Matt Joelson is the founder of West500 and lives in Seattle, WA. With more than 15 years of recruiting experience, Matt’s success and reputation are based on long-term relationships, ceaseless productivity, and solid ethics. Specializing in the personnel support for growing start-ups, established midsized companies, and the Fortune 500, Matt managed Monster.com’s enterprise clients in the Pacific Northwest, which garnered him professional contacts with countless HR leaders in the area and a true insider’s knowledge of the fluid, competitive recruiting business. Prior to Monster, Matt received invaluable experience and a true appreciation for the art of recruiting during a fun and productive five years with the wonderful folks @ Molly Brown Temps. When not working diligently to bring great people and companies together, Matt loves spending time with his family and seeing as much live music as he can. e-Mail Matt

Ed Nau, a Principal Recruiter, with West500 Partners, has a long history in the Seattle market helping some of our greatest companies find the talent they need to thrive. He is a seasoned technology recruiting leader with vast knowledge across both software and hardware verticals. His passion & focus directly helps engineering leaders who are modernizing infrastructure and services for scalability and elasticity via CI/CD automation best practices developing high performance services to fuel business growth. He enjoys building mutually productive relationships with both clients and candidates and is always willing to help when someone is transitioning in their career. Outside of recruiting, Ed loves spending time with his wife and three kids exploring the outdoors or watching his littles compete in sports. Ed attended Pacific Lutheran University studying communications while playing Football. e-Mail Ed

Seth Sigel, Strategic Advisor to West500, brings more than 20 years of recruiting and resource-management experience to the firm, as well as an earned reputation based on fairness, transparency, and customer service. He believes in building close personal relationships with clients and consultants. Earlier in his career, Seth served as ADP’s district manager, and then helped guide the dramatic growth of Monster.com before opening the successful technical consultancy, The Tyken Group. He holds a BA from the University of Connecticut, where he was named most outstanding student leader in 1993, and currently lives with his wife and 2 children in beautiful Woodinville, Washington. e-Mail Seth

Kipp Roll, a Senior Technical Sourcer for West500, joined our team in 2019 and specializes in building large pipelines of exceptional technical talent for growing companies on a local, nationwide, and global level. He is an enthusiastic and seasoned Sourcer with a genuine passion for elevating client relations while helping software professionals pursue amazing opportunities. Prior to his career in talent acquisition he taught ESL abroad to young learners, college students, and business professionals in Japan, Poland, and Ecuador. A Capitol Hill resident, you’ll likely find him sourcing on his laptop out of Espresso Vivace Cafe with a cheeky Doppio. Kipp graduated with a BA in Journalism from Florida Southern College.e-Mail Kipp

Rob Wheeler,I am a Washington Native raised in the small town of Forks, and have been working with several startups around the Seattle area for the last 8 years. With a background in sales I built a love of conversation, building relationships, getting to know what people are looking get out of this crazy thing called life. I got to into recruiting to reach people on a more meaningful level, and help them find the next big step for their career. Outside of work I love my Mariners and Seahawks, golf, and spending time with my wife and adorable daughter. e-Mail Rob