J Schwan is the Founder and President of Solstice Workforce, Solstice Consulting and Solstice's product development studio, Bottega Sol. J has over 15 years of experience architecting and managing mission-critical initiatives for world-renowned enterprises. Under his leadership, Solstice has lead the industry in helping enterprises understand, embrace and adapt to emerging technologies. In addition to helping his teams build great products for Solstice's customers, J enjoys speaking about emerging technology topics at many educational institutions, technology conferences and focus groups.  J enjoys playing tennis and golf, but gets most of his exercise chasing around his 3 year old daughter and 2 year old son.

Kelly Manthey is an accomplished management consulting professional for both technology and business process driven projects. Kelly has been recognized by her clients and peers for her effective business and technical leadership. Kelly has over a decade of experience working with Fortune 500 clients to develop both technology and business process based solutions.  As Vice President, Kelly is responsible for oversight of company operations and key managed services engagements.  Kelly was born and raised in Cleveland OH and is an avid supporter of the Indians and Browns.

Peter is an Engagement Manager with 17+ years of enterprise IT experience. He understands all areas of IT from desktop and networks, to applications, mobility and security. Over his career, Peter has been a network administrator, software developer, development manager, and Identity and Access Management architect, to name a few. Peter's greatest quality is his commitment to his clients and his desire to ensure project success. With Peter you get experience, high-touch personalized attention, and comfort knowing that he's on your side.

Gregg is an Engagement Manager focused on enterprise mobile technologies with global clients spanning such industries as financial services, media and entertainment, manufacturing and non-for-profits. His passion is in leading high performance teams to build and implement solutions leveraging emerging technologies such as mobile, cloud, enterprise 2.0 and social media.  Previous projects include experience in strategic consulting, technology architecture, project management and agile development.  Outside of work, Gregg loves family fun time, sports, tech gadgets and coffee.

Eric has been a part of Solstice since 2008. He has over 10 years of experience developed within the Financial and Technology industries where he has excelled in project management and business process design and analysis. Clients appreciate his problem solving ability and the way he can work, and collaborate, with individuals across an organization. Eric's first job after graduating from the University of Illinois was as a Certified Flight Instructor.

Kizzie Davis is a highly accomplished and goal oriented IT Recruiting professional with a proven track record of success in sourcing and developing top talent across various industries. With a strong combination of college recruiting and corporate recruiting experience from Fortune 500 organizations, Kizzie has demonstrated her strengths as a solid tactical recruiter along with proven leadership and people management experience. Kizzie enjoys finding the undiscovered talent and is excited by the thrill of the recruiting chase. "I am a people person, I like talking with people to understand their objectives and their strategies. I enjoy recruiting for this very reason."

Gian offers a unique blend of experience in the area of IT recruitment. He has over 5 years of full lifecycle recruiting, specializing only in IT.  His strengths lie in both candidate development and talent assessment. He uses his solid communication skills, can-do attitude, and sense of urgency to directly benefit his clients. At Solstice Consulting, we partner with leading organizations looking for the talent that can take them to the next level.

Peggy is the Operations Manager at Solstice. After graduating from NIU with her Bachelors Degree in Organizational Management, she went on to work as a construction accountant for 6 years. She is currently focusing on her MBA with a concentration in accounting. Peggy is very passionate about volunteering and has been an active member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America’s Chicago chapter since November 2009. She also loves to cook, and is a big supporter of the Chicago Food Truck Movement.