Software company opens headquarters
in Purdue Research Park
By Steven Poland
Staff
Writer
Seeking to capitalize on integrating the manufacturing
and engineering operations of a company more efficiently is what a high-tech
start-up company in the Purdue Research Park is looking to do.
"What if your manufacturing organization could
communicate efficiently and painlessly with engineering – in the
early stages of product development – to significantly reduce the
total time and cost required to design and deliver new products?" said
Julie Goonewardene, president of Cantilever Technologies.
With a staff of 14 working feverishly on developing
their software product, called the "Readiness Engine," they hope to
have it commercially available by mid-2001.
"It’s currently being tested," said Goonewardene.
The Readiness Engine organizes data from independent
design and supply chain systems into a shared information base to improve
the flow of a product through the design, engineering and manufacturing
operations.
Goonewardene said that she and her husband came
up with the idea after spending many years installing computer systems
into manufacturing companies.
Funded by the Parson Group, a venture capital firm
located in Chicago, Cantilever Technologies was founded in November
1999 and selected the Purdue Research Park as their headquarters.
"My husband and I were living in Chicago. I graduated
from Purdue, my father is a professor at Purdue, and I was very impressed
with Purdue and the Research Park in terms of helping companies start,"
said Goonewardene.
She also said the facilities are terrific and having
access to Purdue’s faculty and talent pool has been great.
"We like people that have both computer science
and engineering degrees," said Goonewardene.
Cantilever expects to grow to more than 40 employees
by the end of 2001 and might be hiring summer interns. Goonewardene
says that Jason Kilkus, director of operations, is in charge of hiring.
For more information on Cantilever Technologies,
visit its Web site at: http://www.cantilevertech.com/
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