Tim McDanielFounder & CEO
areas of expertise
- Business Process Automation (BPA)
- Business intelligence
- Website & portal design
- Integration
- Product development
education
- BA, Business Administration, University of Washington Foster School of Business
With over 15 years of experience in management, business planning, financial analysis, software engineering, operations, and decision analysis, Tim has the breadth and depth of experience needed to quickly understand businesses and guide customers to suitable solutions. He has lead more than 250 successful projects in his career, with total budgets exceeding 50 million.
Before founding Canviz in early 2008, Tim worked at Microsoft in IT, delivering complex global solutions. Previously, Tim held various consulting positions in the Seattle area, focusing on new custom development and system implementation projects. He has also worked in sales operations, and at WRQ, driving complex sales commission strategies.
publications
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Transforming Repeatable Document-Intensive Operations with Scalable, Custom Technology
Global Immigration Partners partnered with Canviz to modernize its document-heavy operations and eliminate reliance on costly, inflexible subscription software. The firm faced persistent challenges with repetitive data entry, fragmented intake processes, and limited control over its systems and data—creating inefficiencies that constrained both productivity and scalability. Our Solution Canviz designed a centralized, scalable data model
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How We Use AI to Build Software Faster, Cheaper, and More Secure
At our company, AI is deeply embedded into our development workflow. We use it to move faster, reduce costs, and improve security and code quality, while still keeping humans firmly in control of every decision that matters.
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Modern reporting from AS/400 with Power BI
You don’t need to replace AS/400 to modernize reporting. With Power BI, you can deliver departmental dashboards and ad-hoc reporting quickly (often within 1–2 months with a focused scope).
contact details
Contact us at the Canviz office nearest to you or submit a business inquiry online.
“I confidently endorse the Canviz team and Tim for their exceptional work in developing our immigration management platform. Their ability to translate complex legal workflows into a streamlined, intuitive system has been invaluable. Throughout the process, they demonstrated strong technical expertise, responsiveness, and a clear commitment to getting the details right. The end result has significantly improved our operational efficiency and client experience. They delivered exactly what we needed with professionalism and precision.”
