Castillo Engineering has invested in software aimed at addressing the shortage of qualified engineers in the solar industry and maintaining accurate communication with customers.

Castillo Engineering is a utility scale solar engineering company headquartered in Maitland, Florida. The company has invested $2.5 million in two independent proprietary software platforms, PMO 360 and Design IQ, and has expanded its senior workforce to guide companies currently equipped with these programs.

PMO (Project Management Office) 360 aims to enhance transparency between projects and clients by providing real-time disclosure of engineering plans, schedules, personnel, and array components on a dashboard available to project managers. The company hopes that granting access to the latest project engineering can reduce errors caused by poor communication.

We want to ensure that the products we create are unique in the market, unlike the generic tools used by the entire industry - that is, the entire construction industry, "said Rick Castillo, founder and COO of Castillo Engineering. For many years, I have been working with clients, so I have decided to create a very transparent product. All expected information related to the project will be presented to the client

Design IQ is a photovoltaic project design software that uses data from Castillo Engineering's array asset portfolio to draw project schematics. The program runs automatically and has a single interface that can generate relevant calculations and AutoCAD design drawings.

Through Design IQ, data from previous projects can be applied to new projects with similar design challenges. Christopher Castillo, CEO of Castillo Engineering, stated that the technology aims to reduce the demand for solar project engineering, and the industry is currently facing a shortage of qualified engineers.

Gary Joseph, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Castillo Engineering, said, "We have extensive experience dealing with customers and understand the challenges they encounter in many (or even all) projects. We have summarized all the lessons learned over a period of time and decided to make them our focus for future development

Castillo Engineer will specifically use PMO 360 and Design IQ in its utility scale solar services.