System development requires a thorough understanding of data, data needs, and the end-user in order to create the best tool for each customer. Avanti's development methodology includes an extensive ongoing dialogue to determine our clients' needs and employs an agile approach to development. This process delivers operational results quickly and accurately, while also providing the capacity to refine systems to continually improve user experience.

Avanti's data management staff uses up-to-date and state-of-the art approaches, while respecting customer choice of infrastructure.

 

EPA's Permit Management Oversight System (PMOS)

Avanti designed and developed a web application to support EPA’s management of the priority permits process, prepares semi-annual backlog reports, maintains and provides development services for PMOS to manage priority, tribal, and general permits. Avanti works closely with EPA on developing and maintaining an updated public search tool for general permit summary information, and provides ad hoc support related to queries on backlog, priority permits, and other permit tracking activities. Technologies used include: PL/SQL, Oracle databases, and Oracle APEX.

EPA's Advanced Public Search

Avanti designed and developed a series of web applications for public usage. These applications allow users to search through all 2008 and 2012 Construction General Permits, 2008 Multi-Sector General Permits, 2008 Vessel General Permits, 2011 Pesticide General Permits, and the NPDES General Permit Web Inventory. Each application was created using PL/SQL and Oracle APEX, along with best UX practices. 

 
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EPA's Pesticide General Permit Electronic Notice of Intent and Public Search

Avanti designed and developed the Pesticide General Permit (PGP) for the EPA Office of Wastewater Management (OWM). Launched in November 2011, PGP was deployed to collect pesticide discharges in EPA-regulated states and territories. The PGP application was the first Oracle OFM Weblogic  solution deployed at EPA's National Computing Center.

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EPA's Construction General Permit Electronic Notice of Intent and Public Search

Avanti designed and developed the Construction General Permit (CGP) for the EPA Office of Wastewater Management (OWM). Launched in April 2012, CGP was deployed to collect construction activity in EPA-regulated states and territories. The 2012 CGP application impacted the largest number of users and experienced the highest sustained user traffic of all EPA eNOI systems.

USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline

The USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline is a toll‐free telephone service that helps educate consumers to prevent food borne illness, specifically by answering their questions about safe storage, handling, and preparation of meat, poultry, and egg products. Team Avanti designed, developed, tested, and deployed a Hotline Call Management system for the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Avanti utilized existing FSIS infrastructure to develop a system that integrates aspects of a CRM, Call Center Quality Monitoring system, and information outlet for consumers who contact the hotline. The application is used by USDA staff to track the food safety inquiries received via its 800 telephone number and through inquiries to the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline electronic mailbox. The following technologies and tools were used: .NET 3.5 framework; C# programming language; SQL Server 2005 backend; and Visual Studio 2008.