When a solar plant is built, a Commissioning team will run a series of intensive tests to ensure the systems are safe and high performing.

First Solar, Inc. recorded these tests manually with excessive paperwork causing disorganizion, extra manhours, delayed communication to the client, and unnecessary cost. The cxt2go iOS app was created to ease the data entry process, save time and cost in data storage, and act as a document repository.

As Project Manager of the cxt2go application, I developed the team, budget, scope, and reporting; set up the backend data tables; designed UI mockups; as well as lead user testing and training.

After 4 months of successful deployment with the cxt2go Workflow App globally , First Solar, Inc. requested three more applications to be created for other departments. I acted as Project Manager for these as well, from business requirements and design to implementation.

The homepage includes the project detail such as plant location, wattage, and equipment. The status indicates if the equipment is done and fully recorded. If user wants to add a new document, they select the equipment type. If user wants to view or edit an existing document, they select the blue box on the right that is associated to that equipment.

The user will enter the Equipment Info at the top based on location. Then, the user can mark ‘Yes’ for the completed items, and ‘No’ for those not completed, as well as include an Issue # and Comments for support.

Each equipment type has a customized form with their associated detail. Data is stored locally on the iPad, until later connected to Wifi where uploaded to our backend tables that are used for storage and reporting.