The ConTechCrew The ConTech Crew 342: Dustin Burns on Construction Born Digital
Jan 24, 2023
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In this weekâs show, we sit down with Dustin Burns from McCownGordon Construction to talk about Construction Born Digital.
Dustin is the VP of IT at McCownGordon and has been with them ever since they hit the $50 million mark, and has been a part of their progress to reaching $850 million worth of work in 2022 alone.
Whatâs unique about Dustinâs role is that the company grew completely digitally, without the burden of the âPaper to Digitalâ transition that so many companies in the industry face.
It was the innovative culture that drew Dustin in, and today, he's going to share his backstory with us, how the journey has unfolded as well as what technologies excite him the most in the coming years.
Make sure to listen in!
Key Takeaways:
Intro (00:00)
Why Dustin chose construction (04:22)
How McCownGordon was ahead of the curve (09:41)
How Dustin has seen the company grow (12:44)
Training newcomers on their culture (16:21)
What Dustinâs âleft of launchâ strategy looks like (23:31)
Dealing with field adoption (28:41)
Empathy in construction (37:01)
Whatâs the next big thing? (47:22)
The biggest news stories of the week (55:35)
Episode wrap-up (1:20:00)
Additional Resources âŹď¸
Listen to the show at http://thecontechcrew.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecontechcrew
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In this weekâs show, we sit down with Dustin Burns from McCownGordon Construction to talk about Construction Born Digital.
Dustin is the VP of IT at McCownGordon and has been with them ever since they hit the $50 million mark, and has been a part of their progress to reaching $850 million worth of work in 2022 alone.
Whatâs unique about Dustinâs role is that the company grew completely digitally, without the burden of the âPaper to Digitalâ transition that so many companies in the industry face.
It was the innovative culture that drew Dustin in, and today, he's going to share his backstory with us, how the journey has unfolded as well as what technologies excite him the most in the coming years.
Make sure to listen in!
Key Takeaways:
Intro (00:00)
Why Dustin chose construction (04:22)
How McCownGordon was ahead of the curve (09:41)
How Dustin has seen the company grow (12:44)
Training newcomers on their culture (16:21)
What Dustinâs âleft of launchâ strategy looks like (23:31)
Dealing with field adoption (28:41)
Empathy in construction (37:01)
Whatâs the next big thing? (47:22)
The biggest news stories of the week (55:35)
Episode wrap-up (1:20:00)
Additional Resources âŹď¸
Listen to the show at http://thecontechcrew.com
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecontechcrew
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The ConTech Crew is a construction news podcast dedicated to keeping you up to date with all the latest in construction technology.
Give us a follow so you never miss an episode!