PowerBuilder & PowerServer
Development since the early 1990s, through PowerBuilder and PowerServer 2025. DataWindows, new development and maintenance, and moving desktop applications to the web with PowerServer.
PowerBuilder & SQL Server Consulting
Senior PowerBuilder and SQL Server expertise, from someone who has run the business.
More than 30 years building, supporting and modernizing business-critical PowerBuilder applications on SQL Server, through PowerBuilder and PowerServer 2025. As a former CIO, I understand why your system matters, not just how it works.
- 30+years of PowerBuilder
- 2025PowerBuilder & PowerServer
- Fulldevelopment lifecycle
- Remotenationwide
Technical skills
The stack I know inside and out
MS SQL Server & Sybase
Schema design, T-SQL, stored procedures, performance tuning and day-to-day administration, plus Sybase database administration.
Integrations & web
REST APIs, payment gateways and HubSpot integrations, along with mobile and web applications that extend a PowerBuilder system to clients and staff.
How I can help
Keep your system running, and move it forward
Maintenance & support
Bug fixes, enhancements and production support for the PowerBuilder applications your business depends on.
Modernization
Upgrading older PowerBuilder versions and taking desktop applications to the web or cloud with PowerServer.
SQL Server performance
Finding and fixing slow queries, indexing, schema cleanup and data quality problems.
Integrations
Connecting legacy systems to payments, CRM, payroll and reporting tools through APIs.
Data migration
Moving data between systems accurately, without disrupting daily operations.
Database administration
Ongoing SQL Server administration, backups, security and release management.
Knowledge transfer
Documenting systems whose original developers have moved on, so nothing depends on one person.
Full lifecycle projects
Requirements, design, development, testing, deployment and support, start to finish.
Track record
PowerBuilder systems that ran real businesses
Enterprise ERP at R&G Brenner Income Tax
Designed and ran a full ERP in PowerBuilder and PowerServer on SQL Server, covering POS, CRM, HR, payroll, marketing, commissions and reporting, with API integrations to a payment processor, HubSpot and custom mobile and web apps.
Acquisition integration with H&R Block
Wrote the integration and reconciliation logic between legacy PowerBuilder/SQL Server platforms and H&R Block's payroll systems, and migrated client data with zero disruption during tax season.
Music royalty systems at EMI and Sony
Managed the rollout of a $60M PowerBuilder royalty system at Sony Music and a $10M global infrastructure program for EMI Music's PowerBuilder royalty platform.
Real estate general ledger & projects
Customized PowerBuilder general ledger and project management systems to run a $60M portfolio of single-family homes and $20M in rehabilitation projects.
Working together
Flexible, remote engagements
Contract project
A defined scope with clear deliverables, such as an upgrade, a migration, an integration or a new module.
Hourly
Expert help when you need it, for troubleshooting, performance problems or one-off changes.
Ongoing support
A monthly arrangement to maintain, support and steadily improve your PowerBuilder and SQL Server systems.
All work is done remotely, for clients anywhere in the U.S. Contact me to discuss your project and rates.
Tell me about your PowerBuilder system
Share what you're running and what you need, and I'll get back to you about how I can help.