As I think back to my years growing up in Uvalde, Texas, then attending the University of Texas at Austin, my path to the oil and gas industry has taken many interesting twists and turns. My first introduction to computers came back in 1985 playing a game on an Apple…
Darrell Ortiz attended the University of Texas at Austin from 1986 to 1988. He founded CDM Software Solutions, Inc. in 1988 with global headquarters in Houston, Texas, with additional offices in Los Angeles, Miami, Scottsdale, London and Hong Kong. Ortiz has grown the company for nearly 35 years, including certifications with U.S. Customs and U.S. Department of Defense, primary software application solutions for global logistics shipment management, including U.S. Customs shipment compliance and creation of CDM Asset Tracking™, an industrial internet of things (IIOT) and RFID asset tracking solution specifically configured to meet the demands of the oil and gas industry.
Oil and gas operations are commonly found in remote locations far from company headquarters. Now, it's possible to monitor pump operations, collate and analyze seismic data, and track employees around the world from almost anywhere. Whether employees are in the office or in the field, the internet and related applications enable a greater multidirectional flow of information – and control – than ever before.