Planning Ahead For Growth

While working there, Waltz visited Colorado to attend the wedding of his brother-in-law. He spotted an ad in the paper for a job at Cherry Creek Schools' in-plant and decided to apply for the position. Ten years later he is still at the in-plant.

One of the keys to his shop's success, Waltz says, has been the five-year equipment replacement/purchase plan he submits to his management each year, detailing the progress the in-plant has made and its anticipated technology needs and expenditures. He updates this plan every year to include the most current technologies. Because of this, he says, his management knows several years ahead of time what equipment the in-plant will need. By giving them this advanced notice, Waltz says his shop has been able to get most of the equipment it needs. The most recent addition was a Xerox 6180, which was installed in August.