Our Company

History

Since our inception in 1988, Veracity Systems has substantially evolved from its humble beginnings as one man's effort to bring quality and accuracy to business computing, to a quiet power-house of database development that has seen few equals. At Veracity Systems, we are fascinated by technology, devoted to perfection and obsessed with quality. Our seasoned developers delight in crafting exceptional solutions for our customers.

In today's competitive landscape, it is essential for forward-thinking businesses to unearth new ideas commensurate with the rapidly developing sophistication of their customers. We live in a vast world of new media, new technologies and new demands that can only be conquered by deep insight and superior strategies. Our job is to provide not only a lasting impression, but an enduring advantage over your competitors.

Through skilful application of many years of experience blended with state-of-the-art methodologies, our team is able to deliver exciting solutions that are as robust as they are flexible. In similar respect, we recognise that our ability to design and craft our processes with ever-evolving client requirements is one of our greatest fundamental assets.

Key People

Mark Chimes - Owner

Mark is the chief architect of most of our software systems and has a wealth of experience in an almost endless list of disciplines. Introduced to computers in the early 80's, Mark has seen huge changes in computing but says the problems are still the same - producing reliable, robust applications that are flexible and intuitive.

Mark has over 25 years experience in database design, systems analysis, application design, GUI development, bug testing, integration and commissioning of small to large software applications. Mark has been directly involved in dozens of software projects including applications for Government departments, local councils, Fire and Safety, schools, and of course, small, medium and large businesses .

Currently completing a Masters in Software Development at the University of Southern Queensland, Mark also holds a Certificate IV in Horticulture, a Certificate IV in Small Business Administration, a Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training and holds a current data cabling license and can be found teaching the occasional course at the South Queensland Institute of Technical and Further Education.

Though he uses whatever tool is best suited to a particular project, Mark has produced remarkable custom solutions using Microsoft™ .NET™ technologies.

Suzanne Chimes - Administrator

Though initially trained as a nurse, Sue never dreamed that she would one day be in charge of the daily operations of a company that, at times, has employed 15 engineers, technicians, programmers,designers and support staff.

Apart from keeping track of where everyone is, Sue keeps things running smoothly by ensuring accounting, purchasing, and jobs are all controlled in a timely manner.

Bronwyn Anderson - Senior Developer

Bronwyn grew up surrounded by computers, and learnt about business from her father. Bronwyn attained her first degree in Commerce, majoring in Accounting. She then followed with a Bachelor of Business, with double majors in Information Technology and Software Development.

Bronwyn held the position of proctor at the University of Southern Queensland in the Faculty of Business. She has extended her training in leading edge Web and .NET™ methodologies, including global VoIP and financial systems.  Bronwyn comes to us after more than 6 years heading up the web development department of one of Australia's leading financial institutions.

Bronwyn is an avid VW enthusiast - is there another kind?

Damien Chimes - Network Engineer

Born with a keyboard in one hand and a screw driver in the other, Damien built and repaired computers from 8 years old. He ranked in the top ten at the World Skills IT Australian final at 16. At the age of 17 he started his own IT services company.

Having spent some years working for  the big end of town, Damien has enjoyed stints with national and international companies where he collected an impressive array of server management skills and methodologies. High-level virtualisation and network topology design is his specialty, with experience in WAN optimisation and VoIP integration.

Anthony Gray - Associate

Anthony completed a Mechatronics degree and worked for a high profile global mining contractor for a few years. He is fluent is multiple programming languages, is a dab hand at hardware implementations and has been known to lay the odd kilometre or two of data cabling when required. Anthony understands complex systems in a blink and makes convoluted business rules look like child's play. Anthony may be contacted through his website at I.T. Works.

Chris Burke - Associate

Chris operates NCI Technologies and is the mastermind behind Queensland Technology Group. Chris has achieved numerous Microsoft certifications and like most expert engineers is constantly striving to increase his knowledge with further studies. Chris has a wonderful ability to explain complex technical details in a succinct and understandable manner. Chris may be contacted through his web site at http://www.ncitech.com.au.

Daryn Kitchener - Associate

Daryn is the one of the few server engineers we know that can configure a Microsoft server to run continually and consistently without Event Log errors. Coupled with his gargantuan grasp of Microsoft software configuration capabilities, Daryn commands troubleshooting skills that intimidates the most persistent problem and ensures obstinate issues are cleanly rectified. As if that wasn't enough, Daryn is very adept at all things web, be it ASP, ASPX, XML, IIS - you name it and Daryn's had experience with it. You can check him out at http://www.i4solutions.com.au.