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Crystal Bay Solutions LLC

The Crystal Bay Solutions team is differentiated by our extensive, multi-industry senior management experience. We bring that expertise to workflow process consulting, training, support and management of client applications. Our focus is custom, highly effective and affordable workflow apps for SMB, mid-market companies and non-profits. We have more than 16 years of experience specializing in high-touch, consistent level 5 rated client service. We offer an extensive list of pre-built applications such as HR Management, OSHA Employee Injury/Incident Tracking, SOX Sarbanes Oxley Reporting, and a wide variety of Non Profit solutions such as comprehensive CRM, Grant Management and Program Performance/Outcomes Tracking. We offer extensive initial consulting, without obligation, to ensure that your clients have clear expectations of what they can expect from their Quickbase implementation.. Our services include consulting on business workflow design and optimization, custom development, ongoing application support as well as administrator and end-user training.

Business Skills

  • Application Development
  • Application Development
  • Business Process Analysis
  • Training
  • Technical Support

Average Customer Rating

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Excellent and Prompt Service!!!

Working with Crystal Bay Solutions was a pleasure! Cullen did an excellent job understanding our needs and developing the features we needed for our management team. He made it easy to understand and even provided instructions for us to utilize those new features. Cullen was very patient, easily rea...


Audrey

Project by Design

April 21, 2023

Patient, Supportive, Accessible, Knowledgeable

The Quickbase team recommended Crystal Bay Solutions to us, and I'm so glad they did. Cullen not only supported our app build but spent hours helping us map out the data structure to ensure we built a sustainable solution for our growing company. He is extremely patient with us and always accessible...


Marta Paterno

Women's Healthcare Startup

April 27, 2021

Great Project Management Development Support

Cullen worked with us on two project management applications for large disaster recovery projects. Our in-house developer created the first base application, but our needs quickly grew to require development support within the first month of operations. We needed to evolve the apps to accommodate wo...


Kelly

Excel

June 18, 2018

You did it!

Crystal Bay Solutions designed a CRM solution for Sight Word Busters that has enabled our education/literacy related nonprofit to effectively track every aspect of our 501c3. The CRM includes volunteer information, placement and schedules; student data; school coordinators roles; and even incorporat...


Linda LoBue

Sight Word Busters

August 14, 2017

Reliable, Quick Work

Crystal Bay Solutions LL came highly recommended to us and they did not disappoint. We had a very tight deadline that required a rush-delivery for a relatively complicated application. Not only were they able to accommodate our deadline, but our developer was always very responsive for any questions...


Kristina Kopic

Ruderman Family Foundation

March 1, 2016

Comprehensive Support Services

Thank you to Crystal Bay Solutions for offering comprehensive Support Services. Your communication style is very clear and your support very reliable. We've enjoyed building a constituent management application in QuickBase with the help of Cullen and the team.


American Transplant Foundation

April 8, 2015

Way above and beyond

I cannot tell you how fortunate we feel to be working with Crystal Bay Solutions. They have been so patient in working with us to get our reporting exactly right, and have spent a great deal of extra time talking with our program leaders to ensure that they get the functionality they need. This is...


Laura Darling

Episcopal Senior Communities

November 17, 2014

Top Notch Quick Base Consultant

I have worked with Cullen/Crystal Bay Solutions for over two years where he was the sole Quick Base expert on a critical, enterprise wide application. Cullen is one of those rare professionals that go above and beyond every single time to ensure he exceeds client expectations. His problem solving a...


Patricia D'lima

April 9, 2014

Yes Sir

This worked out for us. We tried working out our database on our own for a while, but there were some complicated things that were beyond us. Cullen stepped in and got things straightened out, and even gave us some above-and-beyond advice to help us correct our architecture to avoid future problems...


Jason T

Pauly Rogers and Co

June 25, 2013

Virtual Business Management

My business model changed from a central office to a decentralized operation with staff working from home offices. Crystal Bay developed a solution that enabled me to quickly send out client assignments to each staff consultant. Once the assignment was completed, the consultant entered a summary o...


TOM SERLETH

PowerTransitions

November 16, 2012

Cullen Coates Extraordinaire

I had the good fortune of being introduced to Cullen Coates several years ago. He designed and constructed a clean application for us to begin building historical relationships. Cullen is the most knowledgeable professional in Quick Base I have ever met and his bedside manner helped to ease the pa...


Cheri Haganey

BridgeWorks, Inc.

April 30, 2012

Quick Base development for non-profit

Cullen did excellent work in both scoping and developing a highly cost effective solution for our small non profit organization. I would recommend his work to anyone.


Steve McCoy-Thompson

April 13, 2012

Integrity, Very Knowledgeable, Great Solution

I built the first revision of Quick Base. As the company grew, I needed a more sophisticated Quick Base, and building it was beyond my capabilities. So, I worked with a couple consultants and ultimately finished the job with Cullen. Some things I learned in the process: 1) Is the person pitching...


Sheila Kilbride

April 5, 2012

Crystal Bay Solutions Stepped up for Us

We had a very complex database application that was beyond our ability to complete in a timely manner on our own so we turned to Cullen at Crystal Bay Solutions. Cullen was very professional and responsive in his interactions with us and proved to be very flexible with his work and scheduling. We...


Jay Colbert

April 5, 2012

Outstanding!

Thank you to Cullen at Crystal Bay Solutions! He really did an outstanding job with helping us build out our database. Every teaching session was so thoroughly explained, it made the learning experience that much more enjoyable. The support, celerity and ideas provided in order to help us be as succ...


Emily

30k Ft

August 20, 2021

Comprehensive and Excellent Service

We have worked with Crystal Bay Solutions LLC on multiple applications for our non-profit consortium. They are knowledgeable of solutions in Quickbase, can handle complicated structures and always provide timely service. We will keep coming back to create additional ease of our processes and update...


Nicole Peoples

Corporation for Ohio Appalchian Development

June 9, 2020

Simple

This was my first time working with a database company and my developer couldn't have made it easier for our company to develop a solution that was both easy for my staff to use and also streamlined our workflow. I would highly recommend Crystal Bay Solutions.


Beth

White Cross Pharmacy

April 6, 2018

Supported Us Throughout the Journey

The team at Crystal Bay Solutions was with us from the start as we envisioned our specialized time and project tracking solution. From the onset they worked expidiently and collaboratively with us as worked through several iterations of the plan. Once built they were able to quickly tweak the capa...


Ryan Walter

Moven

May 17, 2017

Perfect Solution

Crystal Bay Solutions helped turn my spark of an idea into a reality. Cullen got to know my specific business, brainstormed with me ideas, and was able to create a database that tracks our projects as well as our inventory. Most importantly, Cullen pushed through until we arrived at a finished produ...


Katie Baker

Etcetera Enterprises

November 23, 2015

Data Management

Keeping up with the minimum data entry needs for a large bi-lingual parish was a challenge. We were using a software application that was designed for Catholic churches, another retail app for event scheduling and we were also using numerous excel spreadsheets and multiple function specific database...


Mona Peglow

Good Shepard

January 14, 2015

Crystal Bay Solutions LLC

We were introduced to Crystal Bay Solutions to help us implement a relatively complex production management system that would handle many product variations yet have a simple enough interface that shop floor personnel could inquire and update production progress rapidly using iPad tablets. We also...


Diane Welker

Laran Bronze, Inc.

October 29, 2014

Custom HR Appplication

We worked with Crystal Bay on a customized version of their HR application. Tbe project was successful as it was delivered on time, on budget and the application works exactly as we had mapped out. Crystal Bay were great to deal with and were very patient and helpful. I would not hesitate to reco...


Mark Edward Wilson

Envision Sales Inc

January 16, 2014

Small Nonprofit

Cullen was able to provide us with a quick setup for a membership management system we could never outgrow. We have been up and running for two years now, and are able to capture new contacts off our website directly into our database from our outreach programs. Cullen is easy to work with, and so...


Frank Kelly

AREA

November 23, 2012

Data Management or How to herd Ducks !

Our data management needs had been like herding ducks!, But Crystal Bay Solutions and Quick Base were the answer. We have many stakeholders who all needed to input, update, change and review the data, Quick Base/Crystal Bay Solutions gives us all the tools we need for users of all levels of skills....


Shannon Nabors

Episcopal Community Services of America

April 30, 2012

Exceptional, personal service

You will love the way the folks at Crystal Bay Solutions listen and learn about your business, and then combine that with their knowledge and expertise about business and process automation and Quick Base. You probably already have ideas about how you can use Quick Base to save time and money in you...


Gregg

April 13, 2012

Highly Recommend!

Crystal Bay Solutions was able to quickly implement a powerful and fully-integrated workflow management solution to meet our organizational needs in a very short timeframe. We appreciate their dedication, attention to detail, and customer service — we highly recommend their services!


Norm Zablocki

April 13, 2012

Dynamic, Customizable, and Personal

Quick Base allows us to use data in a way that tells our story. It is easily customizable, so we can track and emphasize the data that is valuable to us, rather than having to fit into a pre-conceived box. The data is dynamic; we can see how members are interacting with one another, as opposed to...


Jessica

April 5, 2012

Detailed & Thoughtful

Cullen developed our database several years ago and has helped time and time again to grow the database alongside our nonprofit program growth. As our business needs change, Cullen is always easy to reach and dedicated to finding solutions for our ever-evolving workflow. He knows the ins and outs of...


Katie

Covia

May 19, 2021

President

The biggest challenge for me was how to apply all that Quick Base can offer to the needs of my business. Every business is different and my primary concern was to find a developer who was very familiar with Quick Base and was able to visualize what it was that PrintersPlus was trying to accomplish,...


Alec milne

PrintersPlus

October 8, 2018

Extremely Helpful App Development

Crystal Bay Solutions helped my non-profit create a contact management system for our outreach program. They were extremely attentive and helped us manage and track our outreach work tremendously. I worked with Crystal Bay for several months, during which we spoke on the phone weekly. They helped me...


Matt Phillips

National Wildlife Federation

April 4, 2018

Consultant/Teacher

I didn't want someone to make me an app and hand me the keys. I want to know how it's built, so I have the ability to make changes without paying on an ongoing basis. Cullen understands that and has functioned as a consultant and a coach. I would consider the money I've spent an educational expens...


Ted

Medical Sales

June 2, 2016

Project Management Sys

Working with Crystal Bay was terrific. Cullen was efficient and professional throughout the process and a pleasure to work with. Our company has experienced a dramatic increase in productivity by putting the information we need in front of us through the entire process of our projects. We will conti...


Tom Ellsworth

PCI

October 14, 2015

High quality deliverables, exceptional service

StudentsFirst retained Crystal Bay to help implement a purchase order management tool. Sounds simple, right? In fact, procurement, for us, is a complex process involving our Finance and Legal teams and several types of approval workflows. Crystal Bay didn't just deliver a solution, they took the tim...


Michael J. Hassid

StudentsFirst

December 8, 2014

Very smart and easy to work with

I had a great experience working with Crystal Bay. We had a lot of what I considered confusing aspects to what I wanted and they were able to implement everything exactly as I wanted, and help me understand things in a much simpler way. Will continue to use their services, and highly recommended!


Devin Angus

OriginOil, Inc

October 8, 2014

Thanks Cullen!

I highly recommend Cullen Coates at Crystal Bay Solutions! Cullen worked persistently to make changes to my non-profit's database that allow us to better quantify the work we do. He is incredibly competent with Quick Base, and he patiently dealt with challenges as the arose.


Rachel

October 3, 2013

Application Development

I have worked with Crystal Bay Solutions for the past two years developing health,safety, environmental and quality management tracking systems. I have been extremely pleased with the work product, prompt support, and creativity of design for the applications developed. Crystal Bay Solutions has c...


Misti Parr

RPS Group

November 16, 2012

Partnering for Non-Profits -Cullen Coates

Thanks to the collaboration and excellent knowledge of Quick Base through our consultant, we were able to transition easily our contacts into an application that helps us manage donations, membership dues records, and much more. Additionally, Quick Base now helps us to manage our collection of bota...


Lorie

American Camellia Society

April 30, 2012

Crystal Bay Solutions

Cullen at Crystal Bay Solutions was great to work with. He was always pleasant and willing to spend time explaining the ins and outs of the application. Whenever a question would arise, Cullen would spend as much time as was needed to help us solve the problem. The implementation of our applicatio...


Theresa

April 13, 2012

THIS IS YOUR GUY

We needed a consultant to assist on building a Global Data Base for our product line that includes everything from factory quotes, to material break downs, ect. Whatever challenge we throw at them, they help find a solution. These solutions come from a clear understanding of how business run and w...


Matthew Post

April 5, 2012

Great application and spectacular service

Cullen Coates at Crystal Bay Solutions created the perfect application to fit our needs and the service and assistance we received were exceptional. Should we ever find ourselves in need of developing any additional applications, I wouldn't hesitate to contact Cullen.


Jen Simonson

April 5, 2012