Often our clients have everything they need to succeed. They just require the resources and support to make a strategic jump. We create community land use plans that integrate traditional ecological knowledge and Western science to create a holistic approach to land use. The resulting framework establishes a set of methods that can evolve as additional data is gathered, processed and integrated into decision-making.

The National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) is the federal law that outlines the process used to protect the environment. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 is the federal law that administers the protection of historical properties and cultural resources across the country.

The world is changing rapidly and infrastructure built 10 years ago may be vulnerable to changes in severe weather. Each new project needs to undergo an analysis of how it will be resilient to the unpredictable nature of a changing climate. This evaluation is a growing requirement for all federal grant programs.  

Strategic planning is an essential function to meeting an organization’s vision for the future. With a unique set of talent and a company culture that is not bound by convention, our team brings a holistic approach to the development of strategic plans.

We work with each organization to undertake a discovery process to identify both obvious and more obscure community needs. We then compile those needs into goals, objectives and action items that can be used to move forward in achieving our client’s vision for the future. As a research and implementation firm, we have the ability to build plans that are optimized for seeking funding and implementation.

Successful broadband implementation requires a deep understanding of project management, construction, logistics, operations and networking layers. Not tied to any specific technology, vendors or carriers, our team is highly successful at building fiber, wireless and satellite networks that align with organizational capacity.

Our experience is hardened by the challenges that only come with deployments in remote Alaska. The operational mindset we bring to every deployment yields networks that can be maintained by local talent and retain the ability to grow as internal capacity grows. All of our deployment projects include the training of local talent. Our experience and skill in building local capacity for long-term operations is a critical differentiator between us and other companies.

Contract and procurement management is a time-consuming process that many organizations do not have the appropriate resources or knowledge to undertake. Our team of experts fill the gap by carrying out the process of securing contracts and purchasing materials for a project. Tasks may include developing an RFP for the design-build of a new community center, or obtaining a set of bids that brings together multiple contractors under an in-house construction management team.  

We simplify contract and procurement for our clients by handling the writing of requests for proposals, answering the questions of potential contractors, and finding the vendors for materials. Our team empowers our clients with agnostic data to make informed decisions that keep a project in scope and on budget. For example, if a software company needs to build a new headquarters, our team can write the request for proposals for construction services, evaluate the bids submitted, draft contracts to secure services, research vendors for materials, create purchase orders, manage the shipping and receiving of materials, and manage payments to contractors and vendors.

Project management is the oversight of a project’s scope, schedule and budget. Our experienced project managers know that managing a project is as much art as it is science and process.

Construction management is the organization and implementation of construction activities. It is a hands-on, boots-on-the-ground management process that coordinates the implementation of a construction project.

In some cases, project managers and construction managers are the same person. In larger projects, the duties are separated. In either case, our team has 20+ years of project leadership in every role.

Network installation has many scales: home, office, neighborhood, village, city and state. Administering networks at each layer comes with a natural incremental step in complexity. Administering an office network is less complex than a statewide one. At Quill, we have the ability to install and administer networks at the scale needed by our clients.

Facilities construction encompasses a wide range of projects, from building a storage shed, to constructing a new community center, to building a tower and communications shelter.

Not all systems (hardware, software, paperwork, etc.) neatly integrate with one another, and moving systems (from one vendor to another or upgrading within systems) is not always a simple procedure. We dive into the details of the systems and bring information and process together, making things work and transferring data from one system to another.

Technical support can run the gamut from helping turn on computers to providing educational support for leadership teams.

Every business follows a series of processes to produce income. These processes may include staff onboarding, trip reports, inventory, invoicing, time tracking, batch processing, sales, etc. At Quill, we take a deep dive into your business process, and help create efficiencies so you spend less time pushing paper and more time focused on the customer.

Having the right team makes projects successful. When our clients want to take their business in a new direction, they need technical support to construct their vision. We help shape their strategy, conduct market research, build a brand, and configure the underlying business process systems. As our clients move into the “go-live” stage, we create a training program to help transition staff and leadership into their new business operations.