year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within his first few months with the company, Chris made changes that affected the organization’s entire business model. These changes were made because of his observations regarding the organization\u2019s current model and the prior knowledge he had as a result of a 20-year career in technology. Under his guidance, Chris transitioned the company into a growth-based company, increasing its market penetration by being a technology distributor, eventually leading to the launch of the LOGIX platform. Despite having a market size of roughly 12.7 million dollars between the United States and Canada, Chris noted that the industry is \u201cwoefully underserved\u201d as many current information systems do not \u201ctalk to each other.\u201d The creation of and innovation behind the LOGIX platform is a solution to this issue. Additionally, it will help to take advantage of this huge market by not only advancing the company but also by building shareholder value for the seven owners and partners of Norfield.

Looking ahead at the damage prevention industry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris made multiple insightful remarks about where the industry is headed in the next few years, and how Norfield can leverage these changes to take advantage of the industry and fulfill its bottom-line initiatives. He noted that every company initiative answers a consistently asked question: \u201chow can we use data analytics differently than anyone else in the market?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n