Consultants

Clifford F. Eslinger, Managing Partner

Cliff Eslinger, Managing Partner

ceslinger@vantage-west.com

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Cliff’s consulting is grounded in more than 40 years of experience working directly with senior executives in the areas of strategic planning, plan execution, executive assessment and leadership development. Cliff’s industry specializations include energy, manufacturing, professional services, health care, and financial services. Read More

Michael J. Simmons, Senior Partner

Mike Simmons, Senior Partner

msimmons@vantage-west.com

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Mike Simmons’ insights are grounded in more than 30 years of operating experience. Mike built his career through effective strategic planning, acquisitions, integration, executive team development and operational excellence. Mike’s industry specializations include: energy services, industrials, private equity and financial services. Read More

Marshall D. Lang

Marshall D. Lang, Senior Partner

mlang@vantage-west.com

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Marshall partners with companies and individuals to obtain desired results and establish a line of sight to an inspiring future. He works with for-profit companies and non-profits in advisory roles and board positions, as well as by coaching high impact leaders on their senior executive team. He is a respected leader with 35+ years of experience building and leading successful teams. Read More

Tracy Simmons, Senior Consultant

Tracy Simmons, Senior Consultant

tsimmons@vantage-west.com

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Tracy has more than 25 years of high-level business experience at Pepsi, IBM, and GE as their human resource partner, as well as strategic skills from the education and non-profit spaces. Most recently, Tracy spent nearly four years at Dress for Success Houston, currently serving as Community Outreach Manager. She earned her master’s degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and a bachelor of science degree in Industrial Relations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received her Dare to Lead™ certification in June 2021. This elite training, developed and based on the research of Brené Brown, enriches solid leadership skills based on measurable proficiencies in courage, clarity, and empathy. Tracy excels at coaching professionals to become the finest version of themselves. She does this in her personal life as well, serving as a Girl Scout Gold Award Mentor for high school students working toward their Gold Award. Read More