Keys to Our Success
Key 5: Becoming More Like IT (Information Technology)
Data management and mining have historically been claimed by IT. However, if your IT department is like ours, they're too busy putting out fires to even think about inserting new services into their workflow. Consequently, this has created an opportunity for Campus Graphics to claim ownership of vital data management functions for the college. For example, instead of scanning to a static PDF, we use the OCR scanning functions on our high-speed copiers to archive an assortment of important paper records. This enables college employees to have search capability for a kinetic data mining experience. Once the data is stored, we either transfer the data for the user to manage, or better yet, we manage and mine the data upon request.
Gordon Rivera is a graphic communication lecturer at California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo and is the supervisor of Campus Graphics, an in-plant provider of traditional and digital media for Allan Hancock College, a community college in Santa Maria, Calif. He is a certified G7 Print Professional and has successfully completed both Lean/Six Sigma training and a Black Belt level project. Please email gorivera@calpoly.edu regarding your print experiences in the pursuit of quality.
