About
The modern container experience
The next great industrial revolution — Industry 4.0 — is here. IoT and smart devices are automating operational processes out of human hands and necessitating reinvention for the companies that depend on a manual approach.
Formerly known as OnePlus Systems, Contelligent’s 30+ years of experience is how companies get the most from a new day for closed container monitoring. We’re trusted by SMBs and Fortune 100 members at every corner of the map to provide a depth of closed container knowledge many never knew they needed.
Why trust Contelligent?
We’re first to market.
We issued the first patent for remote waste container management in 2000 and have attained a number of industry firsts in the years since — from the first fullness monitor to the first cloud-based analytics platform.
We’re container people.
No add-ons, upsells or sister products. We put all of our time and effort into creating the best closed container monitoring and analytics solution in the industry. Nothing else.
We’re always here.
Our support team knows our partners intimately and work diligently to stay educated on the emerging challenges of a variety of container-backed industries.
We know people.
Contelligent maintains long-standing relationships with hundreds of container servicing partners, promising a smooth transition.
Where we’ve been and where we’re going
Our leaders
Michael S. Hess
Founder, President/CEO
Twenty-five years experience within the solid waste management industry as senior executive, including significant Merger and Acquisition activity. From 1997 until founding the Company, Mike Hess served as Vice President of U.S. Operations for Capital Environmental Resource Inc., a $120 million in revenue solid waste collection and disposal company, with operations in the Northeastern United States and Canada. During his tenure at Capital Environmental, Hess played an integral part in the acquisition and/or start-up and integration of eleven solid waste companies over two and a half years. Hess acquired this business from Capital Environmental in July of 2001 and has successfully grown the business from one with a Northeastern United States focus, to one that now services customers throughout the entire United States and Canada. Hess holds a bachelor’s degree in management from SUNY Empire State College, and serves on the Nazareth College Board of Trustees.
Michael Roy
Chief Operating Officer
Mike Roy is a business and technology-focused executive with a 25-year track record of successfully meeting the challenges of various organizations, from large Fortune 500 clients to small start-ups. Roy is experienced in developing and executing strategy, designing and implementing processes, managing client relationships, and providing vision and leadership to the team. As COO, Roy has a balance of technical experience combined with extensive business management, planning, and leadership capabilities. Roy graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Management Information Systems.
Adam Darder
Vice President of Technology
Darder brings more than 20 years of experience to the role, successfully developing software systems for various organizations, from large Fortune 500 companies to start-ups. He has extensive experience in software development, designing user processes and implementing custom software around those processes, managing client relationships and team leadership.
As vice president of technology, Darder will be responsible for oversight of all technology initiatives and resources at Waste Harmonics, including the company’s IT staff, infrastructure, applications, databases and monitoring devices. He joined the Waste Harmonics team as director of software development in 2018. Prior, Darder served as director of development for Document Security Systems Inc.
Darder graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in computer science. He resides in Brighton, New York.
Carl H. Slusarczyk, Jr.
Vice President of Sales
Ten years of solid waste and recycling management experience, specializing in business development and relationship management. Carl Slusarczyk has played a vital role in Waste Harmonics strategic growth over the last 4 years, and continues to develop strategies to improve services for Waste Harmonics’ clients. In addition to Slusarczyk’s experience within the waste and recycling business, he has a background in business start-ups, focused on building business plans and growth development strategies. Slusarczyk earned a B.S. Degree from Providence College, and currently resides with his family in Charlestown.
Frequently asked questions
Our rebranding effort better reflects the growth and direction of our company, bringing all of our products under an elegant, single-solution umbrella that provides perceptive, intelligent container monitoring and analytics.
Containers + intelligence.
Simple as that. Our solution raises container intelligence (CQ) with smarter insights that drive smarter actions, enabling the operational efficiencies and benefits that smarter companies seek.
Contelligent provides monitoring hardware, software and support for a variety of closed containers. Our monitors support hydraulic compactors, while our sensor is designed to support containers that may store fresh oil & lubricants, donations and textile collection, used cooking oil or waste oil. Contelligent is the only solution on the market that centralizes the monitoring across all these closed container types, helping you be smarter about waste and container management.
We work with a number of waste management, technology and recycling companies to improve (and in some cases overhaul) their container processes, resulting in more efficient, ecologically friendly practices that reduce CO2 emissions, toxic spills and even landfill overflow.
Don’t wait for the worst-case scenario before turning to us. Big or small, almost any closed container-related operation could benefit from Contelligent today. Whether having trouble standardizing your haul frequency, incorrectly forecasting peak periods or simply have an interest in diving deeper into your waste management processes, Contelligent can move you closer to your business goals.
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