WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 13, 2021) - Eyrus, a leading workforce visibility platform, is pleased to welcome Steve Baret to its leadership team. As Head of Strategy and Partnerships, Baret brings his deep industry knowledge to Eyrus and will work closely with both internal and external stakeholders to further the platform's capabilities.
Prior to joining Eyrus, Baret spent over eight years at Mortenson, where he most recently served as an Innovation Manager, deploying virtual reality, augmented reality, digitization of pre-task planning tools and various innovations out of one of their data centers in Utah. During his tenure at Mortenson, he was part of planning and coordinating structures including hotels, higher education facilities, data centers, renewable energy projects, sports facilities and stadiums. Baret was also involved in various phases of projects including business development, pre-construction and design phase where he introduced and developed laser scanning, virtual reality for Mortenson’s Phoenix office.
“As Eyrus continues to grow and evolve, we are ecstatic to announce the newest addition to our team,” said Hussein Cholkamy, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Eyrus. “As the head of our Strategy and Partnerships department, Steve will be an integral component of our business growth with his out-of-the-box thinking, and construction expertise as we continue to transcend the industry and expand our partnerships.”
Prior to joining Mortenson in 2016, he worked with Layton Construction, coordinating various healthcare projects across the nation, both for new-builds and occupied building renovations. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management and an AAS in architecture and interior design. Baret has been a presenter at various industry conferences over the years, including Autodesk University 2019.
Eyrus enjoyed a banner year in 2020 due to unprecedented demand for its industry-leading workforce visibility platform and the rapid development and rollout of its SafeProx IoT tool, which became crucial for Eyrus’ customers to manage the safety of their workforce. Since inception, Eyrus has provided value to over $220 billion worth of construction projects. The Eyrus platform is designed to be used on all sizes of projects in various sectors ranging from data center construction, residential, multi-family, commercial, hospitality, infrastructure and healthcare to interior renovation and manufacturing.
“Our extremely talented team allowed us to make 2020 our most successful year yet, even when a pandemic threatened the construction industry,” said Eyrus co-founder and CEO Alexandra McManus. “Our employees are what drive us every day and I am confident Steve will take us another step towards the next level.”
About Eyrus:
Eyrus is a leading workforce visibility platform working to define the future of work. With best-in-class technology tailored to deliver actionable insights in real time, Eyrus ensures workers are deployed where needed at the right time, tracks progress across key areas of infrastructure projects, forecasts schedule deviations, and enables seamless communications among stakeholders and the fast and secure transfer of assets. Since launching in 2015, Eyrus has developed solutions that are single-mindedly focused on cost, accuracy and operational efficiency. Eyrus was honored as a 2021 Inc. 5000 award recipient. We look forward to working with your team through the transformation of work. To learn more about Eyrus, visit our site: https://www.eyrus.com
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