25 Mar From Idea to Application: An Intern-Led Innovation at BBM

At BBM, new ideas don’t stay on paper for long. Sometimes, they turn into tools our team uses every day.

As part of our Friday in-house Lunch & Learn series, engineering intern and UCF student Ahmed Sallam presented a custom-built application he developed to support BBM’s construction administration process. What began as an idea to simplify field reporting quickly evolved into the BBM Site Visit App, created to serve our clients better and tailored specifically to how our team operates on job sites.

The application focuses on improving how field reports are captured, organized, and shared. Instead of relying on handwritten notes, scattered photos, and time-consuming report formatting, the tool allows engineers to document site observations in real time using a mobile or web-based interface. Photos, notes, site conditions, and key project data can be recorded directly in the field and automatically compiled into structured reports.

By streamlining this process, the app helps reduce administrative time, improve consistency across reports, and ensure that information is communicated clearly between the field and the office. It also creates a reliable record of site activity that can be referenced throughout the life of a project.

Ahmed’s approach was rooted in understanding how BBM engineers work day to day. By observing existing workflows and identifying areas where time and clarity could be improved, he developed a solution tailored to real project needs rather than a generic platform. The result is a tool that fits naturally into BBM’s construction administration process.

This initiative reflects something we value at BBM: giving our team, at every level, the opportunity to contribute ideas that move our practice forward. Innovation here isn’t separate from the work—we build it into the way we operate.

We’re proud to support the next generation of engineers and even prouder when their ideas become part of how we work.