Our Story

Our Story

Our story begins with a deep love for building. As a teenager, Ty Witmer stepped onto his first construction site and never looked back. That early experience sparked a lifelong passion for construction and eventually led him to Penn State, where he earned a degree in Architectural Engineering with a focus on Construction Management.

In his final year of the five-year program, Ty’s senior thesis earned the top honor out of 100 engineering students: the Senior Thesis Award. His topic, “Leveraging Technology to Improve Construction Project Outcomes,” resonated with a panel of judges made up of leaders from Turner Construction, Clark Construction, Tishman, Gilbane, and others. It wasn’t just the technical quality of the work—it was the relevance of the subject that stood out. Industry leaders were eager to explore how technology could improve the way construction projects were delivered.

After graduation, Ty joined Clark Construction as a Field Engineer and quickly advanced through the ranks to Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, and ultimately Project Executive. He led flagship projects for major clients including Mobil Corporation and IBM, gaining valuable experience in both base-building and complex tenant work. He was also one of the original five who launched Clark Building Group, helping to shape the direction and identity of a newly formed division.

In addition to leading large-scale projects, Ty was selected to chair Clark’s Project Management Steering Committee. The group was tasked with developing the Project Management Manual, a comprehensive set of best practices that would serve as the standard operating procedures for the entire company. Once the manual was completed, he transitioned into a liaison role with the internal software development team, helping design systems that would bring those practices to life through technology. That experience marked a turning point—from building structures to building smarter ways to manage them.

Motivated by this new direction, Ty left Clark and launched a Value Added Reseller (VAR) business focused on Meridian Systems’ Prolog Manager, one of the industry’s top construction management solutions at the time. Although he had no formal sales experience, his deep understanding of construction operations and ability to connect with builders made an immediate impact.

The VAR business grew rapidly. Many of the industry’s most respected construction consultants sought to join the team. Ty took the opportunity to build a staff of highly experienced and exceptional professionals, creating a culture of practical insight, responsiveness, and a commitment to client success. The team provided much more than software—it delivered full-service support including implementation consulting, end-user training, and help desk services.

In 2006, the company closed a transformative enterprise deal with the United States Postal Service, marking its official entry into the federal market. The contract required not only software but also secure hosting and infrastructure services. To meet the challenge, the team expanded its capabilities, adding managed hosting and bringing on infrastructure experts to oversee secure, high-performance deployments.

The success of that program didn’t go unnoticed. The General Services Administration (GSA), recognizing the efficiencies gained by USPS, approached the team to explore similar solutions for its own operations. That engagement led to a landmark enterprise agreement with GSA—resulting in the largest national deployment of a project and program management platform at the time. It was a milestone that validated the team’s ability to deliver at scale and support mission-critical systems across the federal government.

During these years, Ty and his team spent a great deal of time meeting with construction executives across the country and around the world. Together, they engaged with thousands of organizations, including many of the world’s largest AEC firms. These conversations gave the team a deep and firsthand understanding of the industry’s most common pain points and persistent challenges. As a trusted VAR partner, they regularly shared feedback with the software vendor, advocating for improvements that better aligned with how construction professionals actually work. Over time, it became clear to the entire team that legacy systems were falling short—and that the industry needed something fundamentally different.

The team came to believe that true collaboration isn’t about one organization imposing its corporate platform to control every other stakeholder on a project. Instead, it's about empowering all stakeholders to use the platform in a way that supports their specific business needs, while still connecting seamlessly and exchanging data with others. It means creating an environment where each project participant—whether owner, contractor, designer, or consultant—can contribute their own data, manage their own records, and collaborate securely and transparently. While projects are temporary, the relationships built, the information captured, and the knowledge gained become the foundation for each firm’s long-term success. The technology enabling that collaboration must reflect this reality.

From that vision, ProjectTeam.com was born.

Today, ProjectTeam serves both public and private sector clients with modern, intuitive tools that support collaboration, transparency, and control. What began as one person’s journey from the field to the front office has grown into a company driven by a team of experienced professionals committed to helping construction organizations work smarter, faster, and better—through technology built by people who truly understand the industry.