Description Proficiency puts a rush on new product orders. Founded in 1998, Proficiency develops Web-based collaboration software that engineers and others use to speed up the product development process and share data generated in various computer-aided design (CAD) applications. The company's Proficiency Collaboration Gateway software supports a variety of CAD systems, manages product development data, and enables reporting, information exchange, quality verification, and other functions. Proficiency targets clients in the automotive, aerospace, heavy equipment, and shipbuilding industries. The company, which has offices in Germany, Israel, and the US, counts Ford and Northrop Grumman among its customers.