Meet Gage, newly promoted manager of sales and warehouse operations for iScan, Humanim’s social enterprise providing cloud storage, digitization, box storage and document management, with a commitment to employing individuals facing barriers to employment.
Gage began working part time with iScan two years ago while attending college. He started as a warehouse team leader, but was promoted after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Maryland Global Campus. “They told me I was such a good employee, they wanted to keep me around,” he says.
iScan provides scanning and shredding services for companies, along with box storage of documents, and is a reseller of DocuWare, a document management software. Being in charge of the warehouse means Gage is the guy who fires up the forklift to move boxes and keep stored documents organized. He’s also the one who keeps track of everything that goes in and out of the warehouse, meaning photographing and logging items in the DocuWare system.
The other part of his job as sales manager involves attending events and trade shows, such as this summer’s Maryland Association of Counties annual conference in Ocean City, to meet potential customers and showcase iScan’s offerings, and then following up with them by phone or email. “Since I’m somewhat of an introvert, that part of the job has stretched me a bit,” he says. “But what I enjoy most about iScan is the diversity of the work. I don’t want to just sit at a desk for 40 hours a week. My job is a great mix of manual labor, meeting and helping people.”
Gage is currently working on getting two certifications from DocuWare, which will allow him to assist customers by running demonstrations to explain the software more fully.
Gage says that “One of the best things about working at iScan is the schedule flexibility.” He lives in Burtonsville, so has to leave at 6 a.m. to make it in time. One of the biggest challenges of the job is “having to wake up so early,” he jokes. He also appreciates how the job has helped him come out of his shell and become a little more extroverted. He hopes to build his skills in the sales side of the business.
Gage currently works four 10-hour shifts, leaving his Fridays free to enjoy a variety of hobbies. Whether he’s spending time with his girlfriend of two years, playing video games, riding his motorcycle or dirt bike or spending time with his draft horse, he’s always on the move. He used to train draft horses, and liked them so much that he eventually bought one for himself.
Gage is a young man going places!