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Peter Muir's Presentation in PDF Format Jimmy Friend 
Jimmy Friend is the retired Director of Printing and Distribution Solutions, (PDS),
at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. He has been in graphic arts for
some 44 years and for the past 29 years he has been involved in the university in-plant
community, with 5 years at SMU and 24 years at University of North Texas. Under
his direction UNT-PDS was known as a top quality in-plant operation and honored
as recipient of Best of Show-Digital of the IPMA In-Print competition for 2010,
2011 and 2012. Since his retirement Jimmy has worked with both commercial and in-plant
printers to recommend solutions for improvement. Jimmy is a charter and past member
of the HP-Digital Publishing Advisory Council 2002-2004, and has long held membership
and served in several officer roles with DSCOOP, IPMA, NAPL, ACUP, TACUP, SWACUMS,
NACUMS, NACAS and the North Texas Region PCC.
TOPIC: Transformational Leadership Style of leadership in which the leader identifies the need for change. During this session we will discuss this leadership principle and highlight why it is more important than ever that in-plant mail and print operations be receptive to change. Jimmy Friend's Presentation in PowerPoint Format Cody Bettis 
President of DocuNav Solutions (DBA), Cody Bettis has spent the last fifteen years
working closely with both Laserfiche and government agencies implementing enterprise-class
document management systems to Texas government entities. DocuNav Solutions has
quickly grown to be one of the top solution providers in Texas. Cody has gained
a personal understanding of the information management challenges government faces
today, through his many years’ experience working with various entities and will
share his insight during this presentation.TOPIC: Mail Room Scanning Start with a holistic approach to extend mail room services to yield benefits and savings. Learn how to extend your service offerings with mail room scanning and digital distribution. Use technology to help lower the operational cost of managing paper and improve business processes at the same time. Leverage the highest security and audit capabilities to ensure timely and proper delivery of your documents. Together we can Improve and enhance your productivity and efficiency and extend your services. Rob Hogue 
Rob Hogue is the Business Solutions Specialist for the west Texas area with the
United States Postal Service. In his 22 years with the United States Postal Service
Rob has worked in every aspect of the business. His expertise now lies in the marketing
and shipping areas of the business. He dedicates his time to assisting all size
companies from the large corporations down to the single owner businesses in growing
their business through direct marketing or saving money by doing a cost comparison
on their shipping needs.
TOPIC: Every Door Direct Mail Rob Hogue's Presentation in PDF Format Dirk Fowler 
Dirk Fowler is an internationally recognized graphic designer, poster artist, letterpress
printer and an Associate Professor of Art at Texas Tech University. His work has
been honored by The Society of Publication Directors, Type Director's Club, American
Advertising Federation and the American Poster Institute. His letterpress posters
have been featured in design periodicals, Communication Arts, STEP Inside Design,
PRINT, NOVUM and numerous books including New Masters of Poster Design: Poster Design
for the Next Century, The Art of Modern Rock and Swag 2: Rock Posters of the 90s
and Beyond, for which he co-wrote the foreword. He has also exhibited in galleries
and museums worldwide and lectured nationally. He curated the 2004 exhibition, Graphic
Content: Art of the New Music Poster, which toured in the US in 2005 and 2006.
TOPIC: Letterpress Printing In The Digital Age See examples of Dirk Fowler's award winning concert posters designed and printed by hand, using antique letterpress equipment. Felicia Carter 
Felicia Carter has been with the postal service for 19 years and is currently the
Manager, Business Mail Entry for the Fort Worth District. Felicia began working
in Business Mail Entry in 1998 as a Bulk Mail Technician in Austin, Texas. She has
assisted in the development of postal courses, Bulk Mail Acceptance Training for
Associate Offices, the BME Analyst/Specialist Training, PostalOne Performance Base
Verification (PBV) Training, MTQPM training, and the original Full Service Course
and implementation.Felicia is a certified Business Mail Entry Trainer for
the Fort Worth District and serves as the Coordinator for BME Proficiency, PostalOne
Expansion and Price. In her spare time, Felicia enjoys spending time with her daughter,
shopping, cooking, skiing, and traveling.
Felicia Carter's Presentation in PowerPoint Format Arthur Paré 
Arthur Paré has over 30 years business experience with both corporate and public
sector enterprises and is currently Associate Managing Director of General Services
at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock.
TOPIC: Fight Back! Fight Back! Is the title of Arthur Paré’s presentation. It will cover basic information about print and mail outsourcing including the USPS Private Express Statutes, examples of a successful defense against print shop outsourcing, using reliable benchmarking figures to your advantage, and examples of when it may be appropriate to partner or out-source parts of your in-plant operations. Arthur Paré's Presentation in PowerPoint Format |
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President of Bizucate Inc., Peter Muir will conduct a workshop at the 2013 Tacup/Swacums
conference. The workshop will encourage participants to drive positive change in
their business. With over 15 years of educational design and business coaching experience,
Peter is well known within the graphic communications industry as a source of information
and inspiration.
