Mel's Story. Our Story. Mel Cutler founded the company with only $20,000 in the middle of a recession in 1972 – with a refusal to believe that he would be anything but successful. He set out to offer clients an integrated approach to project management, with one core team responsible for the destiny of a project – for enhanced efficiency and a better experience for clients. Mel and his one employee, Fred Mulligan (who ended up becoming the company president) started out in Mel’s living room, with only a handful of clients from their close circle of friends and industry contacts who were willing to take a chance on the new company. Mel and Fred treated their clients like gold – willing to do whatever it took to accomplish exactly what they had in mind. The tenacity and customer-focus that eventually transformed Mel and Fred’s living-room-operation into a thriving team with a continually growing client list still underpin our approach to every client and project. Our clients know that if a task needs to get done (small or large), we’re on it. This commitment once earned us a plate of cookies from the Sisters at one of our non-profit childcare centers when they needed emergency help with a plaster ceiling issue. More importantly (although we do love cookies), this commitment has also earned us the trust of our clients, who know we’re in their corner and on the ball. CONTACT US © 2021 Cutler Associates Inc. All Rights Reserved.