Services

SEC’s core business is based on the provision of technical consulting services focused on solving engineering problems predominantly of a mechanical nature, whether in relation to industrial plant problems or original design problems.  By working with its partners, SEC is also able to address engineering problems spanning diverse disciplines, including electromechanics, controls, fluid mechanics, and complex engineering system design and development.

In addition to the engineering services, SEC also offers innovation and prototyping development services by drawing on years of experience developed in this field.  For this, SEC relies on a thorough understanding of the process required to turn an idea into a prototype, along with intimate knowledge of the project management, technology management and business planning aspects that are critically important to the successful launch of an idea.  SEC’s knowledge of intellectual property protection issues and strategies, and its ability to advise its clients in this regard also provides an added benefit.

In cases where the client is already clear on the technical design and help in developing the technology itself is not required, SEC is able to provide technology management and strategy advice.  This service would consider the technology development process and strategies for evolution and transition of the technology in order to maintain a competitive advantage.

Finally, SEC is also able to offer an integrated project management service that is tailored to the client’s requirements by drawing on all of the expertise and knowledge available within its network.  Such a service would potentially span the full gamut of engineering and management functions associated with the development of a new product or technology.

These services are offered primarily through consulting engagements remunerated at a fixed hourly rate.  However, since we do understand that development projects potentially carry a high level of technical uncertainty we maintain flexibility in our pricing policies by balancing the risk we assume on an individual project basis with the level of remuneration we expect.  In this way, we are able to offer competitive rates with different pricing models.  The flexibility offered through these pricing structures is designed to provide prospective clients with the ability to tailor their investment risk in an equitable manner.  We hope that our willingness to assume some of the risk will give prospective clients the same confidence we have in our own capabilities.  Our pricing models:

  1. The simplest model is based purely on an hourly cost basis in which the client will pay for the total number of hours of services rendered.
  2. The second model is based on SEC assuming some of the risk of unforeseen events by committing to a fixed price cost in exchange for a rate premium.
  3. The third model is based on a fixed number of hours in exchange for a fixed retainer for a specified period, trading the certainty of income against a more favorable rate for the client.
  4. Finally, in the fourth model, SEC may agree to work at reduced rates in exchange for a share in the eventual revenue generated by the project.  In such cases, SEC will conduct an appropriate risk-benefit analysis in order to evaluate each individual opportunity.

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