CAES is composed of internal performance specialists, 
external strategic partners 
and other technically - focused resources.

"Complimenting our non-technical skill expertise, our strategic partners and other technical resources can provide additional technical expertise when it is required".

​Jim Gilchrist B.E.S.

Jim Gilchrist President and CEO

• Over 30 years of practical business experience, providing effective and innovative solutions that help our clients to enhance ‘people performance’ at the individual, team, managerial, leadership, and organizational levels. Continually developing his understanding of the non-technical components of performance, Jim has achieved a level of 'expertise' in his ability to assess and develop people's performance-related non-technical skills, leadership and managerial capabilities with a specific focus on cognitive capability.  

• ​Part-time professor at Sheridan and Conestoga Colleges teaching courses in career development, management and leadership development, team dynamics and employee engagement, strategic human resource planning, organizational behaviour, creativity and innovation, and recruitment and selection.

           Education:

• University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada with a Joint-Honours Bachelor of Environmental Studies B.E.S., and Political Science B.A., specializing in: Behaviouralism, Urban Design, Electoral Behaviour.

• York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, project work in the Masters of Environmental Studies Program M.E.S., and the Masters of Business Administration Program M.B.A., specializing in: Organizational Analysis and Improvement, Leadership and Management Development, and Organizational Decision-Making​

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​​Our Key Strategic Partners

Angus Shuttleworth Chartered Accountant 

• Angus Shuttleworth is a Chartered Accountant and Licensed Public Accountant practicing in the Greater Toronto Area.  Angus is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (ICAO).
• Angus began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant and gained experience in Audit and Tax Services. His years spent in public practice working with a wide range of clients from owner-managed businesses to Fortune 500 companies provided Angus with a wealth of knowledge and skills. Angus uses his extensive experience to provide high-quality, individualized service to his clients.
• Education: Brock University with an Honours Bachelor of Accounting.
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