Press

News, updates, and media resources from Automate America.

Company Facts

Founded

2001

Model

Remote-first, worldwide

Industry

Marketplace for skilled work

CEO

Tony Wallace

Platform

Automate America — professional network

Focus

Automation, controls, robotics & the trades

Company News

February 2026

Automate America Launches Its Platform

Automate America launches its professional network connecting skilled professionals with companies worldwide — with smart matching, a real-time contract marketplace, and streamlined hiring across industrial, commercial, and residential work.

January 2026

Platform Expansion: White Glove and Standard Contracts

Automate America expands to two engagement models: White Glove (fully managed — payroll, benefits, and compliance handled) and Standard (direct placement connecting professionals with companies).

November 2018

Automate America Launches Publicly

The Automate America marketplace opens to the public, giving skilled professionals and the companies that hire them a direct place to find each other.

2004

Wallace Automation Incorporated

Articles of Incorporation are filed on August 23, 2004, formalising the business Tony Wallace had been running as a DBA since 2001. The first independent contractor is hired that October and the first employee that December.

2001

The Company Is Founded

Tony Wallace founds the business as a DBA — the start of a long road through automation: employee, then independent contractor, then service company, then integrator, then systems builder, and finally an online marketplace.

Media Resources

About Automate America

Automate America, Inc. is a digital-first marketplace for skilled work. Founded in 2001 by Tony Wallace, it connects skilled automation professionals — PLC programmers, robotics integrators, controls engineers, and the trades — with the companies that need them across the United States. Its platform, Automate America, offers both White Glove (fully managed) and Standard (direct placement) engagement models.