In-plant Profiles

Deep inside the Pentagon, the U.S. Navy maintains an in-plant operation to produce high-profile documents supporting the Navy’s mission.

I spent two days in October doing something I haven’t done in a long time: visiting in-plants. I took a drive from Philadelphia to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and stopped in at five in-plants to see how things have been going.

The State of Tennessee’s Document Solutions operation recently took over the office signage contract, which covers all indoor signage like directories and the name plates that go on cubicles and office doors.

For Jim Lyons, manager of Print & Mail Services at the State University of New York at New Paltz, print has been a life-long labor of love. After 42 years, his passion has not faded.

Elizabeth Bowden, Duplicating Services manager for Illini Union Document Services and Campus Mail Distribution, has been recognized for exceptional performance by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is one of this year’s recipients of the Chancellor’s Distinguished Staff Award.

Though she may not have followed a direct course, Gayle Robinson ended up exactly where she needed to be.

Being a leader means never sitting still, which is why Brigham Young University Print and Mail keeps reinventing itself. With an inkjet press in place, and another in its sights, the country’s largest university in-plant is planning for even more growth.

Phil Ward’s commitment to personal growth, educating others, and seeking better opportunities have fueled a successful and fulfilling career.

The printing program at Oregon Corrections Enterprises not only teaches valuable job skills to adults in custody that will help them return to society as productive citizens, it brings a focus to their lives while in prison.

With a new roll-fed inkjet press, OG&E Energy’s in-plant has eliminated the use of shells for the utility bills it prints, saving the company money.