Workforce Management is our passion.
Your results and satisfaction is what drives us.
We carry an extensive and unmatched level of expertise in the area of automated scheduling in addition to our other services. Our experience includes automated scheduling solution designs, architecture and deployments in some of the most challenging environments. We have deployed in multi-union manufacturing, hospitals and the largest, most complex retail environments. When it comes to scheduling, our expertise and experience is unmatched in the workforce management industry.
John West
CEO/Founder
Education:
Trinity University
Work Experience:
Hobbies:
Past Clients:
Gamestop - Workforce Manager - 3y
Workforce Insight - Vice President of Retail Consulting - 8y
Westward Consulting - CEO - 3y
L'Occitane USA, Levi's Strauss & Co, Home Depot, Walgreens, Whole Foods, Ace Hardware, Bealls Inc, Polo Ralph Lauren, GameStop, Spring Mobile
Bart Hundt
Lead Solution Architect
Education:
University of Texas:
BA Management
BS Information Systems
Work Experience:
Hobbies:
Past Clients:
Minyard Food Store - 18y
Workforce Insight - 5y
Hundt Ideas Consulting - 3y
Westward Consulting - 2y
Beverages & More, Rona (Lowe's Canada), Omni Hotels, Verizon Wireless, Winco, Levi's Strauss & Co, American Eagle, Skechers, Urban Outfitters, Ralph Lauren, Lowe's, Walgreens, Whole Foods, Spring Mobile, Sprint, AT&T, Aramark, Century 21
Eric Minter
Director, Retail Services
Education:
B.S., Political Science
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Hobbies:
Past Clients:
Aaron's Sales and Lease - Sales & Customer Accounts Manager - 3y
Lowe's Home Improvement - Department Manager - 5y
Workforce Insight - Workforce Management Consultant - 3y
Westward Consulting - Director of Retail Services - 3y
Bass Pro Shops, Sodexo, Ahold, Carmax, Mars M&M, Ebay, Tiffany & Co, National Football League, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Ralph Lauren, Shopko, Bealls, Ace Hardware, Home Depot, Game Stop, Whole Foods, Walgreens, Century 21
Jason Nickey
Director, Implementation Services
Education:
University of Illinois:
B.S., Biochemistry
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Hobbies:
Past Clients:
Dreams Retail - Quality Assurance Lead - 3y
Workforce Insight - Workforce Management Analyst - 1.5y
Workforce Insight - Workforce Management Consultant - 1.5y
Workforce Insight - Service Delivery Manager - 2y
Westward Consulting - Senior Manager Workforce Solutions - 1.5y
Utah Transit Authority, County of Sonoma (CA), Princeton Community Hospital, TTX Corp, Autoliv, CITGO, Cedar Fair, Nordisk, Chemtura Corp, City Colleges of Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, Union Bank, Toyota, Workforce Software Development Team
James Newman
Senior Workforce Management Consultant
Education:
Texas A&M:
B.S., Agribusiness
Work Experience:
Hobbies:
Past Clients:
Target, Level III - Team Lead - 2y
Old Navy - Customer Experience Manager - 6y
Eddie Bauer - Store Manager - 5y
Workforce Insight - Workforce Management Consultant - 3y
Axsium Group - Workforce Management Consultant - 3y
Westward Consulting - Senior Workforce Management Consultant - .5y
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Ingles Markets, Domtar, Cedar Fair, Tiffany & Co, National Football League, Levi's Strauss & Co, Target, Lego USA, FedEx, Cabelas USA, Cabelas Canada, Whole Foods, Gander Mountain, Hy-Vee
Chris Protain
Senior Workforce Solutions Consultant
Education:
Colorado Technical University:
B.S., Information Technology
M.S., Computer Science: Database Administration
Work Experience:
Hobbies:
Past Clients:
United States Air Force - 5y
Workforce Insight - Workforce Management Analyst - 2y
Workforce Insight - Workforce Management Consultant - 2.5y
Workforce Insight - Team Lead, Application Solutions - 1y
Westward Consulting - Senior Workforce Solutions Consultant - 1.5y
North American Client Services, Atlantic Region Food Corp, Centene, Origami Brain Injury Rehab, Workjam, TTX , Golden State Warriors, Cedar Fair, Eastern Municipal Water District, Toyota, Corning, Union Bank, UIL, Stitch Fix, Baker Hughes, Medial College of Wisconsin, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD)
Pete Niles
Workforce Management Consultant
Education:
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Work Experience:
Hobbies:
Past Clients:
Shopko Stores LLC - Labor Analyst - 17y
Shopko Stores LLC - Store Management - 14y
Agri-Fab, NPS Stores, Origami Brain Injury Rehab, Snow Summit Mountain Resort, Goodwill East Texas, Bridgemoor Transitional Care, L'Occitane USA, Crocs, Old Navy/The Gap, Retail Business Services
Jim Mickelson
Workforce Management Consultant
Education:
Baker University, Baldwin City, KS
Masters of Business Administration
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Bachelor of General Studies – Economics
Work Experience:
Hobbies:
Past Clients:
Sprint - 11y
AIG - 2y
Metropolitan Entertainment, The Gap, Sprint, AIG
Dan Conway
Director, Retail & Food Service
Education:
Thomas Moore College:
BA Liberal Arts & Philosophy
Work Experience:
Hobbies:
Past Clients:
The Art of Shaving - 5y
Workforce Insight - 1.5y
GameStop- 7.5y
Riding my motorcycle
Movies
Trivia Games
Spending time with my son
Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, Lego, GameStop
Spending time with my family
Working on our small hobby farm
Tinkering on anything mechanical, from cars to tractors
Fishing
Riding my Harley
Watching old movies with my wife
Hunting
Video Games
Spending time with my wife & daughter
Reading
Watching Movies
Board Games
Hiking with my 4 dogs
Camping with my husband
Video Games
Playing the drums
Video games
Going on long drives
Spending time with my wife
Amateur Radio
Woodworking
Gardening
Tennis
Reading
Refinishing Furniture
Kayaking
Fishing/Hunting
Hiking
Spending time with my wife
Traveling
Yoga & HIIT Workouts
Cooking
Horror movie aficionado
Fishing with my husband and our three boys.
Binge watching Netflix shows
Rehabilitate my disabled mother