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Gavin Ryan

Founding Partner and Managing Director

Gavin is a founding partner with Taylor Ryan and is responsible for leading the executive search group, client advisory services and oversight of Taylor Ryan’s operations. Working with a team of experienced professionals, Gavin focuses on delivering retained recruitment services to real estate, construction, mining + industrial, and financial services companies across Canada and the US.

Gavin has over a decade of experience in executive search and has led industry practices for two global search firms both in Canada and the UK. During his career, Gavin has focused on providing Executive Search services to the real estate, construction, accounting + finance and financial services industries in North America.

Gavin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business and is a past Vice Chair to the board of the Scotiabank Dance Center and committee member with the Vancouver club and ULI BC. He is also responsible for co-chairing the ULI product council in BC.

JULIE TAYLORSON

Managing Director , Real Estate Practice

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Julie is a Founding Partner with Taylor Ryan and leads the Real Estate Practice working with Real Estate Developers across the Pacific North West. Julie is also responsible for leading a team of Principal’s providing recruitment services to various industry sectors for CFO and Accounting verticals, as well as providing Human Resource Management services to small/medium size clients. As a key figure within Taylor Ryan’s Real Estate Practice, Julie also sits on the Executive Committee at ULI BC.

Julie holds a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management; a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology; Executive Management training through UBC’s Sauder School of Business, as well as professional designations with the CPHR (HRMA) in Canada and Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in the UK. With 15 years of professional experience Julie brings a breadth of knowledge across all areas of HR and Recruitment.

Prior to founding Taylor Ryan, Julie worked with a variety of small and large businesses across a variety of industries in both Canada and the UK. These ranged from billion-dollar construction company Balfour Beatty to more recently Private Equity Real Estate businesses

Kevin Choi

Practice Lead , Construction + Technical

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Kevin is the Practice Lead for the Construction & Technical division at Taylor Ryan Executive Search Partners. Combined with in-house recruitment experience, he specializes in searches within the real estate and construction industry for permanent placements and executive search.

Specialized focus on Construction Manager; Project Director; Director of Construction; VP Construction; Director of Development; Project Manager; VP Development; Development Manager; Estimator, Site Supervisor; Superintendent; Project Coordinator; Operations Manager; Development Coordinator; Construction Safety Officer (CSO), Homeowner Customer Care

Sean Feighery

Principal , Construction + Technical

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Sean is a Principal for the Construction & Technical division at Taylor Ryan Executive Search Partners. Sean has been recruiting within Construction and Development for nearly 6 years. He has helped source Junior to Director level staff for small to large-sized Contractors and Developers across Ireland, the UK and North America.

Sean holds a Bachelors in Business and is a former EMT. He moved here from Ireland three years ago and when not helping source his clients key-level candidates he enjoys Skiing, Muay Thai and Music festivals.

Sean is focused on site management, project management, and development roles.

Daniela Gomez

Senior Recruitment Consultant , Accounting & Finance, Sales & Marketing

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Daniela is a Senior Recruitment Consultant with Taylor | Ryan Executive Search Partners and works in our Accounting & Finance, Sales & Marketing, and Development searches.

Originally from Mexico City, Daniela holds a Bachelor of Science in Digital Media and is a keen writer. In her role with Taylor Ryan, Daniela takes the lead in managing candidate relationships for our Real Estate Accounting & Finance as well as Sales & Marketing searches.

Daniela is committed to providing outstanding advice and customer service to job seekers and candidates within the Real Estate and Construction industries. If you’re interested in a career change, contact Daniela directly: Daniela@taylorryan.com

When not in the office, she enjoys spending her time at the gym, trying new restaurants, and travelling.

Specialized focus on Accountants, Development Coordinators, Marketing, Sales, Communications, Executive Assistants, and Proposal Management.

Brock Drost

Practice Lead , Construction Contract Division

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Brock is a Practice Lead with Taylor Ryan and leads the Contract Team within the Construction & Technical Division. Servicing the Vancouver recruitment market for four years, Brock has an in-depth knowledge of the local market. Brock’s team supports trades hires for developers, general contractors, and subcontractors alike.

Originally from New Brunswick, Brock acquired his Bachelor’s degree in Biology and History at Dalhousie University in Halifax before moving to BC. When he isn’t helping clients hit project deadlines, Brock is often spending his time at the gym, playing rugby, or trying the latest sour beer from a local brewery.

The skilled labor shortage is projected to be a growing problem for the construction industry. Whether you need support to hit a project deadline or want to continue to build your field team for the long term – Brock and his team can help. To find out more, send an email to brock@taylorryan.com!

Callum Cookson

Principal , Commerical Real Estate

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Callum is a Principal for the Commercial Real Estate Division at Taylor Ryan. Originally from the UK, he has now settled in Vancouver after spending the last few years travelling the world.

Callum has been working in the world of Real Estate Recruitment for the past two years. He specializes within three core verticals – Commercial, Residential and Strata Property Management. He regularly helps clients find top talent in the following positions: Property Managers, Operations Managers, Operations Supervisors, Building Operators, Asset Managers, and Leasing Managers.

Callum loves spending his spare time in the mountains. Snowboarding during the winter and hiking in the summer. To learn more about his active roles, feel free to reach out:

Tel: 778-512-6815
Email: callum@taylorryan.com

Connor Leduc

Senior Recruitment Consultant , Construction Contract Division

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Connor is a Senior Recruitment Consultant within the Construction & Technical division at Taylor Ryan Executive Search Partners. With 2 years of agency recruitment experience within British Columbia and Alberta, supporting Practice Lead to actively source, screen, and present top-quality candidates within my division.

The staffing market is a very competitive one and a common question asked is: “Why should I work with your company?”. Taylor Ryan offers construction companies & developers with a one-stop shop for all their recruitment needs. Whether it’s labor, skilled trades, site management, office staff, accounting & finance, or executive level hires: we have you covered.

Within the contract division, Connor is responsible for:

– General & Skilled laborers
– Carpenters
– Electricians
– Plumbers
– Millwrights
– Welders

Thomas Thiessen

Recruitment Manager , Mechanical & Electrical Construction

Katerina Argel

Recruitment Consultant , Construction Contract Division

Jenny Chen

Senior Accountant

Mr. Brinkley

Director of Security, Emotional Support, and Culture

Every team member at Taylor Ryan rates as a top performer within the recruitment industry and works on either a retained or exclusive basis with clients. They achieve a high level of success by focusing on high quality work, long term relationships and service delivery. They also operate with real integrity which means both clients and candidates are happy, long term customers.

We also believe in being industry specialists. We go the extra mile as active participants in our industry sectors. Within real estate we are the only recruitment firm to exclusively partner and sponsor industry bodies including NAIOP, UDI, ULI and BOMA. Taylor Ryan has led the creation of ULI BC’s first “Product Council’ and helped establish NAIOP’s Mentorship program in BC. In mining, we’ve chaired discussions and presented at industry events included PDAC and AMEBC.

Culturally, Taylor Ryan fosters an environment of trust, responsibility and entrepreneurship. Our team are given the support and direction they require, but they also enjoy the freedom to run their business in a flexible working environment.

If you live by the same values and have 5+ years of experience in recruitment or sales, customer service or within one of our industry sectors, we are interested in speaking to you. A career at Taylor Ryan offers compensation in the top percentile of the industry and a fun, supportive work environment.

Contact us today: Gavin@taylorryan.com

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Gavin Ryan

JULIE TAYLORSON

Kevin Choi

Sean Feighery

Daniela Gomez

Brock Drost

Callum Cookson

Connor Leduc

Thomas Thiessen

Katerina Argel

Jenny Chen

Mr. Brinkley

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Jenny Chen

Mr. Brinkley

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