History

Henry Bass started Automation Creations, Inc. (ACI) in June 1996! Now twenty-eight years later it is still going strong. Launching with three employees and one server to now employing over twenty full time team members with 180 servers and a tremendous virtual stack, reflects ACI’s growth and stability. While there is no guaranteed path to building a successful business, there are a few decisions that can pave the way! Henry has been thoughtful and strategic in building ACI. He has a knack for hiring the right people! Identifying talented individuals with strong work ethics that foster collaborative working environments. Promoting a healthy work life balance. ACI is family-focused and encourages its employees to embrace their hobbies and enjoy time off with family and friends. A happy, well-rested individual correlates to a hardworking, creative employee.

While ACI is not a cutting-edge technology provider, it is important to keep your eye on the latest industry trends. ACI encourages employees to invest in professional development and share ideas and new skills with co-workers. ACI provides resources and financial incentives for adding new skills and certifications.

Once you have a solid foundation for your business, you must still be flexible and adaptable to grow. ACI’s first product, MatWeb, led Henry into expanding his business to support design and development of other business websites. With a growing list of websites, ACI expanded to provide hosting and IT support. As technology evolved, ACI expanded services from the design of simple static websites to developing complex, dynamic data-driven websites and applications. As mobile devices became more popular, ACI pivoted again to add responsive design and mobile app development. ACI continues to evolve and is able to reinvent themselves by adding new skills needed to meet clients evolving project requirements.

Given ACI’s growth and success over the last 28 years, it will be exciting to see what the next chapter holds for Henry and his team.