Bob Nightingale

consultant

IT Solutions Architect

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