G-TECH Services is founded

1986

G-TECH Services is founded by Yousif B. Ghafari in Southeast Michigan. As a sister company to engineering firm Ghafari Associates, G-TECH is established to provide on-site engineering on a contract basis to automotive industry clients.

Theresa Ghafari assumes leadership

1989

Theresa Ghafari assumes leadership of G-TECH, working initially as a one-woman operation. In this role, she is responsible for single-handedly responding to position requests, finding qualified candidates, and generating new business. She serves as President + CEO until her retirement in 2016.

G-TECH earns $2.5 million

1991

G-TECH earns $2.5 million in revenue (a three-year growth rate of more than 3,000%), and hires our first corporate employee.

We become a women-owned business

1992

G-TECH becomes a women-owned business enterprise.

We earn Ford’s Q1 rating

1996

We are awarded Ford Motor Company’s Preferred Quality Status “Q1” rating.

G-TECH is named a Top-20 Staffing Firm

1997

For the first time, we are recognized among the “Top 20 Staffing Firms in Michigan” by Crain’s Detroit Business.

We become ISO 9001 certified

2001

Our Dearborn headquarters becomes ISO 9001 certified.

G-TECH joins the NWBOC

2003

We become a member of the National Women Business Owners Corporation.

G-TECH is one of Michigan’s largest woman-owned businesses

2004

Crain’s Detroit Business includes G-TECH on their list of the “Largest Woman-Owned Businesses in Michigan” for the first time.

We’re recognized among Detroit’s best + brightest

2005

G-TECH is honored as one of “Metro Detroit’s Best + Brightest Companies to Work For” for the first time. We also join the American Staffing Association.

We expand nationally

2006

Following our acquisition of select assets of a major staffing firm, we open offices in Texas, Illinois, and Indiana. We also become a corporate member of the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council.

G-TECH earns record sales

2007

G-TECH earns a record $68.5 million in sales. We also join the Michigan Council of Women in Technology.

We join WBENC

2009

We become a certified member of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

G-TECH grows in Texas

2012

We open our Houston office.

G-TECH’s President + CEO is a “WBE Star”

2013

Our President + CEO is named a “WBE Star” by WBENC, the nation’s premier award for excellence among women’s business enterprises.

We win “Best of Staffing Talent Award”

2015

G-TECH is honored with Inavero’s “Best of Staffing Talent Award”. Corp! Magazine also recognizes us as a “Diversity-Focused Company”.

We’re recognized as a “Cool Place to Work in Michigan”

2016

Crain’s Detroit Business recognizes G-TECH as a “Cool Place to Work in Michigan” based on feedback from our team members.

We become a certified veteran-friendly employer

2017

Inavero recognizes us with their “Best of Staffing Client Award”. We are also certified by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency as a Bronze-Level Veteran-Friendly Employer.