From The Woods To The Web

There, Jablinske studied graphic arts and worked as an apprentice press operator. After completing the program, he came to a stark realization: "Running a press wasn't my thing." So, he switched to a job in the photolithography department. Though he enjoyed it, we wanted more challenges.

"That's when I decided to get into management," he says. But because he was at a union shop, he couldn't make a managerial move. So he left in pursuit of management opportunities, a quest that spanned the '80s. His experience ranged from estimating/scheduling at a small print shop, to managing the large in-plant at Seattle First National Bank.