Talent is a key word for Imetris when its hoping to achieve another key word: growth.
The Saline-based IT company has made a handful of replacement hires over the last year and it's currently looking to hire two more tech people.
"Local talent," says Chandru Acharya, president of
Imetris. "That's what we're looking for."
Imetris currently offers tech services in IT and data management, specifically managing data storage area devices for large corporations. It has grown its staff to 110 people over its 17 years.
"We have been able to upgrade our talent and existing employees," Acharya says. "That's part of the reason clients come back to us."
Imetris grew its revenue about 6 percent last year through growing its workload with existing clients and adding a few new ones. That number was a bit of a disappointment for Acharya who aims for consistent double-digit revenue growth each year. To Acharya a lack of growth means a business isn’t moving forward. It’s why he expects Imetris to grow 15-20 percent this year.
"That's a reasonable number considering out overhead and increasing costs over time," Acharya says.
Source: Chandru Acharya, president of Imetris
Writer: Jon Zemke
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