HotSchedules

Ray Pawlikowski, President/CEO and Co-Founder

Ray's passion and entrepreneurial spirit fuels the unique culture at HotSchedules. Since signing its first corporate client in 2001, the benefits of HotSchedules' innovative restaurant labor management solutions have spread quickly through coveted word-of-mouth referrals and Ray's leadership has helped build the company from a small technology start-up into one of the most respected labor management companies serving the restaurant industry. As president of HotSchedules, Ray works to drive the company's vision, product roadmap and development initiatives. Ray's extensive service industry experience has been imparted into the company's high level of client interaction and support driven culture.

David Cantu, VP of Business Development and Co-Founder

With 12 years of restaurant managerial experience at leading concepts, David knows the ins and outs of the industry and the challenges restaurant managers face and he saw first-hand how important labor management and employee communication is for any restaurant. David met Ray Pawlikowski in 1999 while managing one of the highest volume P.F. Chang's locations in the nation, and together they founded HotSchedules, Inc. As a restaurant industry veteran, David has a unique understanding of HotSchedules' clients and the solutions they need. In his role of VP of Business Development, he works closely with clients to select the HotSchedules solution that best fits their unique needs.

Casey Clinkenbeard, VP of Product Development

As VP of Product Development, Casey integrates his hospitality industry experience with his technical background and creativity. By partnering with HotSchedules' clients he is able to understand their unique requirements and work with the team to develop products that exceed client needs and expectations. Casey works with solution architects, account management, and support personnel throughout the development process to ensure that each client is receiving the best possible tools and support from HotSchedules.

Matt Woodings, Chief Technology Officer

When Matt joined HotSchedules in 2003, he immediately put his doctorate engineering background and professional experience to the test. He was tasked with compiling a team that would rebuild the HotSchedules solution from the ground up and make it highly scalable and much more responsive. The end result was a robust system that enabled HotSchedules to take on multiple large scale corporate clients. As CTO, Matt manages and advises a diverse team while ensuring that HotSchedules is always online to support the vast number of users that rely on the service every day.

Justin Buckley, VP of Client Services

Justin joined HotSchedules in 2000 and is responsible for overseeing product support, account executives, and education services. He is directly responsible for creating and implementing business initiatives to increase awareness of labor management practices and promote the most effective use of HotSchedules. His commitment to online education, professional services, and around the clock help desk support has helped develop HotSchedules' loyal customer base. Under his direction, the department strives to provide continuous support and on-going education by working hand-in-hand with customer operations.

Ray Brons, Director of Sales

Ray Brons brings over 26 years of sales, sales management, client services, and business development expertise to HotSchedules. Most recently, Mr. Brons served as Vice President, of Sales and Marketing for DelaGet a worldwide leader in hosted above store reporting and accounting services for the restaurant industry. During his tenure there, Mr. Brons was responsible for increased sales to the nation's largest restaurant chains and their franchisees and developed strategic partnerships with many business partners complementary to DelaGet's core business.

Prior to DelaGet, Mr. Brons worked for SPS Commerce and Norstan Communications. Mr. Brons is a graduate of St. Mary's College, with a Bachelor of Science degree.