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SO, WHAT'S A NORMAL DAY AT COLOR GAMUT
(CGDI.CO) LOOK LIKE FOR YOU?
WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE COLOR GAMUT?
HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN THE WORLD OF
WIDE FORMAT?
I started out in Florida working in banking and later I moved
to accounting for a plastics company. In 1990 (30 years ago),
they branched off and opened a printing house. They would
hand paint billboards and digitally print on a Vutek 801 for the
paper billboards. They then purchased some 1630 printers. If I
remember correctly, these machines were around 6 dpi and
went up to 8 dpi. I look back on those capabilities today and
laugh, but back then 8 dpi was cutting-edge technology. To put
it in perspective, prior to those machines, the company was
One of Color
Gamut's loyal
customers, Social
Butterfly located in
Las Vegas, asked
the shop do some
fun and creative
ideas for a local
hotel and casino in
the early part of
this year.
BIGPICTURE.NET
Busy and relentless. Our facility in Henderson goes to 24-hour
shifts quite regularly to meet the demands of the Las Vegas
convention and tradeshow market. Being an "on-demand"
large-format printer means no matter what is asked of us, or
when it is asked, we will rise to the occasion and get the project
done. Simply staying overnight and completing a project on
time is only part of our responsibility. In addition to getting it
done on time, we must make sure the project is done correctly
and to the satisfaction of our standards. This is especially true
when we take on a project that requires us to deliver in the
morning for an opening show because the window for failure
disappears. At this point there are no more opportunities to fix
or reprint anything. The tradeshow is going to open with or
without the completion of our project, and if it's not up and
perfect before the attendees arrive, we've failed.
So, what does this mean for my day-to-day activities? My
mornings begin before the sun rises. I'm answering calls,
putting out fires, and attending to clients. My evenings are
much of the same; I'm pretty much at it all the time. However,
it's not just me. We've built a great staff over the last 15 years
who I trust, which really helps shoulder the load. I love doing
what I do. Without sounding too cliché, if you find something
that you love to do, figure out a way to make a career out of it.
Regarding the workload, we are truly blessed to have had the
success we've had. The truth is, every day is a new day and
you get out what you put in. Sometimes it feels like there just
aren't enough hours in the day. Did I mention we opened a
new shop in Denver? [Editor's note: Read on for more
information on OCG Denver.]
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Big Picture - June/July 2020
Big Picture - June/July 2020
Insight
Wide Angle
Upfront
Beyond Décor
How I Got the Job: Pam Richards
Automation is Beyond the RIP
Action 2020
R+D
Job Log
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Big Picture - June/July 2020 - Cover2
Big Picture - June/July 2020 - 1
Big Picture - June/July 2020 - Insight
Big Picture - June/July 2020 - 3
Big Picture - June/July 2020 - Wide Angle
Big Picture - June/July 2020 - 5
Big Picture - June/July 2020 - Upfront
Big Picture - June/July 2020 - 7
Big Picture - June/July 2020 - 8
Big Picture - June/July 2020 - 9
Big Picture - June/July 2020 - Beyond Décor
Big Picture - June/July 2020 - 11
Big Picture - June/July 2020 - How I Got the Job: Pam Richards
Big Picture - June/July 2020 - 13
Big Picture - June/July 2020 - 14
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Big Picture - June/July 2020 - Automation is Beyond the RIP
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Big Picture - June/July 2020 - Action 2020
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