The History of CIM: In the early 1980's John Gayman found himself working for various companies that he felt lacked insight, direction and most importantly lacked passion. With what little savings they had amassed, in 1983 John and his wife Sue Gayman decided to take the plunge into starting a company that they could be passionate about. The company was founded under the name Central Indiana Marketing (CIM). The company started with little resources, out of the Gayman household in Columbus, IN. However, the family found their home quickly stacking up with pieces of technology that K-12 schools were starting to put into their libraries and media centers. The Gayman’s quickly built an additional space onto their home, to support the increases in demand from schools.
The company continued to grow and the neighbors quickly grew tired of the large semi's coming into the neighborhood. At this time John and Sue decided it was time to rent a small warehouse space. Over the next few years they quickly outgrew the rented space and needed to invest in a new development area known as Progress Park in 1990. This building still serves as the home to the corporate administrative staff at CIM.
Since 1990, two of the Gayman sons have taken on roles within the business to continue to develop its operation. CIM went through several transitions and name changes, where it went from Central Indiana Marketing to CIM Audio Visual and CIM Technology Solutions in 2008. Through all these changes, CIM has been able to retain a good majority of its staff which has been a key factor in CIM's continued success.
To date, CIM employs over 100 people in 14 states and is continuing to hire in all areas of the company. CIM seeks people who are passionate about their internal drive to learn new and exciting technologies and the impact they can have on society. CIM has grown to encompass a very knowledgeable and experienced management team comprised of:
Sue Gayman: Founder and CEO
Dale Gayman: President
JR Gayman: Vice President
Terry Brush: Director of Integration Operations
David Theile: CFO
Soren Sofhauser: National Education Sales Director
Kevin Eckstein: Business Development Manager
Josh Whitis: Director of Inside Sales
Kristy Fallon: Director of Human Resources
Recent History and Focus: CIM prides itself on being a thought leader in technology solutions as they relate to
K-12,
Corporate,
Higher Education,
Houses of Worship,
Government, and
more. CIM's stance and focus on continual education has been a critical part of our ability to be work closely with
architects, and consultants. CIM supports solutions that pertain to training and communication needs across every industry. These solutions include:
Video/Teleconferencing,
Digital Signage,
Web and Intranet Development,
Web Streaming Solutions,
Video/Commerical Creation and more!
In 2009 – CIM Technology Solutions has qualified as an InfoComm International Diamond AudioVisual Solutions Provider (AVSP). This designation recognizes that a percentage of the company’s sales, customer service and technical staff have achieved and maintained individual InfoComm Certification and have completed relevant coursework from the InfoComm Academy.
From an education support perspective, CIM’s staff has grown to incorporate many former teachers, trainers, principals, technology coordinators and even superintendents. Our company philosophies are based around providing schools with pedagogically-sound solutions that impact student learning. CIM’s staff can relate to the needs of educators from both an administrative level and teaching perspective. The CIM mission is to positively impact educators by implementing cutting edge technology that improves student learning. Our team believes through ongoing collaboration, we can make a difference. CIM supports popular educational solutions that relate to 21st Century Classroom Technology. Some of CIM's more popular solutions include
eInstruction Response Systems,
netTrekker,
MediaCast,
TeleParent,
Extron PoleVault, and other important K-12 educational solutions!
Current CIM markets with full time educational consultants and trainers include:
Please do not hesitate to contact your CIM management team about opportunities that may exist. CIM is a woman owned, equal opportunity employer.