While the sports industry was struggling to find efficient and safe seating solutions during the COVID-19
pandemic, Scott and his team were able to build a tool that allowed Notre Dame Athletics to optimize
our seating capacity and to adjust to the ever-changing constraints and health protocols to safely seat
our fans. Scott's efforts saved countless hours for the ticket office. He was constantly seeking feedback
and collaborating with our staff to ensure the tool was meeting our needs. We couldn't have been more
impressed with his teamwork, support and dedication to a project that made a tremendous.
Dr. Nestler took a chance on me and helped set up initial meetings with team coaches and staff and
gave us support as I established an analytics program for the hockey team. Without his selflessness and
desire to help and serve others we would not have been able to achieve anywhere near the amount of
success we did. I'm truly thankful to him for helping me have the college experience I did and I'm glad
and proud to call him a mentor and a friend.
Scott operates in the rare cross section between theoretical rigor and practical application. Our paths
crossed numerous times over exciting projects and impactful initiatives while I was in Notre Dame
Athletics and he was in the Mendoza College of Business. Most recently, his ability to deliver a tool that
would answer the challenge of reserved seating in a pandemic through SafeSeating Solutions is
remarkable. Aside from the results Scott can drive, it's hard to imagine a more collaborative colleague in
an industry and profession that disproportionately favor individual pursuits. Scott is a teammate in the
strongest sense.
Scott has been a "most valuable player" as a consultant helping Frontline Systems customers with their
analytic modeling problems. He combines deep expertise across a range of analytic methods from
simulation/risk analysis to optimization, a first-rate ability to elicit and understand a client's
requirements and priorities, clear communication skills, and a highly professional, service-oriented
attitude. It's always been a great pleasure to work with Scott.
Scott has boundless energy and is driven by multiple passions for the many aspects of knowledge and
training that make up the Operations Research profession. It is his nature to seek new knowledge,
access to and expertise in new technologies, and service to his fellow professionals whether through
informal peer collaboration or through active leadership in professional societies such as INFORMS,
MORS, etc. He has a great mix of pragmatism, problem solving, academic background, and industry best
practice knowledge that makes him extremely well rounded.
Dr. Scott Nestler was a very valuable consulting resource for me to refer potential clients to during my
time at Frontline. He had a great combination of functional competence combined with the ability to
explain technical details in ways relevant and understandable to different levels of management. It was
a pleasure to work with him there, and I hope to get the opportunity to work with him again in the
future.
Scott provided expert data and statistical information in a concise and informative narrative. His insight
provided many options for research analysis and publication in addition to guidance for future
collaboration. Scott was always ahead of schedule, accurate and willing to go the extra step, all on his
own initiative. I will certainly seek Scott’s expertise on the next project in which we can collaborate. My
highest recommendation.
I worked with Scott in the Operations Research Center of Excellence in the Systems Engineering
Department at West Point. Scott has the innate ability to break down a complex problem, apply
rigorous analytical techniques, and present the solution to different levels of leadership, from technical
to senior management. I recommend him for consultation in a wide range of operations research
studies.
I had the privilege of studying Ethics in Data Analytics under Dr. Scott Nestler. The course was well-
structured and class discussions were always practical and relevant which, I believe, is directly attributed
to Scott’s rich experiences prior to his time as a professor. I find applicability of the classroom lessons in
my present work today. I am, without a doubt, a more critical and analytical thinker because of his
guidance and instruction.