PeopleMatter, an emerging software company that provides end-to-end strategic human resource software solutions for small to medium-sized restaurant, hospitality, transportation, and convenience stores (c-stores), officially launched at the annual National Restaurant Association conference in Chicago. The company has been in development throughout the first quarter of 2010 after acquiring Acadia Human Capital Solutions in late 2009.
"After an initial strategic development period and successful customer trials, we are ecstatic to announce we are ready to hit four large and very fast growing markets, the restaurant, hospitality, transportation and c-store verticals, with an impressive management team and great product portfolio," said Nate DaPore, president and chief executive officer of PeopleMatter. "Philosophically, we are passionate about helping our clients make their employees matter in the workplace and manage every stage of their career. Fundamentally, we want to change the way employers and employees interact with one another in the workplace. Up until now, a cost effective system to quickly hire, grow and retain employees was simply beyond the reach of many small to mid-sized employers. We're bringing these businesses a powerful software solution that was previously only available to the Fortune 500.
The PeopleMatter software suite will offer a complete end-to-end strategic HR solution, specifically designed for ease-of-use among employees with a simple yet intuitive interface. The company's current onboarding, learning and performance management modules help employers successfully evaluate, hire, train, review and continually motivate their workforce. Future modules will be announced in the coming months.
PeopleMatter also has secured an executive team with an impressive pedigree. Members of PeopleMatter's management team include:
-- Nate DaPore, president and CEO: DaPore began his rise to leadership in
the strategic human resources space in 2001 when he joined
Benefitfocus, a Web-based software company which provides employers,
health carriers and consumers a single platform for employee benefit
shopping. DaPore was instrumental in the unprecedented growth and
success of the company.
-- Charles Wyke-Smith, vice president of product strategy: Wyke-Smith has
been involved in print, multimedia, and web design for more than 20
years. In the mid-eighties, he founded San-Francisco-based PRINTZ
Electronic Design, an early all-computerized design studio, and was a
pioneer in interactive media development. He is the author of four
best-selling web design and development books, with his most recent
release being "Scriptin' with JavaScript and Ajax."
-- Tami Olheiser, vice president of finance and administration: Olheiser
has 16 years of finance and human resources experience with
leading technology companies. Previous positions include key roles
with Microsoft, Great Plains, IA Systems, and US Unwired.
-- Ken Haigh, senior vice president of technology: Haigh brings more than 16
years of experience to the PeopleMatter team and most recently served
as director of software development at Blackbaud Inc. where he led an
85-person staff responsible for the design, engineering, and quality
assurance activities of Blackbaud Enterprise CRM, The Raiser's Edge,
NetSolutions, and ResearchPoint. He also was formerly a software
engineering manager at Intellisync Corp. responsible for a team
of engineers developing wireless email and mobile software.
