More fieldwork. Less paperwork.

Why I started Kipta

Charles Pisciotta

Founder, Kipta

A site visit report should be about the professional’s judgment, yet much of its time goes to everything around it. I’ve seen it firsthand and heard it from firms and practitioners.

So I started Kipta. It turns what’s said, typed, and photographed on site into the reports that engineering, architecture, consulting, and inspection professionals write.

Where the time goes

Retyping: Site notes retyped at the desk and photos matched to findings by hand, often into the evening.
Tools: Notes, photos, calendars, shared folders, Word, PDF, and email, pieced together for every report.
Leftovers: Reports started from earlier ones and reworked with find-and-replace, where old details slip through.
Revisions: Rounds of markups for missed items, mistakes, and wording that varies by writer.
Office: Staff chasing drafts to format, proof, and send.

What Kipta does

A crack recorded on a phone at the site, the same finding in Kipta, and its photo on page 4 of the report — Fig. 1Meridian Engineering is a sample firm.

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Set up for you

Unlike a copy of the last report or a generic AI draft, Kipta starts from your own templates and language.

You send: Past reports of your most common work, if you can share them. They help, but Kipta doesn’t need them.
You get: Your templates, standard text, defect names, and letterhead, for you to review, with your projects and anyone on your team added.
Support: Hands-on help from me through setup, and a voice in what Kipta builds next.

Start with a pilot

Founding firms help shape Kipta, starting with a paid pilot. I set it up for you, we agree on what success means, and at the end, you decide whether to continue.

First, a walkthrough of your report, with a PDF to keep.

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Already had a walkthrough? Email to start your pilot.

How you can help

If the timing or fit isn’t right for you, you can still help:

Referrals: I’d be grateful for an introduction to a US engineering, architecture, consulting, or inspection firm or association.Make an introduction
Feedback: I’d welcome a conversation about how you write reports today and where Kipta could fit in.Write to me

I’ll write when there’s something worth your time: what’s new in Kipta, what I’m learning from the firms and professionals I talk with, and news from the trade. I hope you’ll follow along.