Quantum Signal is experiencing the type of growth most other firm's yearn for – organic with the help of some word-of-mouth fertilizer.

The Ann Arbor-based company has added about 10 jobs within the last year, including two new hires this week. Its staff of 30 people is expected to expand by another 10 before the year is out.

"It seems like every week we're getting more and more people and we're still understaffed," says Mitch Rohde, CEO of Quantum Signal.

He adds that growth means something different at Quantum Signal. When most companies start hiring in bunches they take on the best they can find at that time. Quantum Signal is a bit pickier than that, meaning it only hires people who meet their standards or doesn't hire at all.

Quantum Signal uses high-end engineering mathematics and algorithms to extract information from visual data. Think the type of software used in face-recognition devices. It also develops military training simulations and commercial video games. These are sectors that Rohde sees the company growing in for the foreseeable future.

"I think we're going to keep growing," Rohde says. "We are very picky about the projects we take on because our pipeline is so full."

Source: Mitch Rohde, CEO of Quantum Signal
Writer: Jon Zemke