Engineered IT

What Engineered IT does

Engineered IT, Inc. is a privately held, founder-led custom software development firm founded in 2002 by Bernie Hosey and headquartered in Western Springs, Illinois. The company builds custom web applications, APIs, and database solutions for small to mid-sized businesses and non-profit organizations, with a particularly deep practice in Microsoft Access and legacy system modernization (including COBOL and ColdFusion migrations to modern web stacks). Its technology portfolio spans ASP.NET (VB.NET and C#), PHP, Node.js, Microsoft SQL Server, MS Access, and MySQL backends, deployed primarily on Amazon Web Services with additional capabilities in Azure and Google Cloud. The firm's flagship differentiated product is TRACIUM, a proprietary calibration and testing management platform serving engineering, safety testing, and manufacturing clients; notable deployments include tracking 15,000+ instruments and 45,000 calibrations across 100+ active users for a global engineering firm, and a full operational platform for Spirit Cultural Exchange managing 4,000+ exchange visitors annually across 48 international partners.

The business operates a consultative, sales-led go-to-market anchored by its website, referrals, and direct outreach, with revenue generated through fixed-cost project fees and hourly consulting at $125-175 per hour. A preliminary systems assessment serves as a scoping tool to convert prospects into defined engagements. The firm has served 95+ clients over its 20+ year history, with multiple decade-long anchor relationships (notably Spirit Cultural Exchange). Distribution is direct only, with no channel partners or marketplace presence, though remote delivery extends reach beyond the Chicago metro area. The company is bootstrapped, has no external funding, and operates with a small leadership team of three named individuals plus a broader bench of developers and project managers, consistent with a boutique consultancy model rather than a venture-scale operation.

The company has begun integrating AI Assistants into its custom web application and API work, positioning generative AI as an enhancement to its existing custom development offering rather than a standalone product line. Its competitive differentiators are concentrated in legacy modernization expertise, long client tenure, and the TRACIUM platform's vertical specialization in calibration and compliance management, areas where few small consultancies can match its accumulated know-how.

Name

Engineered IT

Legal name

Engineered IT, Inc.

Website

https://engineeredit.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Engineered IT is a Chicago-based custom software firm founded in 2002 that builds web applications, databases, and legacy modernization services for small and mid-sized businesses and non-profits, with its proprietary TRACIUM platform serving engineering and safety-testing clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Software Development

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Database/Application Data Layer Modernization (DB migration, ORM, caching) (BPAEAFAL)

Keywords

• Custom web development
• Database consulting
• Legacy modernization
• Cloud migration services
• Calibration management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Western Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Fixed-Cost Project Fees: Fixed-price engagements for well-defined projects with clear scope and specifications. Ideal for clients seeking budget certainty and scope-capped expenses. May require a prior systems assessment to establish requirements.
2. Hourly Consulting Services: Time-and-materials billing at $125-175/hour depending on staff and services. Best suited for projects without fixed scope, research/investigation projects, ongoing maintenance, and legacy system work. Allows quick project start without detailed upfront planning.
3. Systems Assessment: Pre-project consulting engagement that benchmarks current state and provides a roadmap. Delivered in person for Chicago-area clients. Used as a scoping tool that may lead to subsequent fixed-cost or hourly engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Engineered IT is a Chicago-area custom software development firm that designs and builds custom web applications, provides database consulting for Microsoft SQL Server, MS Access, and MySQL, and modernizes legacy desktop systems (MS Access, COBOL, ColdFusion) into web-based cloud-hosted solutions for small and mid-sized businesses. The firm also offers cloud migration and management on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, custom API development, and AI Assistant integration. Its proprietary TRACIUM platform provides a one-platform solution for instrument calibration, ATD tracking, testing, and compliance reporting in safety-critical industries.

Product overview

Engineered IT is a Chicago-based custom software development company offering a portfolio of services centered around custom web applications, database solutions, and legacy modernization. Their core offerings include custom web application development with AI Assistant integration, database consulting across MS Access, MS SQL Server, and MySQL platforms, cloud solutions on AWS/Azure/Google Cloud, and legacy system modernization. Their flagship product is TRACIUM, a calibration and testing management platform. The company provides end-to-end services from systems assessment through development, deployment, and ongoing maintenance and support, serving small to mid-sized businesses primarily in the Chicago area and remotely worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TRACIUM: A calibration and testing management platform for instruments, equipment, and ATDs that simplifies calibration scheduling, tracks instruments, and ensures equipment compliance.

Products and services

• TRACIUM Calibration and Testing Management Platform Proprietary one-platform solution for managing instrument calibration and testing. Features instrument tracking with automated calibration schedules, ATD channel assignment with reusable templates, test configuration and result uploads, compliance reporting, qualification tracking, API for Excel integration, and multi-zone server configuration. Deployable on AWS cloud or on-premises Windows/IIS/SQL Server. Built for engineering, safety testing, and manufacturing organizations.
• Custom Web Application Development End-to-end custom web application and API development with AI Assistant integration, built on ASP.NET, PHP, and Node.js for SMB and mid-market clients.
• Database Consulting Services (MS SQL Server, MS Access, MySQL) Customized database application design, implementation, migration, optimization, and administration across Microsoft SQL Server, MS Access, and MySQL platforms. Includes crash recovery, performance tuning, security hardening, integrity fixes, and upgrade support for small and mid-sized businesses.
• Legacy System Modernization (MS Access, COBOL, ColdFusion to Web) Migration of legacy desktop and mainframe systems (MS Access, COBOL, ColdFusion) to modern web-based applications, addressing scenarios such as a retiring sole Access developer or degrading multi-user performance.
• Cloud Solutions (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) Cloud migration, deployment, and management services for small and mid-market businesses on AWS (preferred), Azure, and Google Cloud platforms.
• Custom API Development and Integration Services Custom API coding and integration services connecting client applications to existing software such as Bullhorn, Salesforce, Constant Contact, MailChimp, PayPal, Stripe, Amazon services, and proprietary ERP systems.
• Custom Website and Mobile Application Development Custom website and mobile application development using VB, C# .NET, and PHP, with CMS integrations for WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla.
• Systems Assessment Pre-project consulting engagement that benchmarks an organization's current software and database platforms and produces a written roadmap with recommendations for implementation, phasing, budget, training, and support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Spirit Cultural Exchange tracks 4,000+ exchange visitors per year across 48 international partners and 870 host companies with 97-100% buy-in rates. Passed all audits since EIT collaboration.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationPreferred cloud hosting platform. Engineered IT has years of experience deploying applications on AWS. Services include storage and content delivery, databases, networking, developer tools, management tools, security and identity, analytics, mobile services, application services, enterprise applications, AWS Marketplace software, website hosting, file storage, video streaming and file management. The company describes AWS as the preferred platform for its speed of configuration, flexibility, reliability, and cost-efficiency.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Trescal: Global calibration services provider with proprietary calibration management software. Comparable to the TRACIUM deployment model in combining calibration expertise with a software platform for instrument and compliance management.

Broad incumbents

• Slalom: U.S.-focused technology consultancy delivering custom digital solutions, cloud, and data services to mid-market and enterprise clients. Overlaps with Engineered IT on consultative custom application delivery for non-enterprise buyers.
• Cognizant: Global IT services giant offering custom application development, legacy modernization, and cloud migration to enterprise and mid-market clients. Represents the larger-scale incumbent competing for the same modernization wallet.
• NetSol Technologies: Diversified IT services and enterprise software provider with custom development, cloud, and modernization practices. Broader incumbent serving overlapping SMB and mid-market modernization needs but with a wider portfolio.
• Insight Enterprises: Large IT solutions and services provider spanning hardware, software, cloud, and custom application services. Represents the broad incumbent side of the SMB/mid-market IT services competitive set.

Direct peers

• FPT Software: Global IT services and custom software development provider with strong U.S. SMB and mid-market focus. Comparable in offering custom web apps, legacy modernization, and database/cloud services, though at significantly larger scale.
• Simform: Custom software development firm offering web applications, cloud migration, and database modernization for SMB and mid-market clients. Comparable on project-based custom delivery and emphasis on legacy-to-cloud modernization.
• Chetu: U.S.-headquartered custom software development firm serving SMB and mid-market clients across industries with bespoke web, database, and integration work. Most directly comparable to Engineered IT on service mix, customer size, and project-based delivery model.
• Beamex: Specialist vendor of calibration management software and instruments for industrial/process industries. The closest direct competitor to Engineered IT's TRACIUM platform in the calibration and compliance vertical.
• CyberMetrics Corporation (GAGEpack): Provides calibration management and asset tracking software (GAGEpack, ProCal) for manufacturing and quality labs. Direct competitor to TRACIUM in calibration/instrument management for safety-critical and regulated environments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/engineered-it-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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