ToolWatch
Craig McDonald's work experience begins in 2005 as a Co-Founder at DemandFactory.com, where they worked until 2007. Craig then joined ToolWatch as a Senior Engineer from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, they worked as the Lead Engineer, Server and Web at Ubooly until 2013 when they transitioned to Aetna as a Technical Product Owner and Architect until 2015. Since 2015, Craig has been with ToolWatch, initially serving as the COO & VP of Technology until 2021, and then transitioning to the role of CTO.
Craig McDonald attended Arizona State University from 2000 to 2004, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems Engineering.
ToolWatch
In 1991, Don Kafka, an electrical contractor at the time, knew that his tools were slowly disappearing. The idea of spending valuable time searching for them was not appealing, but missing tools also meant he was unnecessarily losing profits. After futile efforts to find an immediate, off-the-shelf solution to this problem, Kafka decided to develophis own system. The first iteration of ToolWatch addressed many of Kafka’s tool-related challenges. However, it wasn’t long before he developed the vision of a total solution for tool, equipment and materials management. Over the next decade, this vision gained rapid acceptance in an industry long plagued by high levels of tool loss, damage and hoarding. Since then, Kafka and the ToolWatch team have implemented thousands of customer-suggested improvements and enhancements, culminating in what is today the world’s leading tool and materials management solution. More than 4,000 organizations in more than 20 countries use ToolWatch to streamline the process of managing tools, equipment, materials and consumable items across their organizations. Easy to use and delivered through the cloud, ToolWatch uses one centralized database to securely store critical information on all warehouse and field operation assets.