Huntington Beach, California, United States
I started working in the printing industry while in college in 1971 at Arcata Graphics (largest printer in the western US) working from an apprentice, pressman and shift foremen. In 1981 had an advancement opportunity at Western Lithograph (high quality commercial printer) as Superintendent and VP Manufacturing before venturing out in the technical sales and regional manager sector of the business with Anchor in 1986 and then with ACTEGA North America from April 2002 til December 2016. Joined the Clearwater team January 2017 as Director, Converting Solutions. Specialties: Management, Technical skills and problem solving abilities in all aspects of printing to include, web heat-set, sheet-fed commercial, packaging and digital printing. Exceptional knowledge in press-room chemistry, AQ and UV coating applications.