Built from a Frustration Worth Acting On
Allen Cryer spent years at Accenture watching the same pattern repeat: real business problems, solved slowly, at enormous cost, by teams with more layers than anyone needed. The work itself wasn't the problem. The model was.
He founded Chordial Solutions in 2006 on a straightforward thesis: the same caliber of enterprise-grade work could be delivered faster, more honestly, and without the overhead theater that big consulting firms had turned into a feature.
The first client was a Fortune 15 pharmaceutical company. The project was a global ecommerce platform. It shipped on time, ran in production, and established the standard Chordial has held to ever since.
“I saw how big firms solved small problems with enormous overhead. That wasn't a model I wanted to perpetuate.”
Every engagement involves senior professionals who understand the business problem first and the technology second. We don't hand off your project after kickoff. We don't propose rewrites when a targeted fix will do.
20 Years. Built Deliberately.
Not a startup. A firm that grew by doing good work and earning the next engagement.
Founded on a Better Model
Allen Cryer leaves Accenture and founds Chordial Solutions in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. First major engagement: a global ecommerce system for a Fortune 15 pharmaceutical company.
Into Healthcare
First healthcare clients, including clinical data systems and practice management integrations for providers across DFW. Deep familiarity with EMR data structures, billing workflows, and HIPAA requirements established here.
Expanding Across Verticals
Work deepens across pharmaceutical distribution, real estate, and employee benefits. The common thread: replacing manual, error-prone data processes with automated systems that save hours daily.
Data Engineering at Scale
ETL pipelines, SQL Server data warehouses, and enterprise systems integration become core competencies. Built data infrastructure for clients whose operations depend on reliable, governed data.
Systems Integration Focus
As the software landscape fragments across SaaS platforms, Chordial builds unified data flows, migrates clients off EOL platforms, and eliminates the manual workarounds that had become invisible operational tax.
AI Enters the Toolkit
AI development tools reach production reliability. Chordial incorporates AI-accelerated development, LLM APIs, and workflow automation into delivery, not as a brand pivot, but as a genuine capability upgrade.
AI in ProductionAI Milestone
Chordial begins deploying custom, AI-driven enterprise software - production systems with measurable revenue recovery, not a pilot.
20 Years In
Two decades of building business-critical systems, now with the best set of tools we've ever had. Same industries, same standards, dramatically better capabilities.
How We Actually Work
Three principles that have driven every engagement since 2006.
Integrity
We tell clients what their project actually needs, not what makes the engagement larger. If a targeted fix solves the problem, we say so. Long-term relationships are built on honest assessments, not optimistic proposals.
Innovation
We adopt new tools when they genuinely improve the work, not when they're trending. AI entered our toolkit when it became production-reliable. The same standard applies to every technology decision we make.
Partnership
We don't disappear after go-live. Our clients tend to work with us across multiple engagements over multiple years. The first project earns the next one, not because we've locked them into something.
The Engagement Model
Structured around your situation, not ours. Project-based, retainer, hourly, or mixed. Whatever fits the work.
Discovery
We start with a free consultation to understand your systems, your pain points, and what's worth addressing. No pre-built presentation. We ask questions and listen.
Strategy
We define what needs to be built, what it will take, and what order makes sense. Clear scope before any work begins.
Build
Senior professionals do the work. AI tools accelerate delivery without sacrificing reliability. You have direct access to the people doing the work throughout.
Support
We don't consider a project finished at go-live. We support what we build and remain available as your systems grow and evolve.
Let's Talk About Your Project.
Whether you have a specific system in mind or a general sense that something needs to change, the conversation starts the same way: a free, no-obligation call.