Granite Solutions is a software development business specialising in:

Borland Delphi 2007 (and versions back to Delphi 5), C#, ECO, Model Driven Architecture (MDA) and UML Modeling
Custom business data applications, systems analysis, modeling, design and database design including SQL
Microsoft .NET 1.1 framework solutions
Developer and development consulting, process training, mentoring and advice

Granite Solutions are available for:

On-site consultancy, training and mentoring, especially in Canberra & Sydney. Use my experience and skills to kick start your team. Borland ECO specialist with experience in implementing a commerical application in ECOII & ECOIII, one of the first of it's type in the world. I can advise on design, refactoring, code improvements and processes to produce better quality software. Richard can travel to your site anywhere in the world, given enough time and money :-)

Granite Solutions is occasionally available for:

Off-site contracts and projects for new and existing systems. Specialists in database, desktop and distributed business systems, stand-alone, client-server, n-tier and interfacing to legacy systems.

Granite Solutions' Experience:

Granite Solutions was created in 2003 by Richard Walker to capitalise on 15 years commercial software development experience and a further 10 years in business and management (retail) and a formal I.T. education (B. Info Tech CSU). I believe I have the experience necessary to understand both your business and technical requirements to best assist with your software solutions. The experience gained in using Borland ECO on the HireSolutions product means Richard knows how to write more than just a "Hello World" ECO application.

Granite Solutions has a solid technical background:

Borland Delphi, Borland ECO (using MDA) and C# development environments
Microsoft .NET Framework has been my primary development platform since 2003. Experienced with the class libraries, reflection, deployment and advanced techniques like COMInterop.
Object Oriented Analysis Design and Implementation, refactoring, Model Driven Architecture and UML modeling
Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access and Borland Paradox database systems. Primarily MS SQL 2000 & MSDE.
ADO.NET, BDP (Borland Data Providers), ADO, ODBC and BDE to access databases (or files like XML, CSV and Excel)
Database design & implementation with strong SQL skills
Desktop and distributed business systems, stand-alone, client-server, n-tier and interfacing to legacy systems
Microsoft Windows operating systems (mainly Windows 2000 & XP Pro).
HTML, XML ,XSL & ASP.NET for document creation and formatting
QSC Team Coherence, Microsoft Visual SourceSafe and SourceGear SourceOffSite for source code control, versioning and remote access
Creation of installation packages using Inno Setup & InstallShield Express, for professional installs
Custom component development
Microsoft Office Automation (creating and modifying Excel and Word documents from within end-user applications)
Ability to communicate and work with management and technical staff alike and to be able to clearly explain technical and difficult concepts to a broad audience.