Jeffrey Coudron
Mr. Jeffrey Coudron has always had a passion for racing, running, and exercising, but he did not begin a career in it until later in life. Over the course of many years he has completed countless marathons, 5ks, iron man's, bike races, etc., but he did not have any experience timing any of those types of events until about ten years ago, when he began his business, Speedy Feet. In the beginning, he did not form many goals for this (at the time) small business, but the few that he had created fluctuated over time as his company grew and developed. The businesses he initially believed he would be timing races for as an employee, are now his competitors. Although Mr. Coudron greatly enjoys his profession, it was not initially what he had picked.
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Coudron had no prior experience timing races and did not have much time to plan before he was thrown into this trade, he believes that all aspects of it “just worked out”. Right when he began timing races, there was an explosion of events and charities needing someone to time their 5ks, 10ks, and other races. This random eruption of events, coupled with the fact that he had not yet started his family, made Mr. Coudron think that the timing of the startup of his company was absolutely perfect. Because he was thrown into the enterprise, rather than choosing it, then buying his way into it, the investigation came as he went. This included buying appropriate timing systems for certain races. Investing in such timing devices always opened up opportunities for pitfalls, because without any outside input or guidance, he was obliged to buy a prototype based off of only what he thought would work. His method usually succeeded, except for one specific instance. In typical cross country races, different groups are often separated by categories such as boys, girls, varsity, junior varsity, etc. During one of these separate races, the mats that record the the runners’ times began picking up times of the kids wearing numbers that weren’t running. The mats would also record the times and numbers of the runners finishing the race, but in the wrong order, causing further disarray. The results eventually got straightened out, but Mr. Coudron was forced to invest in another timing system
Coudron had no prior experience timing races and did not have much time to plan before he was thrown into this trade, he believes that all aspects of it “just worked out”. Right when he began timing races, there was an explosion of events and charities needing someone to time their 5ks, 10ks, and other races. This random eruption of events, coupled with the fact that he had not yet started his family, made Mr. Coudron think that the timing of the startup of his company was absolutely perfect. Because he was thrown into the enterprise, rather than choosing it, then buying his way into it, the investigation came as he went. This included buying appropriate timing systems for certain races. Investing in such timing devices always opened up opportunities for pitfalls, because without any outside input or guidance, he was obliged to buy a prototype based off of only what he thought would work. His method usually succeeded, except for one specific instance. In typical cross country races, different groups are often separated by categories such as boys, girls, varsity, junior varsity, etc. During one of these separate races, the mats that record the the runners’ times began picking up times of the kids wearing numbers that weren’t running. The mats would also record the times and numbers of the runners finishing the race, but in the wrong order, causing further disarray. The results eventually got straightened out, but Mr. Coudron was forced to invest in another timing system