Author: Haley Rose

Columbia Advisory Group (CAG) recently announced highlights from another record growth year in 2015. CAG grew more than 50 percent from 2014, a rate it has exceeded in each of the previous three years. CAG also added many new clients in the higher education, health care and financial services sectors.
“We are truly excited by the momentum of our company and the passion our employees have for making each customer successful,” said David McLaughlin, President and CEO of CAG. “We have a strategic focus to deliver the best solutions to our clients by providing detailed and insightful IT analysis, offering best-in-class managed services, and providing the right expertise to help our clients achieve their objectives.”

To support increasing client demand, CAG has appointed two senior executives – Lindsay Boykin as Director of Business Development and David Maxwell as Director of the company’s Information Security Practice. Boykin and Maxwell collectively have more than 50 years of experience guiding companies. CAG added employees in Houston and San Antonio, Texas as well as Atlanta, Georgia. All of whom are collocated with clients for on-site support and consulting.
“Our employees are incredibly focused on helping our customers improve their IT and business functions, and it shows in the tremendous growth we experienced in 2015,” stated McLaughlin. “I am extremely optimistic about our 2016 growth and welcoming new clients across the U.S.”
CAG works with its clients to create and provide detailed IT analysis and solutions. CAG’s IT assessment and due diligence services provide better visibility into IT spend, IT risks and their mitigation and improve IT performance results. The company is known for working with difficult and demanding IT problems in a variety of economic, regulatory and budgetary environments. The industries representative of their clients include higher education, health care and pharmacy, private equity and venture capital, manufacturing, financial services, real estate, as well as media and publishing.

About Columbia Advisory Group:

Columbia Advisory Group (CAG) is a dynamic Information Technology (IT) consulting firm. An established and proven company with 100+ years of combined technology experience and business acumen, CAG’s team has assessed and helped improve the performance of more than 300 technology organizations and IT departments. By focusing on simple, meaningful and practical solutions combined with straight-forward analysis and recommendations, CAG’s team has experience in many regulatory and economic environments with companies and organizations of all sizes. CAG not only offers a deep understanding of IT, but its solutions are software and hardware agnostic. Whether a client is high growth or economically challenged, CAG can adapt to the complexities and nuances of that business. Based in Dallas, Texas, CAG works extensively with clients throughout the U.S. For more information, visit www.columbiaadvisory.com.

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DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE) — Columbia Advisory Group (CAG), a well-respected Information Technology (IT) consulting firm, announced today that Lindsay Boykin has joined the firm as Director of Business Development to further develop their growing portfolio of regional and national accounts.

Lindsay joins CAG to continue the company’s recent successes providing IT management and consulting services in a variety of industries including: financial services, higher education, manufacturing, energy, technology and media, and healthcare. He commented, “I am excited to start a new challenge with CAG and look forward to working with the team to further develop their already extensive services and capabilities. I am fortunate to be joining such a respected company that prides itself on top quality customer service.”

David McLaughlin, president and CEO, said, “Lindsay’s wealth of experience and knowledge has already made him a key addition to the CAG family. We view his hiring as a sign of our commitment to being the leading company in our industry. Our increasing demand from customers led us to look for a professional to join our team who fit in with our ethos of innovation and exceptional service, and it is very fortunate that we were able to find someone of Lindsay’s caliber to fulfill this role.”

About Columbia Advisory Group:
Columbia Advisory Group (CAG) is a well-respected Information Technology (IT) consulting firm. An established and proven company with 100+ years of combined technology experience and business acumen, CAG’s team has assessed and helped improve the performance of more than 300 technology organizations and IT departments. By focusing on simple, meaningful and practical solutions combined with straight-forward analysis and recommendations, CAG’s team has experience in many regulatory and economic environments with companies and organizations of all sizes. CAG not only offers a deep understanding of IT, but its solutions are software and hardware agnostic. Whether a client is high growth or economically challenged, CAG can adapt to the complexities and nuances of that business. Based in Dallas, Texas, CAG works extensively with clients throughout the U.S. For more information, visit www.columbiaadvisory.com. The company can be found and followed on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Columbia Advisory Group (CAG), a well-respected Information Technology (IT) consulting firm, successfully partnered with RecruitMilitary, a veteran-owned firm dedicated to helping military veterans achieve long term success though education, training and jobs. By assisting with the IT strategy and optimizing the management of RecruitMilitary’s technology functions including website, ecommerce engine and infrastructure, among others, CAG’s team of experts enables RecruitMilitary to focus on delivering excellent service and value to their clients.

As part of the buy-side IT due diligence, CAG recommended and developed a long-term IT optimization plan for RecruitMilitary, the leading online and digital solution for companies seeking to hire military veterans. Following completion of the successful assessment and acquisition of RecruitMilitary, the majority of IT operations were outsourced to CAG including improvement and maintenance of the company’s IT infrastructure and a core database of more than 726,000 veterans seeking employment.

“The CAG team did a great job of keeping our site and business up and running while improving our technical infrastructure. Keeping our data fresh, organized and secure is critical to serving the needs of companies and veterans; we count on CAG to do it right every time,” said Peter A. Gudmundsson, CEO of RecruitMilitary. “We have a sophisticated website that is the heart of our business. It is the engine for employers and military veterans to connect with one another. They rely on us for their livelihood, and we wouldn’t trust them to anyone other than CAG.”

“Recruit Military has done an excellent job of helping employers attract and retain high quality military veteran talent. We were very pleased to be selected to help them achieve greater success for the companies and veterans they serve,” said David McLaughlin, President and CEO of CAG. “We want to make it easy for our clients to understand and evaluate their IT options. For RecruitMilitary, we offered practical advice and a long-term solution for their IT needs that stayed within their budget. We look forward to many years of providing them with superior IT service.”

CAG works with its clients to create and provide simple, long-term solutions for difficult and demanding IT problems in a variety of economic, regulatory and budgetary environments. The industries representative of their clients include private equity firms, institutions of higher learning, non-profits, manufacturing, financial services, real estate, healthcare and pharmacy, as well as media and publishing businesses.

About Columbia Advisory Group:
Columbia Advisory Group (CAG) is a well-respected Information Technology (IT) consulting firm. An established and proven company with 100+ years of combined technology experience and business acumen, CAG’s team has assessed and helped improve the performance of more than 300 technology organizations and IT departments. By focusing on simple, meaningful and practical solutions combined with straight-forward analysis and recommendations, CAG’s team has experience in many regulatory and economic environments with companies and organizations of all sizes. CAG not only offers a deep understanding of IT, but its solutions are software and hardware agnostic. Whether a client is high growth or economically challenged, CAG can adapt to the complexities and nuances of that business. Based in Dallas, Texas, CAG works extensively with clients throughout the U.S. For more information, visit www.columbiaadvisory.com.

About RecruitMilitary:
RecruitMilitary helps organizations excel by leveraging the talent of our nation’s finest people, our veterans. Founded in 1998, the company produces over 100 all-veteran job fairs nationwide, giving tens of thousands of veterans an opportunity to interact with leading employers and other organizations. In addition, the company offers the largest and most complete database of veteran talent, with more than 726,000 members.

Columbia Advisory Group (CAG), a well-respected Information Technology (IT) consulting firm, announces its relocation to 17950 Preston Road, Dallas, TX 75252. The move was brokered by CAG client, Avison Young. The cost-effective, efficient, flexible office space allows CAG to add more resources and capabilities, but remain lean.

“This is an important move for CAG and our clients. It ensures our steady, long-term growth while remaining committed to investing in and maintaining the best technology to achieve maximum [ROI] results for our clients,” said David McLaughlin, President and CEO of CAG. “This move is a real tribute to the talent of our people, who have an exceptional ability to work with clients in a variety of environments. Our dedication to excellence, combined with delivering outstanding client service, has earned our firm the stellar reputation it enjoys today.”

CAG works with its clients to create and provide simple, long-term solutions for difficult and demanding IT problems in a variety of economic, regulatory and budgetary environments. The industries representative of their clients include private equity firms, institutions of higher learning, non-profits, manufacturing, financial services, real estate, healthcare and pharmacy, as well as media and publishing businesses.

Answering the strong demand for CAG’s IT strategy, managed services and technology staffing services, the new headquarters offers a unique 3200-square-foot facility which is designed to promote employee productivity. It will feature private office suites, a collaborative working environment and conference rooms in a space with distinctive architecture and progressive design elements. CAG will be able to preserve capital and keep overhead to a minimum, while focusing on enhancing their clients’ IT services.

“CAG’s new headquarters extends Avison Young’s heritage of delivering extraordinary office space and solutions to businesses of all size,” said James Engels of Avison Young. “We’re happy to lend our strategic planning service to CAG to facilitate their cost effective and creative Dallas headquarters.”

About Columbia Advisory Group:
Columbia Advisory Group (CAG) is a well-respected Information Technology (IT) consulting firm. An established and proven company with 100+ years of combined technology experience and business acumen, CAG’s team has assessed and helped improve the performance of more than 300 technology organizations and IT departments. By focusing on simple, meaningful and practical solutions combined with straight-forward analysis and recommendations, CAG’s team has experience in many regulatory and economic environments with companies and organizations of all sizes. CAG not only offers a deep understanding of IT, but its solutions are software and hardware agnostic. Whether a client is high growth or economically challenged, CAG can adapt to the complexities and nuances of that business. Based in Dallas, Texas, CAG works extensively with clients throughout the U.S. For more information, visit www.columbiaadvisory.com.