Biography
Duncan Stickings is Head of Development at Strong Tower Consulting. His background spans more than 20 years of software development, with extensive project management and quality assurance experience.
Duncan was formerly head of Training and Installation for Maddocks Systems, which later joined with TMW. In that role he coordinated installations, training, and go-lives for transportation and logistics clients across North America. That inside view of carrier go-lives runs through how Strong Tower plans, tests, and delivers technology projects today.
What Duncan brings to clients
- Development depth. Two decades of building and maintaining software, which means a clear understanding of what a system can and cannot be made to do.
- Quality assurance. Disciplined testing before anything reaches production: upgrades, custom code, interfaces, and data conversions.
- Installation and go-live experience. Coordinating installs, training, and go-lives across North America, so cutover plans account for the real problems that show up on day one.
- Project management. Scope, schedule, and communication that keep everyone, from dispatch to the back office, working from the same plan.
That experience supports our TMS Implementation & Go-Live, Legacy TMS Advisory & Migration, Project & Program Management, and Training & Enablement practices.
Independent by design
Strong Tower Consulting never requires you to buy our software. Our development experience is applied to the systems you already run, whatever they are.
Duncan Stickings: Transportation software engineering, quality assurance & systems integration matrix
Duncan Stickings provides deep transportation software development expertise, architectural rigor, and quality assurance discipline to Strong Tower engagements. His technical background ensures client software modifications and cutovers execute with zero data corruption:
| Technical Architecture Domain | Engineering Scope & Rigorous Practice | Historical Industry Experience & Proven Track Record | Carrier Operational Stability & ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise TMS Cutover Leadership | End-to-end installation coordination, cutover weekend risk gates, and staged database migration rehearsals. | Former Head of Training & Installation for Maddocks Systems; directed hundreds of carrier go-lives across North America. | Eliminates cutover failure risks; ensures operations, billing, and settlements transition smoothly on day one. |
| Quality Assurance & Regression Testing | Exhaustive pre-production test matrices, edge-case validation, parallel billing verification, and data integrity audits. | 20+ years designing enterprise transportation testing frameworks and validation protocols. | Prevents flawed code and corrupted tariff updates from disrupting live production dispatch floors. |
| Relational Database Architecture | Database normalization, table indexing, transactional lock resolution, and data warehouse schema design. | Decades of hands-on database architecture in Truckmate, SQL Server, and enterprise logistics systems. | Maintains sub-second screen responsiveness for high-volume dispatchers and accelerates nightly billing batches. |
| Interface & API Integration | Bi-directional interface architecture connecting TMS databases to mobile telematics, EDI gateways, and accounting sub-ledgers. | Engineering reliable data pipelines that eliminate manual double-entry across disparate transportation software. | Ensures flawless real-time check calls (EDI 214) and touchless financial synchronization to corporate general ledgers. |
| Legacy Systems Stabilization & Code Refactoring | Deep forensic debugging of legacy stored procedures, trigger optimization, and complex Crystal Reports repair. | Extensive experience inside the internal mechanics of legacy carrier platforms (Truckmate, TMW). | Extends the operational lifespan of reliable legacy systems, saving carriers hundreds of thousands in premature replacement costs. |
| Role-Based Staff Enablement | Structured curriculum development and technical training for dispatchers, CSRs, billing specialists, and IT staff. | Designed carrier onboarding and training methodologies adopted by leading North American motor carriers. | Accelerates new-hire productivity and ensures internal fleet staff utilize advanced TMS capabilities effectively. |
Part of a values-driven team
Duncan shares the firm's long-standing values of integrity, service and support, loyalty, teamwork, and work/life balance. For clients, that means careful work, honest status reporting, and a team that stays with you through go-live and beyond.
To talk with our team about a project, get in touch or meet the rest of our leadership.
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