Wisdom Born from Experience

Despite never considering a career in printing, Dean Sutera has turned a required job into a three-decade-long profession.

By Kristen E. Monte

WHEN FRED Meyer Inc. merged with Kroger, in 1999, its in-plant was in a position to expect the worst. Yet, thanks to lots of analysis, and 26 years of hard work by Manager Dean Sutera, he says he never even heard any outsourcing talk.