A Scientific Perspective
In 1989, while doing estimating and overseeing the production manager at LDC Graphics, he saw an advertisement for a graphics production manager position at Miami-Dade County.
"I thought they either had someone in mind, or this ad was written for me," Schmuger says.
He got the job. When he arrived, he quickly saw that the shop was in need of more modern equipment or it risked "turning into a museum." The first major overhaul was to the copy center, which added a Xerox DocuTech (later replaced with a trio of Kodak DigiMaster HD150s). The second change involved the creative and art design department, which switched to QuarkXPress and then Adobe InDesign. A third transformation led the in-plant to computer-to-plate via a Heidelberg Suprasetter A74 thermal CTP system. Two years ago, the shop added a digital storefront, which channels all ordering.
