Our Story

CLS Global Solutions, Inc. is a privately held employee-owned company with offices across the U.S. and partnerships with established solution providers. We deliver Professional Services to include Interim IT Executive Leadership and Management, Digital and Social Media Strategies, Interim Project Based Technology Staffing; Consulting Services including Information Technology, Intelligent Social Media Solutions and Software Engineering; Software Development Services to include Customer Applications – desktop & mobile, On/Offsite Programming and Program and project management to midsize and large corporations. 

The genesis for CLS Global Solutions came through years of leading people and from the real-world experiences of the founder, Dave Swartzendruber. Our likeminded values and fundamental belief in serving others led to a business model that has drawn the top talent from around the country.

Our approach is conprehensive and holistic, with the purpose of ensuring we meet our customers’ needs. We are frequently asked to assess a corporation’s business critical initiatives, considering elements of strategy and tactical requirements, before devising the right prioritized plan or implement appropriate integrated solutions.

Our team members have experience in managing change when facing operational optimization, restructuring, consolidation or expansion. Our business model is designed to flex, expand and adapt with our customers’ needs.

Take for example our Development Services Group. CLS Global offers flexibility and service in the support of a number of application and development environments. We provide support under a variety of management options. We have the necessary project managers, analysts, and architects to provide independently managed solutions, or at our customer’s options we integrate into their existing internal teams. We perform engagements onsite, offsite as well as through blended models of on/offshore programmers and coders.

As a highly proficient company, we bring expertise in both technology and business methodologies. But we start by listening. We never presume that we know a customer’s industry or business better than they do. Our belief is to serve with the intent of support and assist. This servant methodology places us in a peacekeeper position, always focused on helping our customer succeed. Through the years our track record has been so successful that we stake our reputation on making our solution a perfect fit with your organization.

Guaranteed Solutions

Today more than ever, companies expect the highest quality of services delivered. In other words, a vendor services ROI that exceeds their expectations. Because we believe in value add for our customers, (reduce cost, increase profitable revenues and help them become more competitive), our services comes with an unconditional guarantee. This guarantee extends across engagements where expectations are defined, providing a clear understanding on obligations and deliverables.

How Does The Development Services Guarantee Work?

CLS Global Solutions provides a 12-month guarantee against software defects and omissions for software developed using CLS Global development methodology. The guarantee commences on completion (sign-off) of acceptance testing. (This date may be varied by mutual agreement). The criterion for determining whether a fault is covered by the guarantee is “Does the software meet the signed off requirements in the production environment?” If not, then rectification of the mistake or liability is covered by the CLS Global guarantee.

As a general rule, if the delivered software does not work to the specification and there has not been 3rd party intervention that may have caused the mistake or liability, and the delivery platform has not changed, CLS Global Solutions will resolve the problem at no charge. Each engagement agreement will have unique specifications requiring clarification of the CLS Global guarantee under terms and conditions.

How Does The Professional & Consulting Services Guarantee Work?

CLS Global Solutions provides a guarantee against any skill set misfits for any contracted position utilizing the CLS Global candidate pre-selection process. This means if there is a skill set misfit, the customer receives a replacement without incurring any research, sourcing, candidate pipelining, interviewing or recruiting costs associated with CLS Global recruiting services and intake processes.
As a general rule, if there’s a skill set misfit for any staffing resource on a given assignment, CLS Global Solutions takes responsibility to resolving the issue while incurring all intake expenses related to replacing the misfit skill sets. Each engagement agreement will have unique specifications requiring clarification of the CLS Global guarantee under terms and conditions.

Our Mission
Think and feel like the Customer and never assume anything!”

We consider this our mantra as it sums up our attitude and how we approach our roles here at CLS Global Solutions.

When you “think and feel” like those you serve, you put yourself into someone else’s shoes to truly understand things from their perspective. This means we think and share ideas about how we can reduce our Customers’ costs, how to make them more competitive and even help them with ideas to increase their profitable revenues too. It’s the ROI factor that we focus on with our service offerings.

We always anticipate and think and act proactively, instead of simply reacting. We encourage our teams to think several steps ahead of our Customers’ competitors. Our teams think beyond today’s needs to anticipate what might be needed tomorrow. This also means we provide our customers with unvarnished feedback too. In other words, we call a spade a spade as it relates to providing critical feedback to our customers, even if this means our customer decides to take their business elsewhere or we decided not to work a particular project.

We have fun as it changes the way you think and feel. We all do our best work when we’re having fun. Great teamwork results from enjoying our relationships with fellow CLS-mates, our Customers, and our community. It’s all part of the great experience you can expect to receive working with CLS Global Solutions. Our mission is to serve you and through our working towards a solution, together, we can serve others.

Charitable Giving

This mission of serving our Customer overflows into our community. At CLS Global Solutions, we believe everyone can make a difference by giving. More than 80% of the money raised by charities in this country comes from individuals just like you. In 2008 over $307.65 billion was raised from individuals, corporations, and foundations. (Giving in the worst economic climate since the great depression exceeds $300 billion for the second year in a row) Giving of our time and by financially sharing our proceeds, we can help others facing change.

CLS Global Solutions is proud to donate to Children’s Hospital Foundation of Seattle. We’re committed to raising the dollar amount given each year to help make a difference in the young lives of many who face daily challenges. For more information or to donate to a specific memorial fund set up by CLS Global Solutions, please email at charity@clsglobal.net. Our giving extends to our employees and reinforces CLS Global Solutions commitment to corporate giving. The founder and partners are dedicated to matching CLS Global employee contributions to this worthwhile charity.