About Us

Expertise that drives operational excellence

EXPERT TEAMS, VALUABLE PARTNERSHIPS

SIMOS Solutions is a TrueBlue company headquartered in Atlanta. Our goal is to provide workforce solutions that deliver reduced cost, budget certainty and increased productivity for your operation. We specialize in streamlining the way organizations work with contingent employees. We provide engineers, a frontline workforce and supervision at a guaranteed fixed cost-per-unit— while meeting your quality and safety standards.

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Experienced Leadership

The average SIMOS senior management leader has 27 years of operational experience.

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Proven Partnerships

We provide strategic workforce solutions to Fortune 100, 500 and 1000 companies throughout the U.S.

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Strong
Teams

Our recruiting, engineering and operations teams have over 150 years of combined experience.

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Industry Expertise & Efficiency

We have extensive experience with lean six sigma principles as well as kaizen practices and facility design.

Meet Our Leadership Team

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Harold Baro

SVP, General Manager

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Harold Baro
Senior Vice President
and General Manager,
SIMOS Solutions

Harold Baro is senior vice president and general manager of SIMOS Solutions, a customer-focused, results-oriented labor management firm that specializes in improving the ways organizations staff and manage high-touch environments by providing engineering expertise, a frontline workforce and management at a guaranteed fixed cost per unit while meeting quality and safety standards. He leads a core of certified engineers and experienced onsite workforce leaders who help optimize processes for budget certainty and increased efficiencies in distribution, fulfillment, reverse logistics and light manufacturing.

Baro has more than 30 years of extensive experience in Industrial and Systems Engineering with a focus on logistics and systems, including the past 16 years with SIMOS. Under his leadership, SIMOS has expanded across the United States and introduced technology into its staffing models by launching Stafftrack, a proprietary workforce management tool, for its client and worker teams.

Baro was recognized for his industry leadership and expertise by Supply and Demand Chain Executive, who named him to their Pros to Know list in 2021. Under his leadership, won a Bronze Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Technology Award in 2020 and was named a 2021 Top Workplace by Energage.

Baro holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial and systems engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and earned a Green Belt Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma and a Black Belt from Villanova University and trained in TQM, MRP and ISO 9002. He lives in the greater Atlanta area.

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Quinton Skyles

VP, Operations

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Quinton Skyles
Vice President, Operations

Quinton Skyles is Vice President of Operations for SIMOS Solutions. He leads SIMOS’ Operations and Recruiting teams and was instrumental in helping SIMOS update its technology by adopting Stafftrack and the Stafftrack associate mobile app across the business. Prior to joining SIMOS, he served the same role for Staff Management | SMX, leading vendor management and operational leadership for the firm’s global client base.

Skyles led the company’s continuous improvement team and provided oversight to the company’s National Safety Council. One of the company’s key operations and safety experts, Skyles has a strong focus on driving efficient and sustainable operating procedures and achieving excellence in safety standards. He is instrumental in partnering with clients to create flexible workforce management models that maximize cost controls, increase efficiencies and achieve safety goals.

A Six Sigma Black Belt, Skyles holds an OSHA 30 certification and has completed extensive safety-related coursework. Prior to joining Staff Management | SMX in 2002, Skyles spent nearly a decade in the retail and distribution industries where he held numerous management positions. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and is a U.S. Military Veteran.

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Hope Field

VP, Sales

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Hope Field
Vice President, Sales

Hope Field is the Vice President of Sales for SIMOS Solutions, a leading provider of workforce management solutions that deliver best talent, drive compliance, yield tangible savings and build sustainable value.

In her role, Hope leads SIMOS Solutions’s sales initiatives with a deep commitment to building collaborative partnerships with clients based on integrity and transparency. With more than two decades of experience in outsourced and staffing services, Hope has a proven track record of working effectively with clients and internal resources to design and implement solutions that deliver.

Prior to joining SIMOS Solutions in 2018, Hope held leadership positions with leading outsourcing and staffing companies. Hope holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Michigan University.

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Andrea Brogger

Chief People Officer

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Andrea Brogger
Chief People Officer

M.B.A. and Executive Master’s Degree, Human Resources, Cornell University

As Chief People Officer at TrueBlue, Andrea Brogger is responsible for empowering TrueBlue’s 5,100 global employees to achieve the company’s mission of connecting people and work. Brogger and her team are reimagining the role of human resources within the business, enabling TrueBlue to continue to assert its position as a leading talent solution provider for the changing world of work. As a member of TrueBlue’s executive leadership team, Brogger is deeply committed to a culture where all people can advance and thrive.

Brogger has been with TrueBlue since 2011. Prior to her current role, she was the vice president of global talent and culture at TrueBlue, where she spearheaded multiple employee engagement programs for the company’s global workforce, with a particular focus on teams working remotely. Before joining TrueBlue, she most recently worked for Microsoft. Brogger holds an MBA and an executive master’s degree in human resources management from Cornell University.

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Alison Kassel

VP, Technology

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Alison Kassel
Vice President, Technology

B.B.A., Management and Information Systems, Operations Research and Administrative Management, University of Iowa.

Alison Kassel is the Vice President of Technology for PeopleManagement. She is a versatile business technology leader with experience in developing strategies, large scale systems implementations, transforming organizations, implementing portfolio management and governance models, and delivering solutions enabling organizations to achieve their strategic and operating plan objectives. Alison was CIO of Seaton before its acquisition by TrueBlue in 2014. Prior to that, Alison has held significant IT roles for highly respected organizations such as U.S. Cellular, McDonalds, Motorola, NutraSweet, and Andersen Consulting.

Alison was on the Board of Directors for Have Dreams, a non-profit organization which serves children, teens, and adults impacted by Autism Spectrum Disorder, and was previously on the Leadership Council for i.c.stars, a non-profit organization that prepares inner-city youth for careers in information technology and dedication to community involvement and leadership. Alison has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Iowa and has completed Executive Education programs at The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. She is Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT) and is a Certified Change Agent.

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Nicole Linder

VP, Finance

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Nicole Lindner
Vice President, Finance

M.B.A. Finance and Marketing, University of Michigan, B.A. Business Administration, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire

Nicole Lindner is the Vice President of Finance, supporting PM business strategy development as well as leading the forecasting, budgeting and reporting processes.

Previously, Nicole held a variety of Finance roles with a manufacturing company over the course of 11 years. She helped to implement a new reporting system and held an international expat assignment in Zurich, Switzerland, where she was responsible for budgeting and forecasting for all of Europe, including 35 countries and 7 divisions. She also held various other roles including commercial finance, FP&A, and audit. In addition, she led a variety of mergers & acquisition work, including leading the financial integration of a $170M acquisition and developing the financial model for a major JV opportunity.

Nicole has an MBA from Ross School of Business (University of Michigan) and is a CPA (Inactive).

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Kassandra Barnes

VP, Marketing

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Kassandra Barnes
Vice President, Marketing

M.A. Media Studies, William Paterson University, B.A. Sociology, Transylvania University.

Kassandra Barnes is the Vice President of Marketing for the PeopleManagement family of brands which includes Centerline Drivers, Staff Management | SMX and SIMOS.

She is responsible for branding, digital marketing, content, design, and communications for all PeopleManagement brands within TrueBlue.

Prior to her role in PeopleManagement, she led the marketing team for PeopleReady, PeopleReady Skilled Trades and JobStack. Barnes has worked for over a decade in the human capital and staffing space, previously at Paycor, a national payroll provider and CareerBuilder a leader in recruitment technology. Her expertise is focused on leading demand generation, product marketing, digital marketing and market research teams.

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Jason Essenberg

VP, Peak Teams

WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING

"Onsite support from SIMOS is integral to our daily operational success"

- Leader of a consumer retail company that sells kitchen-wares and home furnishings

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