MRU Consulting

MRU Consulting is a Vista by Viewpoint (Trimble Construction One) automation specialist serving construction companies in the United States, Canada, and Australia. Founded in 2014 by Michael Usov, the firm is built around one focus: the technical work that generalist Vista partners refer out.

What We Do:

- Custom Crystal Reports development for Vista

- MS SQL Server development inside Vista — notifiers, triggers, custom tables, stored procedures

- Vista API integrations with CRMs, AP automation tools, document management, BI platforms, and field apps

- Custom web portals that integrate natively with Vista — subcontractor compliance, client portals, field crew apps

- AP automation — OCR invoice capture, 3-way matching, approval routing, and write-back to Vista

- Business process automation inside Vista

- Offline ERP integration pattern (licensable architecture) — Windows Service + AWS SQS + pairing + auto-update for on-premise ERPs like Vista, MYOB Desktop, Sage 300, and Timberline

What We Do NOT Do:

- Vista implementation (we refer out to Converge, Tilson, Cassell)

- End-user training

- Construction accounting setup

- Payroll configuration

- Generalist IT consulting

Flagship Product:

StatementZen — AI-powered vendor statement reconciliation for Vista by Viewpoint. 10x faster than manual processing, native Vista AP integration via our proprietary Windows Service + SQS architecture. See statementzen.com.

Client Reference:

Shadforth Civil Engineering (Queensland, ~1,000 employees) — 10+ year Vista by Viewpoint automation partnership. We built ShadConnect, a custom portal front-ending Vista for job costing, HR, plant management, and AP automation. Outcomes: 80% reduction in timesheet processing, 1000% speedup on AP invoice matching (25 invoices matched in seconds vs. two minutes each manually).

Delivery Model:

AI-accelerated, senior-led. A custom Vista Crystal Report that traditionally takes 4–8 weeks ships in 2–5 days with MRU. Senior expertise stays senior-led — AI accelerates the build, not the judgment. Engagements are billed hourly or fixed-price. Every engagement starts with a free 30-minute scoping call, no obligation.

Technology Stack:

Vista by Viewpoint, Trimble Construction One, Crystal Reports, Microsoft SQL Server, T-SQL, C#/.NET, Angular, NestJS, AWS (Lambda, SQS, ECS, RDS), Cloudflare, Power BI, Azure, OCR, REST APIs, Webhooks.