About Cumulus Vision
The senior Salesforce team your internal engineers call for backup
We help companies mature their Salesforce environments with senior engineering expertise. Custom code, complex integrations, and performance optimization for companies that have outgrown basic configuration.
The Problem We Solve
Your Salesforce has outgrown configuration
You've been running Salesforce for years and your organization has grown into something substantial — multiple clouds covering thousands of records, integrated with a dozen systems. But your backlog is growing. Performance is slipping as the integrations you cobbled together years ago are starting to creak.
You need architectural thinking, not another click-and-configure admin.
Most Salesforce consulting firms talk a good game about custom development but staff projects with junior developers supervised by architects who aren't writing code anymore. They avoid advanced Apex optimization, governor limit management, complex API architecture, and large data volume performance tuning. Their solutions look fine in a demo, but six months later, you're dealing with technical debt and code nobody wants to touch.
Cumulus Vision was founded to solve this.
We're a team of senior engineers with 5 to 10+ years of Salesforce experience who approach the platform like a serious software stack. We solve problems that require code, not configuration.
We've optimized Apex to bypass governor limits, architected integrations connecting Salesforce to SharePoint, Box, AWS, Azure, and dozens of other platforms, and refactored messy orgs into maintainable systems. We're the team you bring in when the problem is hard and the stakes are high.
Our Story
From implementation to engineering
Founded
Brett Smith founded Cumulus Vision after spending years in IT management. Then he led a Salesforce implementation, and everything clicked. He could solve business problems without the infrastructure headache. Cumulus Vision started on the traditional consulting path, helping clients implement Salesforce for sales operations and marketing operations.
The pivot to engineering
Clients kept coming back with harder problems that required code, not clicks, leading to the realization that Salesforce wasn't a configuration platform, but a development platform where the right team can build anything. Clients started coming to Cumulus Vision with custom integration projects, unique workflows that had nothing to do with sales or marketing, and complex systems that required real development work. The team took a stance: if it touches Salesforce, we'll touch it.
Senior engineering, exclusively
Thirteen years later, we've built our business around that philosophy. We take on hard problems that require code, not easy configuration setups. We build things with Salesforce that last.
What We Do
Custom Development & Integration
Custom API & cloud platform integrations
We design integrations that connect Salesforce to your entire tech stack, whether that's enterprise systems like SharePoint and ServiceNow, cloud platforms like AWS and Azure, or specialized tools for document management, monitoring, and workflow automation. We build API-driven connections that handle real-world data volumes and edge cases, ensuring your systems talk to each other reliably.
Custom Salesforce applications & solutions
We build what out-of-the-box functionality can't deliver. Lightning Web Components that perform at scale. Clean Apex that respects governor limits and processes large data volumes efficiently. We leverage Experience Cloud, Salesforce's digital experience platform, to build secure portals that add real value for customers and partners. When your requirements exceed configuration, we build custom solutions that fit.
How we deliver it
Some clients need a specific problem solved. Others need ongoing development capacity. We work both ways. Most relationships start with a project where we prove we can deliver. Typically, we then transition to an ongoing partnership handling integration work, addressing technical debt, optimizing performance, and tackling whatever complex work comes up.
How we're different
We build things that last. Your code will still work in six months and your team will understand it. It won't create technical debt, as we prioritize scalable architecture, clear code, and thorough documentation — because we're building systems that will run your business for years.
How We Work
Partnership, Not Transactions
Long-term partnerships
Most client relationships start with a project. We scope it, deliver, and prove we can solve your hardest problems. If it's a good fit, and it usually is, we transition to ongoing partnership. Our first client from 2012 is still with us. We become the team you call when something complex comes up or when you're planning a major enhancement.
A small team of senior engineers
We're a small team of senior engineers, each with between 5–15+ years of Salesforce experience. We're deliberately small so you work directly with us, not account managers passing work to junior developers.
AI-assisted development
We use AI tools to deliver production-ready custom development faster, without sacrificing code quality or architectural standards. Using AI, we deliver solutions that scale without technical debt in timeframes of weeks, not months. AI accelerates our work while senior engineers own the decisions.
Who We Serve
Is this you?
You've been running Salesforce for years. Your organization has grown, maybe past $50M in revenue, maybe 500+ people. Your internal team is solid and handles the day-to-day work well, but when complex projects hit, you need specialized expertise.
You've learned the hard way that cheap consultants create technical debt.
You're looking for senior engineers with depth. People who'll tell you when something's a bad idea, not vendors who disappear after billing hours. You value technical excellence over affordability because you know quality engineering costs more upfront but saves money long-term.
If that sounds like you, let's talk.
We'd love to learn about your challenges and see if we're the right fit.
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Real Results from Real Projects
Reduction in Apex CPU time
Solar project design system
A leading solar installation nonprofit was hitting governor limits during bulk processing as their system timed out when processing large project batches. We refactored the bulk processing logic and optimized SOQL queries. The system now handles 3x the project volume without performance degradation.
Reduction in manual report management
Enterprise security platform
A leading cybersecurity provider needed a premium customer reporting portal. Their team was manually generating and distributing reports to hundreds of enterprise clients. We built a custom Experience Cloud portal with automated report generation, secure document delivery, and self-service access, freeing the team to focus on high-value customer interactions.
Faster quotes, 83% fewer errors
Energy distribution guided sales flow
An energy distribution company was struggling with complex quote generation. Sales reps spent 45–60 minutes per quote and pricing errors occurred in 12% of proposals. We implemented a guided sales flow with automated pricing logic, dynamic product configuration, and validation rules. Quote time dropped to 15–20 minutes and errors fell to less than 2%.
The Team
Meet Our Engineers
Brett Smith
Leads the firm with hands-on involvement with clients, diving in technically when needed to solve technical challenges or keep projects on track. His philosophy is simple: build smart systems that work for users, not the other way around.
Robert Brown
Owns end-to-end delivery of complex solutions. Robert is known for his integration expertise and ability to connect Salesforce to Microsoft Graph, SharePoint, ServiceNow, and dozens of cloud platforms with API-driven architecture.
Vipul Jaswal
Specializes in Service Cloud and complex solution design with a knack for taking messy requirements and shaping them into something buildable. Vipul also has the rare ability of explaining the tradeoffs in plain English.
Sibasish Panigrahi
Known for troubleshooting complex, highly customized orgs by piecing together logic spread across triggers, classes, flows, and integrations to figure out what's really happening — and how to make it better.
Aastha Sachan
Focuses on making sure Salesforce works the way teams expect it to by catching edge cases early and keeping releases predictable across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and Experience Cloud.
Collective Expertise
What We Bring
Engineering Discipline
We treat Salesforce like a software platform that requires proper engineering standards. That means version control with Git, thorough code reviews, CI/CD pipelines, and architectural documentation. We write clean and performant code that respects governor limits and scales with data volume. When your team opens our code six months later, they'll understand what it does and how to modify it.
Custom Development
We build Lightning Web Components that work fast on mobile and desktop. We write Apex that handles large data volumes using bulk processing, async patterns, and proper indexing strategies. We design data models that fit how your business works. We architect solutions that work within Salesforce's constraints, using creative approaches to bypass governor limits when necessary.
Integrations
We connect Salesforce to your entire tech stack for enterprise systems like SharePoint and ServiceNow, cloud platforms like AWS and Azure, middleware like MuleSoft and Boomi, and custom APIs across dozens of platforms. We design robust, API-driven integrations that handle real-world data volumes and edge cases without breaking.
Futureproofing
We're building expertise in AgentForce, Salesforce's autonomous AI agent platform, to prepare clients for the next generation of Salesforce capabilities. We evaluate and deploy AI systems like MCP servers pragmatically, using what delivers real value today while positioning your systems for what's coming tomorrow in AI-driven automation.
Credentials
Certified Across the Platform
Our team holds certifications spanning the full Salesforce ecosystem — from core platform architecture to specialized clouds and integrations.
Our Values
How We Operate
We don't say no
We find solutions to difficult problems, even if it requires building outside of Salesforce or doing something unconventional. If the path forward requires integrating with an obscure API, building middleware, or architecting a custom solution, we'll figure it out.
We do what's right
We recommend what serves your goals, not what maximizes our billable hours. If you don't need custom development, we'll tell you. If there's a simpler approach, we'll suggest it. We act as your partner, focused on best outcomes.
We build things that last
We prioritize scalable architecture, clear code, and thorough documentation. Our deliverables work long after the project is complete. When your team opens our code six months later, they'll understand what it does and how to modify it.
We use tech that works
We evaluate and pragmatically deploy AI and emerging technologies that deliver real value and solve real problems, separating the noise from real-life viability. We use tools because they work, not because they're trending on LinkedIn.
We're in it for the long run
We act as an expert extension of your team, focused on sustained success and building relationships that last for years. Most client relationships start with a project where we solve their hardest problems. Our first client from 2012 is still working with us today. That's the kind of partnership we build with you.
Our Mission
Solving problems others can't
Companies call us when Salesforce gets complicated. We solve problems others can't, or won't, by handling deep custom development and complex integrations that make your Salesforce investment a workhorse for your business.
Our Vision
Salesforce as a competitive advantage
We help clients see Salesforce as something that drives their business forward, not something they manage. We solve problems, then we stick around because we care about your success.
Our Future
Expanding capabilities, maintaining quality
We're growing from six to 15–20 experts over the next few years, expanding our development and architecture capabilities while maintaining the hands-on, high-quality service that defines our approach.
We're actively evolving our expertise with AgentForce to deliver AI-driven solutions. We're preparing our clients for the future of the platform while remaining pragmatic about what intelligent automation and multi-agent systems can deliver today.
As we grow, we're committed to the principles that got us here. We're small enough to care, but technical enough to solve hard problems — and experienced enough to know what works.
Let's talk about your Salesforce challenge
Ready to partner with senior engineers who understand complex architecture and solve problems others can't?