"Serving Timberline Users Since 1983"
Our New Company
CRE Solution, LLC was formed by the merger of ICS and Western Information Systems (ICS-WISCO). We were two of the partners in CREST.
Our merger has formed one of the nation’s top and most experienced Sage Timberline Office-Enterprise Partnerships. We offer a complete array of sales, consulting, installation, migration, customization and support services for Sage Timberline Office & Enterprise products.
What we do
We provide the latest integrated software solutions to the Construction and Real Estate industries for all their accounting, job costing, job management, estimating, project management, service management, HR, CRM, document/content management and web timesheet needs. We are based out of Northern California, but have provided our services in North America, Europe and the Middle East.
We offer a complete array of sales, consulting, installation, migration, customization and support services for:
- Sage Timberline Enterprise Financial & Operations Software
- Sage Timberline Office Financial & Operations Software
- Sage Master Builder
- Sage Estimating
- SageCRM
- Construction Imaging ECM (Enterpise Content Management)
- MyAssistant for Sage Timberline Office
- Event 1 Office Connector
- Torxhead Web Timesheet SaaS
Sage Timberline:
Office and Enterprise Financial & Operations Software
Industry solutions:
CRE Solution Services:
Sales
CRE Solution is authorized to sell the entire line of Sage: Timberline Office and Enterprise Accounting, Master Builder, Estimating, Project Management, Document Management and Service Management products.
Consulting
CRE Solution provides full service consulting on Sage Timberline products, including advice on setup, implementation, workflow, business and computer procedures and many more areas.
Support
Support for your Sage Timberline Office and Enterprise can be provided On-site, over the Telephone or Web based, depending on your preference.
Data conversion
Experienced CRE Solution personnel can convert data to Sage Timberline Office or Enterprise both for new users wishing to convert from an existing system, and for current users wishing to change data formats such as Job numbering or General Ledger account numbering schemes.
Custom programming
CRE Solution can also create custom programs to assist you in automating required tasks which Timberline Office or Enterprise cannot do for you.
Third party software integration
CRE Solution can provide assistance with integrating data from third party software systems such as: ECM (Enterprise Content Management), Web TimeSheet, estimating, billing or purchase order systems.
Products & Services
Sales, Consulting, Support, Migration, Programming, Integration
- Sage Timberline Enterprise Financial & Operations Software
- Sage Timberline Office Financial & Operations Software
- Sage Master Builder
- Sage Estimating Solutions
- SageCRM - Lexnet Consulting Group
- Construction Imaging ECM (Enterpise Content Management)
- MyAssistant for Sage Timberline Office
- Event 1 Office Connector
- Torxhead Web Timesheet SaaS
Construction Imaging Integrates Content, Workflow, Storage and Archiving for Construction, Engineering and Property Management.
Training Classes
Sage Timberline Office/Enterprise Classes:
Please call 1.800.797.7111 x-11 to signup for a class.
COST: $400 per day ($300 per day if you have your own laptop with Timberline software loaded).
Day 1: GL/AP/JC (as it relates to JC/BL/CM Interfaces)Day 2: PR/AR/CN/BL/JC (as it relates to JC/GL/CM Interfaces)
Day 3: Report Writer (as it relates to AR/AP/OR/GL Interfaces)
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (10 minute lunch break)
- Bay area and San Jose, CA
The first two days are for Basic to Intermediate and the 3rd day is for Intermediate to Advanced users only.
- Sacramento Valley and Northern Nevada
The first two days are for Basic to Intermediate and the 3rd day is for Intermediate to Advanced users only.

We call each attendee to confirm that the class examples and agenda will meet their needs. We will announce the exact location of all classes after we determine the best location in order to make it more convenient for all attendees.
Lunch and Laptops will be provided. Class limited to Six attendees only. Lead Instructor: Fred Taleghani (27+ Years of Timberline Implementation in the Bay Area) Please call 1.800.797.7111 x-11 if you have any questions.
As an added incentive, all attendees will get a 20% off coupon (maximum value of $1,000) for any product or service from CRE Solution class or event. Valid for six months. One coupon per company.
Events & Calendar
About CRE Solution
“Great service comes from the heart...”
CRE Solution's mission is to to empower Sage Timberline Office and Enterprise users.
CRE Solution Team

Fred Taleghani
Fred has had more than 27 years experience in Financial Consulting with Timberline
System. Fred has implemented over 150 Timberline systems for the
AEC market across the US. He is a Certified Consultant with
Timberline as well as the first Certified Trainer in Northern
California. His expertise is in integrating clients' needs with
Timberline Software. Prior to his involvement with ICS-WISCO, Fred
was a co-founder of Kelar Corporation as well as ICS Corp. He also
worked at KPMG (also known as Peat, Marwick & Mitchell) in the
Financial Management and Consulting practice in NY. Fred received a
BS in Industrial Engineering, an ME in Operations Research from
Cornell University, and an MBA from the Wharton School of Finance.
He is certified by APICS (Assoc. of Production & Inventory
Control Society) and is a Certified Trainer in Primavera Project Planning
Program (P3).
Paul Geisler
Paul began his career with Timberline Software in 1981 and since then has been a
direct representative, the owner of the Sage dealership, Western
Information Systems, and now is a part of the CRE Solution Team. Paul
specializes in sales and support of Sage accounting, project
management and estimating products. He is currently working to
attain certification from Sage Timberline in accounting products.
Paul received a BA from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Buddy Moestopo
Buddy has more than 20 years experience providing consulting and technical services to
over 100 Sage Timberline clients in Northern California. He assists
clients with Timberline upgrades, and keeps an eye out for new Sage
software bulletins and alerts. He provides custom report services
in Crystal Reports and in Report Designer. Buddy also provides
clients with customized data solutions, integrating data in
Timberline with other software packages via ODBC. At a large
plaster contractor, he created an Access database to store and
print invoices, with links to Timberline for job and customer data,
and with invoice totals being imported into Timberline AR. At a
major general contractor, he created macros to fill Excel
spreadsheets with cost code and estimate data from Timberline JC,
used by project managers at monthly job meetings. At a large
concrete contractor, he created macros to import estimate data from
Excel, in detail by cost code and category, into Timberline JC.
Buddy received a BA in Computer and Information Sciences from the
University of California, Santa Cruz.
Michael Distler
For over 15 years, Michael has partnered with over 100 AEC clients to provide
consulting and support services for both Timberline and Axium
products. Michael specializes in providing clients with on-site and
web based training and consulting, on-going support services, data
migration, and interfaces with third party software. He has
received advanced training in Crystal Reports and Report Designer
and provides expert report and invoice and forms customization
services. Michael returned to consulting this year after serving as
the Director of Finance for one of California's largest
Architectural firms. Michael received a Bachelor of Science degree
in Business Economics from UC Santa Barbara.
Babak Taleghani
Babak has more than 25 years experience in Software Development, Software Sales and Computer Networking.
He has been a Timberline user for more that 18 years.
He is the founder of Prism Business Computers in 1982, Compurent in 1985 and Torxhead in 2001.
Babak has developed: Web Timesheet application for Timberline Office; client billing software for pension fund managers;
passenger reservation, bus scheduling and routing software for senior centers; customized SBT accounting software;
ScaleMaster truck weighing custom SBT module; LaserCheck custom SBT module.
Babak received a BS in Engineering from Brown University, and a BA in Economics from Brown University.
Nahal Taleghani
Nahal started her career in banking and finance. She has been in charge of ICS's financial management. She has more than 16 years of experience in Marketing and Customer Service. Nahal has been supporting and using Timberline for over 20 years.
Nahal received a BA from National University of Iran, MA from University of Pennsylvania and MBA from The American Graduate School Of International Management.
Reba Halverson
Reba has worked in the AEC industry for over 25 years. She began as a staff accountant and worked her way up to Controller for a major engineering firm.
She has been involved with working and training on many different accounting software packages.
She was a user of and consultant for Timberline software from 1995 to 2003, then was a Controller for an engineering firm and an architectural firm. She is coming back to consulting and is currently getting certified on the Sage Timberline Enterprise package.
She has a B.A. in International Business from Gonzaga University and an MBA in Finance from St. Mary’s College.
Contact Information
Mailing Address:
CRE Solution, LLC 140 Mission Drive Mill Valley, CA 94941
Telephone Directory:
| Fred | 1.800.797.7111 x-11 |
| Paul | 1.800.797.7111 x-21 |
| Mike | 1.800.797.7111 x-23 |
| Buddy | 1.800.797.7111 x-24 |
| Nahal | 1.800.797.7111 x-12 |
| Babak | 1.800.797.7111 x-13 |
| Doug | 1.800.797.7111 x-26 |
| Reba | 1.800.797.7111 x-25 |
| Dave | 1.800.797.7111 x-14 |