JG Management Systems Inc.

• Author: Taylor, Mike
• Position: SERVICES - Company overview

JG MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IS A GOVERNMENT-SUPPORT service contractor providing technical and environmental support across the country.

There is a vast need for what the company does because, believe it or not, "government employees are actually quite overworked and understaffed," says jerome Gonzales, president and CEO of JG Management Systems. "What we do is provide support at the right time in the right place."

Founded by Gonzales in Grand Junction 10 years ago, JG Management Systems started out serving the Department of" Energy then expanded into the National Security Administration. Subsequent clients have included the Department of Defense, Denver International Airport, the U.S. Department of Urban Affairs and the U.S. Forest Service, among others.

Thus, while all of the firm's clients are in the government sector, they represent diverse industries, giving JG Management Systems a measure of protection against a slump in one industry or another.

While the corporate offices are in Grand Junction, the firm's total work force of about 81 is spread among 13 states. Asked about the firm's growth over the years, Gonzales says, "Part of it is resiliency and part of it is tenacity of purpose. And a good share of luck. We're very fortunate that the government is our client. We understand the government business, what the mission is and the folks who we support and how we can support that mission."

Because JG Management Systems' employee base is scattered around the country so is its community outreach. The firms' employees receive 40 hours of paid time off each year to participate in a cause of their choice. Employees have gone on church missions as far off as Africa, planted trees in downtown Washington, D.G...