Queen Mary

The in-plant aboard the Queen Mary 2 ocean liner has a heavy workload. But the fringe benefits are sure nice. By Mark Michelson William Neugebauer plans out his print shop's workload—and the required paper and consumables needed—well in advance. Four months in advance, to be precise. As chief printer in charge of the in-plant on board the new Queen Mary 2 ocean liner, the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) graduate carefully coordinates the shipment of supplies to faraway ports where the vessel docks. "A ship is not very ideal for printing," he notes. Chemicals slosh around in the plate processor while the Queen Mary

Ken Baker started Office Services as a one-man act. In his 37 years there, he has built it into an award-winning 19-employee operation. by BOB NEUBAUER You wouldn't know it by his accent, but Ken Baker was born in London, England. "I was a war baby," says Baker. "My mother came over on the Queen Mary, and I came with her." For one who came from so far away, though, Baker is perhaps most well known in Colorado Springs for how long he has stayed in one place. For the past 37 years, he has served as manager of Office Services for the

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