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SGIA Workshop Instructors
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Chris Bernat,
Vapor Apparel/Source Substrates
http://www.vaporapparel.com
Chris Bernat, a Partner at Vapor Apparel/Source Substrates, has written on mass customization for SGIA and other industry publications. He is a contributing writer for Impressions Magazine and other periodicals on the topics of sublimation and customization.
Previously, Bernat was Director of Sales for Sawgrass Technologies after serving as both the Business Manager of the Sublimation Division and Large-Format Product Manager. Before joining Sawgrass, he managed sales and product marketing duties for several high-tech firms including ITC Holding Group, Pearson International and Netsurfer, Inc. Bernat, a Clemson University graduate, lives in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Jeff Burton,
SGIA
Jeff Burton, Digital Printing Analyst for SGIA, has served with the Association since 1998. He provides solutions to digital printing production, computer and workflow issues as well as digital equipment and vendor recommendations. Jeff currently teaches Introduction to Digital Printing, Color Management at association headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia. His extensive background in digital inkjet printing, graphics applications, professional photography and production, serves members by supplying individualized solutions to their daily business problems. Jeff received his B.S. in Photographic Science from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
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Art Dobie,
Sefar Printing Solutions Inc
Art Dobie is Senior Territory Manager for Sefar, Inc, Depew, NY. He has been with Sefar more than 29 years since receiving his BS in Graphic Communications specializing in Screen Printing Technology in 1980 from California University of Pennsylvania. Art is a Life Member and Fellow of the Society of the International Microelectronics and Packaging Society (IMAPS), and was the 2006 recipient of the IMAPS John A. Wagnon Technical Achievement Award for outstanding technical contributions to screen printing technology as related to microelectronics. Inducted into the SGIA's Academy of Screen Printing Technology in 1998, Art is an active member of the ASPT's Technical Review Committee.
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Ray Greenwood,
SGIA
www.sgia.org
Ray Greenwood is a Technical Services Associate with SGIA. He is responsible for helping SGIA member companies in all types of imaging-related technical inquiries, which can range from locating material and service vendors to technical tutorials.
Greenwood conducts workshops and research projects and has spent the past 20 years of his printing career working with semi-conductors and circuits as well as textiles and large-format graphics on a variety of substrates.
His educational background is in graphic arts and industrial design and he previously served as an Independent Consultant, helping companies such as SunPower Corp.
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Mike Ruff,
Nazdar Consulting
http://www.nazdar.com
Mike Ruff, Chief Technology Officer of Nazdar Consulting Services, has more than 35 years of experience in the graphic arts business. In 1993, he founded PGF Megafilm, which became ReyHan PGF and is now part of Thrall Enterprises —- the parent company of Nazdar Ink Co. Ruff travels 45 weeks a year, providing productivity improvement consulting work in North America. He’s an internationally known speaker, author of many trade journal and magazine articles and member of SGIA's Academy of Screen Print Technology.
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Johnny Shell,
SGIA
http://www.sgia.org
Johnny Shell, SGIA's Vice President of Technical Services, directs and coordinates the activities for the Association's Technical Services department and the Screen Printing Technical Foundation. Shell also teaches SGIA workshops, writes technical articles for the SGIA Journal and conducts seminars at several industry events, including the SGIA Expos. He has worked in the specialty imaging industry for the past two decades, with experience that ranges from compact-disc manufacturing to textile and graphic printing.
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Jim Tatum,
Drytac
http://www.advfinishing.com/
Jim has been a pioneer in the art of image finishing for over 20 years, having spent his first 15 years with Seal/Neschen. Jim started off on the technical side of finishing, working exclusively with roller laminators and film laminates. He advanced through the ranks over the next 15 years, holding positions as Regional Sales Manager, Product Manager, Business Development and Product Development Manager before leaving Seal to start his own business in April of 2006. As founder of Advanced Finishing Solutions, a company focused on bringing technical advancement to the art of image finishing, liquid style, Jim has been responsible for bringing dramatic change to both form and function of UV and Aqueous Coaters. He has also been instrumental in the advancement of more earth friendly coatings for both. In April of 2008, AFS was acquired by Drytac Corporation, giving Drytac an extended range of liquid coating products to compliment their hard coat film and roller equipment lines. Advanced Finishing Solutions is based in Hickory NC, where Jim and his staff run a fully functional sales and demonstration center and warehouse.
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Charlie Taublieb,
Taublieb Consulting
http://www.taubliebconsulting.com
With more than 35 years of experience in the screen printing industry, Charlie Taublieb, Owner of Taublieb Consulting, trains technical personnel for new and existing shops, helps design new plant layouts and provides state-of-the-art instruction in new procedures and techniques. Taublieb graduated from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science degree in fine art. He was a Vice President at Great American Screen Designs for six years and President of Bullseye Screen Printing Supplies for 13 years. Taublieb is a repeat instructor for several popular SGIA workshops. He is also a member of the Academy of Screen Printing Technology (ASPT).
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