Amid career and corporate conversions, Wachovia Commercial Print Manager Duane Hughes remains responsible, accountable and viable.

By Dawn Greenlaw-Scully

“It’s still about balancing people with production,” Hughes asserts. “Right now, we just have to work smarter.” He does plan to increase operating hours to two full shifts by year’s end and then three shifts in 2009.

“The bottom line is that we always have to be the best,” Hughes concludes. Fortunately, the company’s culture has remained harmonious. “My co-workers and my employers are some of the best people I’ve worked with,” he asserts, adding that he expects to keep riding toward print shop perfection. “I’ll be here until I retire—or until they run me off,” he asserts.