Matt received his undergraduate degree in Spanish and Business Management from Brigham Young University.  He continued his education at Brigham Young University receiving a Masters of Business Administration degree.

Joining the executive team, Matt will be instrumental in strategically developing financial reporting, lead the analysis of all key initiatives and plans incorporating key input from the cross functional teams and provide regular updates to management on status of long range financial commitments against our recently developed 5 year business plan….amongst many other responsibilities.

Heather’s extensive educational background consists of a Masters of Science, Human Resources Development, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH (2011).  She also received her Masters of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts (2005).  Her undergraduate degree is a BA in Accounting from Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI.

Standing Positions

Quality Control 

Production Art

Designer

Prepress Assembler

Creative Retouching

Customer and Account Services

Position reports to: V.P. Sales and Marketing

Position Summary:

To help develop customer relationships and increase sales through direct and consistent customer communication via phone, fax, mail, electronically and in person. Proactively promote Phototype’s products and services to help generate sales.  Phototype is a 93-year-old design and pre-media company working in the consumer product and packaging goods space located in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1         Handle mailings to both prospective and existing customers of Phototype.

2         Have a good understanding of social media and Internet communications.

3         Maintain a database of all prospects.

4         Identify, develop, and evaluate marketing strategy, based on knowledge of establishment objectives, and market characteristics. This includes all direct mail, promotional communication, social media and web-sites

5         Coordinate and participate in promotional activities and trade shows, working with Phototype Vice Presidents and Directors, to market products and services.

6         Keep coordinated a list describing product or service offerings. Help define value proposition and find ways to communicate the value Phototype offers.

7         Formulate, direct and coordinate marketing activities and policies to promote products and services.

8         Conduct economic and commercial surveys to identify potential markets for products and services.

9         Conduct customer surveys to identify current Phototype value in order to stay valid. In addition, customer surveys should identify potential new markets.

10      Generate PR press releases for on-going activities at Phototype.

11      Additional duties as assigned by the V.P. of Sales and Marketing.

Qualifications:

1         Bachelor’s degree.

2         Minimum 2 years in a customer service/sales type role, preferably in the graphic arts or printing/packaging industry.

3         Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

4         Be computer literate.

5         Ability to multi-task.

6         Be a self-starter.

Moderator: Paul V. Reilly, Partner, New Direction Partners

Panelists:

• Robert Berkeley, CEO, Express KCS
• David Olberding, C.O.O. & Executive Vice President, Phototype
• David Schawk, President & CEO, Schawk
• Marriott Winchester, Executive Vice President, SGS International

Full list of speakers and events for the 2013 Primex click here

Packaging, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, LCC Podium Lecture Theatre

Steve Carter of Phototype, and Christian Blaise of bleuprocess, industry packaging leaders, along with a team of experts including Lieven Plettinck of Esko, Peter Kleinheider of PDF/X Ready, David van Driessche of Four Pees, and Andrew Bailes-Collins of Enfocus; present the latest GWG PDF for Packaging specifications and how they can be utilized to streamline and ensure consistency in packaging design and production workflows across the supply chain. This informative session will focus on the future of PDF files in packaging and how “Smart Layers” will be used to enhance and drive they way the packaging industry uses PDF files going forward.

Brand owners and packaging production professionals will want to be part of this discussion. You do not want to miss this session!

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 12, 2012—Printing Industries of America is pleased to announce the election of its 2013 Officers and Board of Directors. The new Officers and Board of Directors are key industry leaders, and their involvement in Printing Industries of America and their local affiliate organizations is invaluable. The installation ceremony took place on November 11, 2012, at Printing Industries’ Fall Administrative Meetings held in Spokane, Washington.

Chairman of the Board—Timothy J. Burton of Burton & Mayer, Inc. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

Timothy Burton is President and Chairman of the board of Burton & Mayer. He served as the First Vice Chairman of the Printing Industries of America Board of Directors, serving the Association Relations Committee, Investment Committee, and Finance Committee. He is currently a director and past Chairman of the Board for the former Printing Industries of Wisconsin—now Great Lakes Graphics Association. He is involved in several local civic organizations, including Friends of Milwaukee Public Television, Institute for Graphics and Imaging, the Work Services Committee of Milwaukee Center for Independence, and Paws with a Cause.

First Vice Chairman—Jeff Ekstein, Willow Printing Group, Concord, Ontario

Jeff Ekstein has served Printing Industries of America as Second Vice Chairman, as an Executive Committee Member, a Premier Print Awards judge, and from 2009 to 2011 he served as the Education Committee Chairman. He is the current co-chair of Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council, and has been a director of Canadian Printing Industries Association (CPIA) for many years. He served as CPIA’s chair from 2004 to 2005. He represents the third generation in his family to own Willow Printing Group of Concord, Ontario and is currently the President and CEO. Ekstein has spearheaded the acquisition of several printing companies over the years and has most recently acquired a mailing shop.

Second Vice Chairman—David A. Olberding, Phototype, Cincinnati, Ohio

David Olberding has served Printing Industries of America as Secretary to the Board and also as Marketing Committee Chairman. At the local level, he has donated a great amount of design work to Printing Industries of Ohio and Northern Kentucky, currently serving as the Chair of the Education Committee. He is a past Chairman of the Board, Vice Chairman, and Treasurer. He has served on the Board for International Prepress Association (IPA) and is a former president of the Southeast Prepress Association. He is a former chairman of the photography committee of the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA).

Secretary to the Board—Bradley L. Thompson II, Inland Press, Detroit, Michigan

Bradley Thompson II is a past chairman of Printing Industries of Michigan and currently serves as a Chairman of both the Government Affairs and Labor Policy Committees of Printing Industries of America. He is a member of the board of directors of the Michigan Press Association and serves as Government Affairs Chair of the American Court and Commercial Newspaper Association. Thompson also serves as Vice-Chair of the Clements Library at the University of Michigan.

Treasurer—Michael S. Wurst, Henry Wurst, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri

Michael Wurst is Treasurer of Printing Industries of America and a longstanding Association Relations Committee Member. Wurst is also actively involved in his local affiliate, Printing & Imaging Association of MidAmerica, serving on the executive committee for four years, including one year as chair. He is the CEO of Henry Wurst, Inc., a 75-year-old family-owned commercial printing company. Headquartered in North Kansas City, Missouri, Henry Wurst, Inc. also has facilities in Denver, Colorado. Wurst is also a Ben Franklin Honor Society member.

Immediate Past Chair—Laura Lawton-Forsyth, Lawton Printing, Inc., Spokane, Washington

Laura Lawton-Forsyth is President of Lawton Printing, Inc. and File-EZ Folder, Inc., both located in Spokane, WA. A fourth-generation printer, she joined the family business in 2001. Lawton-Forsyth’s industry involvement is extensive. She has served the Pacific Printing Industries Association (PPI) since 2002, becoming Board President in 2008. She has been affiliated with Printing Industries of America since 2001, serving as an R&D Committee member in 2001; Board Member 2002–present; Chair, Young Print Professionals Group, 2004–present; Executive Committee member 2006–present; and Finance Committee Member, 2008–present.

Also joining the Board of Directors in 2013 are: Jim Cunningham, Printing Industries of Ohio • N. Kentucky, Westerville, OH, representing the affiliate managers group; Gary Garner, GLS Companies, Brooklyn Park, MN, representing Printing Industry Midwest; and Doug Rawson, Superior Lithographics, Los Angeles, CA, representing Printing Industries Association, Inc. of Southern California.

About Printing Industries of America

Printing Industries of America is the world’s largest graphic arts trade association, representing an industry with approximately one million employees. It serves the interests of thousands of member companies. Together with its nationwide affiliate network, Printing Industries delivers products and services that enhance the growth, efficiency, and profitability of its members and the graphic communications industry through advocacy, education, research, and technical information.

“This is a very experienced staff we have assembled in Dallas. These new associates have truly breathed this air for a very long time and I am personally looking forward to having them be a part of our team. We have always wanted to expand our reach in the southern region of the US and this will get us there in a big way.” says David Olberding, COO of Phototype.

David goes on to say “The nice thing about this group is they spent several months in our Cincinnati facility training on our workflows & our tools. They truly have a great understanding of how we tick and this makes them a great partner with all of our facilities for back-up and overflow situations. Since all our facilities work off the same job ticketing software, QC tools and folder structure, we can do the work in any facility and know it’s being held to a very high standard that we have strived to create.”

Phototype Dallas will be operating out of a 7,100 sq. ft. facility in Los Colinas that was designed and built with workflow and creativity in mind. “The workstations are open to allow collaboration and communications between designers and production. This new facility has the latest hardware, software and bandwidth to meet the high quality and fast turns our customers have become accustom too. This brings our employee count to over 250 professionals” says Steve Olberding, President/CEO of Phototype.