Gary Erickson founded Executive Search Partners in 2003 and is very proud that Executive Search Partners has been named by Forbes as one of the top search companies in North America. Gary has over 35 years of management and executive experience. He has held positions of CIO, COO, Director of Sales, and Global Director Quality and Manufacturing. In 1994, Gary was named one of the country's leading mid-market CIO's by Deloitte and Touche. In 1996 Gary co founded Great Lakes Technologies Group. Great Lakes Technologies Group was recognized as one of Michigan's most successful start-ups. It received the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, was named the Best Place to Work in Southeast Michigan for 4 years in a row and received the Automation Alley Technology Company of the Year Award. Gary holds a Bachelor and Masters in Computer Science from Dartmouth College and a MBA from the University of Michigan.