Cadman Consulting Group Inc. - Press Release - Under 40
Time is on their side:
Meet 40 outstanding business performers who still haven't turned 40!
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GARY CADMAN - 39, PRESIDENT, CADMAN CONSULTING GROUP Reprinted from Business in Vancouver |
IT'S OUR GREAT HONOUR to be back with our sixth Forty Under Forty, B.C.'s original showcase of astounding young business people who make the rest of us feel lacklustre by comparison.
That of course is some people's initial reaction. But once they read these stories, it's hard not to get caught up by amazement at what some people in their 20s and 30s have managed to do. Once again this year, as in previous years, the range is phenomenal-- from clothing retailers to ultrasound software designers to computer recyclers.
What is especially satisfying in publishing stories about these people is that most of them have never been featured in the media before. No other forum allows Greater Vancouver readers to discover this wealth of upcoming local talent before these people become more widely recognized.
Forty Under Forty winners are picked from names submitted by BIV readers, which are then verified and documented by our editorial research team, led by the exemplary efforts of Noel MacDonald. A panel of judges then decides which ones achieved the most "outstanding performance in a business environment, private or public." Winners have to live in B.C. and be under 40 on December 31, 1996.
This year's judges were Suromitra Sanatini, director of provincial affairs, B.C. and the Yukon, for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, Stanley Shapiro, dean of the Faculty of Business Administration, Simon Fraser University, James Hudson, senior VP of the Pacific Division of the TD Bank, and myself. We tried scoring everyone on a points system, but soon gave that up for a more subjective assessment. When you read the stories, you'll know instinctively, as we did, that these people are winners.
Now that BIV readers have had a chance to meet these "tycoons of tomorrow," we'll be giving them a chance to meet each other. On January 30, the TD Bank, Corporate Recruiters and Straiths will be sponsoring a gala reception to honour this year's top Forty Under Forty.
Gary Cadman has technology for hire.
His recruiting company, the Cadman Consulting Group Inc., has a roster of 600 computer specialists trained to do anything from programming new software to working on mainframe computer systems. Operating as a high tech. temporary agency, Cadman will match up prospective workers with the job his clients need done.
Cadman's service works well for his customers on two fronts-it helps them find people for temporary work and it prevents them from having to go through a time-consuming screening process.
"They need someone yesterday," Cadman says. "Companies can be inundated with resumes, and in a lot of cases they don't know where to start."
Effective screening is integral to Cadman's credibility, so prospective candidates must go through an interview and have their credentials verified. As well, reference checks with two or three previous managers are always conducted.
BC Rail has been a customer of Cadman's for about a year. Ed Smethurst, Application Development Supervisor for the information services department, says Cadman's company saves BC Rail time by prequalifying its contract candidates.
"He's very professional, he's always very enthusiastic and working to help us," Smethurst says. "We've taken on the people he's put forward."
Cadman's company is just three years old, but his revenues are expected to be more than $1 million this year. Currently, he has 22 or 23 workers out in the field. He takes a portion of their salaries.
"We've doubled in one year, and we expect that growth to continue," he says.
Cadman has working in the computer industry for 18 years, holding jobs at such places as the Bank of Nova Scotia, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Tandem Computers. He has no formal post-secondary degree but has taken many courses to supplement his education.
Cadman, who is unmarried and doesn't spend all his days indoors with a computer: he enjoys mountain biking and skiing, and even participated in a sailboat race from Victoria to Maui this June.
And he admits that while he can grasp the goals his clients are trying to accomplish, he doesn't perform any of the technical services himself.
"I'm a sales guy," Cadman says. "If I tried to go and develop something right now, it would be dangerous."