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CAD Guardian LLC · Service categories

Four service lines, all built around system boundaries and operational confidence.

The offer is intentionally narrow: work that needs clear seams, bounded execution, and enough engineering judgment to keep modernization from turning into disruption.

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Positioning cues

Founder-led boutique. Architecture plus execution.

Enterprise-safe modernization partner for CAD-hosted and workflow-heavy systems.

Remote-first by default, with disciplined scoping and change control.

Boutique today, scalable later.

shared ui boundaries

Shared UI Boundary Modernization

Pull duplicated desktop UI into a reusable boundary so multiple CAD hosts can move faster without inheriting each other’s coupling.

WPF / XAML boundary extraction
Host adapter seams for CAD-specific behavior
Deferred-feature strategy that still ships

autodesk recovery

Autodesk Platform Recovery

Stabilize Inventor, Vault, AutoCAD, and adjacent workflow systems when uptime, governance, or version drift starts breaking delivery.

Upgrade and compatibility hardening
Governance and workflow controls
Operational troubleshooting and recovery

dotnet renewal

.NET Desktop Renewal

Modernize legacy desktop applications without forcing a reckless rewrite that interrupts the people who already depend on them.

.NET Framework to modern .NET migration
Legacy WPF and WinForms restructuring
Production-safe release sequencing

workflow integration

Workflow and Data Integration

Connect CAD, ERP, PLM, Vault, SQL, and reporting systems with explicit contracts so expensive workflow errors stop hiding in the seams.

Governed data movement
Integration boundary design
Validation and error-handling patterns

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Service

Discovery Call (30 min)

Qualifying conversation to scope your workflow, CAD, or internal-tools problem before a formal engagement.

$50

What's included

  • →30-minute video call
  • →Written scope summary
  • →Go/no-go recommendation
Service

Architecture Assessment

Full architectural review of your workflow, CAD, or internal-tools system. Includes written report with recommendations.

$3,500

What's included

  • →System boundary analysis
  • →Written architecture report
  • →Prioritized improvement roadmap
  • →60-minute readout call
Service

Consulting Retainer

Ongoing principal-level consulting engagement with dedicated weekly hours and async support.

$7,500/month

What's included

  • →Weekly 1-hour strategy call
  • →Async Slack/email support
  • →Architecture review on demand
  • →Monthly progress report

Strong fit

Best when the buyer needs durable leverage, not disposable labor.

Legacy desktop systems that must keep shipping while they are modernized.

CAD-hosted tooling where host-specific behavior and shared behavior need a durable seam.

Workflow-heavy environments where data quality, governance, and uptime materially affect delivery.

Buyers who want a founder-led specialist instead of a handoff chain.

Not the target

Better to be explicit than overpromise.

Commodity staff augmentation with no architectural leverage.

Pure brand-new greenfield web marketing builds.

Public case-study disclosure that crosses confidentiality lines.

Route focus

Open proof or services, then start a contract inquiry.

Convert buyer-side uncertainty into confidence that CAD Guardian can scope, stabilize, modernize, and deliver under enterprise constraints.