SharpeSoft Newsletter (March 2026)
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SharpeSoft Webinar
GT Weldon Finds the Joy in Estimating Again
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SharpeSoft Employee Highlight
2025 Construction Industry Retrospective
Past Webinar Information
The Fruit of the Spirit
The Story
Celebrating its 50th year of operation in 2025, GT Weldon Construction, LLC, is a general engineering and oil field services contractor based out of Vernal, Utah. GT Weldon has created a legacy of value since 1975, putting its culture of integrity and hard work to full use for its many water infrastructure, subdivision, grading, mass excavation, and pipeline focused operations.
SharpeSoft spoke with second generation CEO Mike Weldon about SharpeSoft’s role in embracing construction estimating technology with an eye on the future.
The Challenge
After spending decades estimating by hand and Excel, upon taking over as CEO, Mike Weldon knew that something needed to change.
“We’ve been very slow to adapt technology in the past, to tell you the truth. When I took over back in 2012, we were still doing a lot on paper, and that was one of the first things that I knew we had to do to compete was to embrace technology. So what I did was get us an accounting system, and start tracking costs. Before, when my mom and dad were managing the company, everything was kind of a gut feel, and looking at the checking account to see if we were making money. So I knew that was not going to cut it moving forward.”
“Back in 1999 I left for 13 years because I couldn't get them to embrace moving forward as a company. They were happy with being a mom and pop shop and I wanted to take the leap forward, so instead of fighting with them I moved out to California in the Sacramento area. I worked with some contractors out there and learned a bunch, and then I came back in 2012 and took over the company. So I brought a lot of what I learned out there and built that into the company. The first thing I did was put in a costing system, and with that we started putting budgets on our jobs, started tracking our costs, and then implemented an estimating system instead of just writing something down on a piece of paper and you know, shooting from the hip like before.”
A consistent issue that SharpeSoft hears again and again is a reliance on outdated forms of technology due to familiarity with legacy systems. This should never be an obstacle for company growth, especially given the ease and simplicity of implementation for products like the SharpeSoft Estimator.
Previous Solutions
“The estimating system I used before was an Excel spreadsheet that I'd created back in California. It was pretty advanced, but nothing close to what SharpeSoft offered. I had actually bought the SharpeSoft system a couple years ago, and just didn't take the time to implement it. So these last two weeks while learning the system, every time I get up and talk to my office manager I tell her what an idiot I am for not doing it sooner.”
“I know I also looked at Hard Dollar. We looked at several, but there was just something about SharpeSoft that caught my eye. I think it was the ease of the Navigator, the way it flowed. It was just the simplicity of how it flowed to me. And I'll be honest with you, I liked the people I dealt with. William and the others were just genuine people. That's what sold me.”
More than just making the estimating process easier, Mike was especially interested in a system which would facilitate future transfers of knowledge.
“My son wants to start estimating as well, so just teaching him how to use SharpeSoft is going to be really easy compared to the spreadsheet from before. There's so much to learn with a spreadsheet versus Estimator, where you just drag a crew, drag some equipment, drag labor, and then especially with the flowchart system that you've got now.”
The Workflow Navigator embedded into the Estimator is a simple, helpful flowchart to assist an estimator through the entire process, from creating a new job to printing that final proposal.
Does this sound like you? Continue reading the rest of the case study with the link below to discover the satisfying conclusion to GT Weldon's story thanks to SharpeSoft.
Meet Dylan Cox
Four Years with SharpeSoft
Nice to meet you, my name is Dylan Cox. 2026 will mark my fourth year here with SharpeSoft. I’m what’s called the technical writer, which means that I write a lot of the help documentation you may see in and outside of all SharpeSoft programs. I also handle some of the social media content for SharpeSoft, like our YouTube channel. Be sure to check it out!
What inspired you to join the team?
I started with SharpeSoft as a way to qualify my writing skills. During that time I’ve learned a lot and taken on many other exciting responsibilities. Most of all, though, I’ve been blown away by the family atmosphere that SharpeSoft has cultivated.
What's a cause you're passionate about?
The environment and animal conservation. I make annual contributions to the Nature Conversancy, and for several years I assisted in the Northern Saw-Whet Owl banding project through Chico State here in California. I think it’s important to remember that we aren’t the only ones on this planet.
Tell us about a hobby of yours
I keep writing even after I clock out, specifically fiction. I’d definitely like to get something published someday. Besides that, I love to read, play games with friends, and spend time outdoors with my dog!
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The Fruit of the Spirit
Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”
Notice that the word fruit is singular even though it lists nine ‘fruits’. Why is this?
This is a verse that many Christians often misinterpret and teach on. These ‘fruits’ are all things that we receive by walking with the Holy Spirit and living out a Faith with works. When we commit and surrender our lives to Jesus Christ and choose to walk with Him each day, each hour, each moment, these fruits are given to us, but they are all part of the fruit of the Holy Spirit. We don’t get to choose which ones we receive and which ones we don’t. They come to us as one ‘fruit’ by living out an obedient life to God. They get delivered to us just as we need them and our Father in heaven always knows when we need them.
However, if we choose to walk in the ways of this world, seeing this fruit in our lives can be difficult or not as evident. They are provided to us by choosing to follow Jesus. They aren’t something we choose to get; we don’t choose Joy, we receive Joy. Our God desires relationship with us most and it is such a beautiful design. We get these wonderful things from him, but it requires relationship with Him to receive them. Today we want to encourage to chase after a relationship with Jesus each day, each hour, each minute, each moment.
May God bless each and every one of you!
Andy Kitts
Account Executive
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