Bob Nightingale

consultant

IT Solutions Architect

bnightingale@columbusconsulting.com

About

Bob has extensive experience implementing Blue Yonder’s merchandise planning and allocation products on-site and in the cloud. His technical strengths include data management, system integration, and product customization. Bob’s technical expertise, business acumen and industry knowledge make him a trusted retail platform architect for delivering merchandise planning and allocation initiatives.

Before joining Columbus, Bob served a variety of retail consulting and software companies such as UST, Biswas, JDA Software, Torex Retail, and Infor.

Bob is currently pursuing a master’s degree in data analytics with an emphasis on machine learning.

Signature Skill

“I take a hands-on approach to solving detailed technical issues and providing value to my clients as part of a team.”

  • Critical thinking and problem solving
  • IT and business alignment
  • Hands-on Implementation Support
  • Risk assessment and mitigation

Expertise

  • Merchandise Financial Planning
  • Store Allocation
  • Data Integration
  • Cloud Computing
  • IT Operations

Companies Served

  • Talbot’s
  • Under Armour
  • Lucky Brand
  • Tailored Brands
  • Woolworths (Australia)
  • J.Crew
  • J.Jill
  • Ascena
  • Ralph Lauren/Polo
  • PacSun

Industry, Category

  • Apparel
  • Footwear
  • Sporting Goods
  • Department Store
  • Office Supply
  • Direct to Consumer

Solution Proficiencies

  • Blue Yonder Allocation and Merchandise Planning
  • JDA legacy applications
  • Python, R, SQL
  • Tableau, Cognos, Spark

Consulting Service

  • Solution Delivery/Implementations
  • Data Management
  • Technical Leadership
  • Database Administration
  • Web Design & Development

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