• I must
    have missed a previous LinkedIn update on John
    Kamp
    , a long-time veteran of the reprographics and graphic imaging field
    (not to mention one of the nicest guys you could ever meet.) Today, I did
    receive a LinkedIn update and noticed that John joined The Millennium Group in May 2016.
    You would
    be very hard pressed to find anyone with the extensive background and
    experience John Kamp has.  His previous
    positions include the following:
    –General
    Manager of Kinko’s / Absolute Imaging
    (LA area).  Many years ago, Kinko’s had a
    wide-format reprographics division in the LA area; it was known as Absolute
    Imaging.
    –Special
    Accounts Manager at Canon USA
    –Marketing
    Manager / Area Sales Manager at OCE USA
    –President
    of ReproMAX (prior to Rick Bosworth
    taking over that position)
    ARC Document Solutions – his positions
    with ARC included Regional President,
    CEO of the PEiR Group and CEO of Sub-Hub.
    John
    worked for ARC until January 2008.  I
    don’t believe he was employed in the reprographics / graphic imaging industry
    from Jan 2008 through May 2016, so his joining The Millennium Group in May 2016
    ends an 8 year absence from that industry.
    The Millennium Group Appoints John Kamp as its new National
    Business Development Specialist
    Published 05/26/2016
    The Millennium Group
    announces the appointment of John Kamp as its new National Business Development
    Specialist in our California office. With his vast experience, John brings
    an extensive international business background spanning over 25 years in
    various industries including mail distribution, managed print services,
    reprographics, centralized and decentralized scanning and printing, software
    technology, digital document management, education and training, manufacturing,
    medical, financial, insurance, transportation and product launch.
    John is a consummate
    strategic thinker developing effective action plans to incorporate at various
    size organizational levels from Board of Directors, “C Suite,” middle
    management, group and team leaders as well as motivating individuals to achieve
    beyond expectations. As an accomplished international public speaker,
    experienced facilitator, he has led multiple training and educational seminars
    in managed print services, facilities management, business processes, business
    development, change management, communication, and sharing of best business
    practices.
    About the
    Millennium Group:
    “We Are Your On-Site
    Outsourcing Trusted Advisors
    The Millennium Group
    (TMG), Where Service Matters is a widely
    recognized provider of on-site Mail, Print, and Office Services Outsourcing to business
    enterprises across the U.S. and Canada.
    We Are Big Enough to
    Serve, But Small Enough to Care
    We want you to reach
    optimal success; our experts create customized solutions that help you – drive
    greater cost efficiencies, optimize resources, and improve productivity while
    optimizing service delivery in Mail, Shipping, Receiving, Warehousing, Centralized and Distributed Print, Records and Document Scanning, Reception, and related Administrative support.
    Today, we support over
    120 contracted facilities management clients in over 300 facilities across
    North America. In addition, we have over 75 staffed facilities, and 200,000
    square feet of digital print, mailing materials fulfillment, and records storage processing space in New
    Jersey.”
    Timothy Kerner is President of The
    Millenium Group
    Now serving
    25 years, Tim leads a Global facilities management service organization
    focusing on Integrated Facilities Management. Through national growth and
    expansion, Tim leads a firm operating in 40 states as well as 5 Canadian
    markets and South America. With over 1,500 associates, TMG is the leading
    independent provider of Integrated Facilities Management with a focus on the
    “Document Life Cycle”. Tim has also led successful corporate
    acquisitions along with new service launches that have led to revenue expansion
    and greater market exposure. Recently, Tim has engineered the development of
    both a Records Management and Document Destruction business to meet the demand
    of full service document handling.

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  • Reprographics 101 is now in the process of conducting two different Surveys.
    A.  Survey about Wide-Format A/E/C Plan Printing Equipment:
    This Survey is open to participation by all Reprographers, whether they are located in the U.S. or outside of the U.S.
    This Survey relates to wide-format printing equipment, specifically limited to wide-format equipment designed to print A/E/C plans.  (Note:  the equipment may also be capable of printing display graphics.)
    Click on this link to participate in the A/E/C Plan Printing Equipment Survey:
    B.  Survey about A/E/C Plan Printing Business:
    This survey is only for reprographers located in the U.S.  If you have locations in and outside the U.S., please do participate in the survey.  If your only locations are outside of the U.S., please do not participate in the survey.  Thank you.
    Click on this link to participate in the A/E/C Plan Printing Business Survey:

  • This company has an interesting business
    model.  I recall reading on the APDSP
    web-site that one reprographer, in an effort to branch out beyond reprographics
    services, added a line of construction-site safety equipment, this to tap into
    the reprographer’s already well-established relationships with firms in the
    construction community.  The AEC Online
    Store does not appear to be in the reprographics business, but it does offer an
    extensive line of stuff for construction firms, even Kevin Rowe’s iPlanTables
    stuff is offered on their web-site.  The
    company also offers software for A/E/C document management, a product called
    FASTTAC.
    About AEC | Online Store
    The AEC Online Store was founded in 2007 to provide small
    and medium sized firms the ability to make convenient purchases for safety
    equipment and corporate apparel at a very reasonable price.  Most firms
    unless they are of a significant size have very limited leverage to negotiate
    lower prices for the products they use most of the time.  Our goal is to
    provide good value and excellent customer service all of the time. We pride
    ourselves on the ability to provide graphic design and extremely high quality
    embroidering and silk screening for all your branded needs.
    One of the features that distinguishes us from the
    competition is our ability to create a custom departments that organize the
    products that you use most of the time.  See “Company Stores” in
    the navigation bar on the top of this page.  Once your products are
    created it is very simple for you or your staff to make repeat purchases that
    support the branding of your organization.  Convenience alone will save
    you significant time and money.  There is no fuss or extra work for either
    of us and we will always guarantee the products that we sell.
    Finally, the management of the AEC Online Store has
    extensive experience having worked for large general contractors and architectural
    firms over almost four decades.  These are seasoned professionals who
    understand your needs.
    We hope you enjoy shopping in the AEC Online Store.
    AEC Online Store
    101 Brilliant Avenue, Suite 200
    Pittsburgh PA 15215
    iPlanTables – Touchscreen
    enabled workcenter for true collaboration
    Ever tried to find space to roll out a hard copy of a
    blueprint on your desk? It’s damn near impossible. And then to talk through the
    design with others, you have to either call them into your office to all stands
    around together and look at the document, or attempt sending a smaller, grainy
    version through email. It’s just not efficient.
    The iplan Table is just a perfect solution for sharing, viewing
    and sharing wide-format documents. Gone are those days of scrolling, panning
    and zooming on old fashioned traditional computer monitors. The iplan Table is
    interactive with a 55” touch screen monitor with numerous files and features
    such as webcam, BIM files and 3D graphics.
    iPlan Tables offers a professionalized approach to
    estimating, viewing, archiving and collaborating critical project information.
    FASTTAC System
    FASTTAC is a software system and service which shares,
    organizes, stores and archives building information. The information consists
    of all published drawings, documents and models, supervisory notes, comments
    and annotations, subject matter expert instructions, comments and advice, and
    labors’ observations and reports. This information is gathered, updated and
    appended from early design, through construction, while commissioning and
    during facility operations. FASTTAC’s advantage is its simple user interface…as
    simple as using an ATM.  FASTTAC is the only collaboration software that
    works on both a PC and iPad.  To learn more about how to implement FASTTAC
    to improve productivity, reduce your printing costs and manage risk please
    click on the link below:
    Visit www.fasttac.com
    to learn more.

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  • C2 Imaging, based in Costa Mesa, CA, recently
    opened its 8th location, this one in Inglewood, CA.  Inglewood, CA is in the Los Angeles Metro
    Area.
    C2 Imaging, led by Julie and Gary Crisp,
    operates locations in these areas of Southern California:
    -Los Angeles Metro Area
    -Orange County
    -San Diego
    Read more about C2 at this link:

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  • Reprographers, if you offer display graphics printing
    and finishing services, I think you will find this show-report interesting.
    The Print Show 2016 (took place Oct 11-13th
    in the U.K.)
    Link to Large Format Review’s Editor’s review
    of the show:

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  • Mr. Freeland
    also serves as member of the Board of Directors of WNS Holdings, and, when he
    was appointed to that position, the Chairman of WNS said this about Mr.
    Freeland,
    “We are excited to
    have John join the WNS Board of Directors,” said Adrian T. Dillon, Chairman of
    the Board. “John brings to WNS a wealth
    of experience in the solutions and services business
    , and we look forward
    to benefitting from his unique perspective and valuable insights.”
    Given that ARC Document Solutions is definitely in the business of providing solutions and services, looks to me like Mr. Freeland was good choice for ARC’s Board, especially considering Mr. Freeland’s background/experience.

    According to his profile on LinkedIn, Mr.
    Freeland’s current and past endeavors include the following:
    JF Fitness of Virginia – he is the founder of this business, which
    was founded in August 2014.  I was unable
    to find any detailed information on JF Fitness of Virginia.  The previous CFO of the company, Kim Destro
    (who, after one year, left JF Fitness of Virginia in July 2015, reported (on
    LinkedIn) that, at JF Fitness of Virginia, she did the following:

    Conduct due diligence work on fitness facilities purchased throughout Virginia

    Work with sellers, brokers, bankers, attorneys to ensure smooth closing,
    transition of property and business

    Maintain all company bank accounts, financial records, vendor relationships and
    business systems

    Manage human resources, including payroll, and procurement.
    So, perhaps
    JF Fitness of Virginia was (or is) pursuing a roll-up of independent fitness
    businesses in Virginia?
    SymphonyIRI
    Group
    – he was the Executive Vice Chairman of the company
    from June 2012 through December 2012 and, prior to that, was the CEO of the
    company from October 2007 through May 2012.
    This company rebranded itself at “just” IRI in April
    2013.  Here’s a bit of history “about”
    IRI:
    IRI was
    formed as Information Resources, Inc. (“IRI”) in Chicago in 1979 with the introduction of the
    BehaviorScan service, a testing service that quantifies the ROI of a new TV advertising program. IRI became a public company in 1983. By 1993 Fortune Magazine had named IRI a “company to watch”
    for expanding into two of its biggest markets: analyzing nationwide scanner
    data on consumer products and producing computer software. At that time
    slightly more than half IRI’s revenues came from Infoscan, its marketing data service.
    Shortly thereafter in 1995, IRI rolled out its ScanKey panel service, in which
    consumers nationwide could scan the barcode of their CPG product purchases at home to enable
    purchase tracking by various household demographics.  In late 2003, IRI was acquired by Symphony Technology Group, run by Dr. Romesh Wadhwani. The new leadership led to a focus on
    IRI’s predictive analytic applications. In April 2013, SymphonyIRI Group, Inc.
    announced that it is rebranding as IRI. 
    IRI’s web-site is located at www.iriworldwide.com.  The company, reportedly, has around 3,600
    employees.
    Salesforce.com – Mr. Freeland
    was the President, Worldwide Operations, of Salesforce.com from October 2005
    through September 2007. 
    AccentureMr. Freeland joined
    Accenture (one of the world’s largest and most prestigious management
    consulting practices) in 1979, and, from 1995 through September 2005, he was a
    Managing Partner of various groups at Accenture.
    Other Board of Director Positions – – –
    WNS Holdingshe is a member of the
    Board of Directors of this company, which, apparently, is dually based in
    Mumbia and NYC.  (See Press Release
    related to that):
    PRESS RELEASE
    WNS ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF JOHN
    FREELAND TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
    NEW YORK &
    MUMBAI, India–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep. 2, 2014– WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:
    WNS), a leading provider of global Business Process Management (BPM) services,
    today announced the appointment of John Freeland to the company’s Board of
    Directors effective September 1, 2014. John brings over 35 years of experience
    to WNS, most recently as President and CEO of Information Resources, Inc.
    (IRI), a leading global provider of information, insights and decision
    solutions. In his previous roles, John was President – Worldwide Operations for
    salesforce.com and a Managing Partner at Accenture in the areas of global
    Insurance and global Customer Relationship Management. During his 26-year
    career at Accenture, John was also appointed a member of Accenture’s executive
    committee. John has a B.A. in Economics and an MBA from Columbia University.
    “We are excited
    to have John join the WNS Board of Directors,” said Adrian T. Dillon, Chairman
    of the Board. “John brings to WNS a wealth of experience in the solutions and
    services business, and we look forward to benefitting from his unique
    perspective and valuable insights.”
    With this
    addition, the WNS Board of Directors will consist of nine members, including
    eight non- executive directors.
    About WNS

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    WNS (Holdings)
    Limited (NYSE: WNS) is a leading global business process management company.
    WNS offers business value to 200+ global clients by combining operational
    excellence with deep domain expertise in key industry verticals including
    Travel, Insurance, Banking and Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail and
    Consumer Packaged Goods, Shipping and Logistics and Healthcare and Utilities.
    WNS delivers an entire spectrum of business process management services such as
    finance and accounting, customer care, technology solutions, research and
    analytics and industry specific back office and front office processes. As of
    June 30, 2014, WNS had 27,760 professionals across 34 delivery centers
    worldwide including China, Costa Rica, India, Philippines, Poland, Romania,
    South Africa, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom and the United States. For more
    information, visit http://www.wns.com.
  • Below is a portion of an article entitled, “AEC
    Technology Updates, 2016-Part 2”, that appears in “AEC Bytes Magazine”, 3rd
    Quarter 2016 issue:
    “After this spate of new products, primarily coming from acquisitions,
    Newforma has returned to its flagship NPC application with a new release
    announced a few weeks ago. The most significant enhancement of the new version
    is that it is cloud-enabled through the integration of an extension called Newforma Cloud Services, which allows the
    project information managed through NPC to be stored on the cloud and/or
    on-premise, providing more flexibility to distributed project teams for
    collaboration. Newforma also announced today a new Connector tool that will
    integrate Newforma Cloud Services with PlanGrid, Box and Dropbox, as well as
    other popular applications used by architects, engineers and constructor
    workers.
    Thus, NPC customers now
    have the option to keep their project information on-premise, in the cloud, or
    in dual locations. Also, the project files are automatically synchronized
    across all locations and applications to ensure that project teams always have
    access to the most current data in the office, on the jobsite, and on mobile
    devices. As with any collaboration application, the new cloud-based
    functionality includes version control, elimination of duplication, controlled
    access, and automatic logs to capture the audit trail of the project files.”
    “Given that the “cloud” is the order of the day, this expansion of NPC to
    include cloud services was only to be expected. In fact, over time, we should
    expect to see more and more of our traditional desktop applications
    “cloud-ified.””

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    The digital
    version of AECBytes Magazine is free.  If
    you visit AECBytes.com, you can download the Magazine from AECBytes’ web-site.
  • Reprographics 101 is now in the process of conducting two different Surveys.
    A.  Survey about Wide-Format A/E/C Plan Printing Equipment:
    This Survey is open to participation by all Reprographers, whether they are located in the U.S. or outside of the U.S.
    This Survey relates to wide-format printing equipment, specifically limited to wide-format equipment designed to print A/E/C plans.  (Note:  the equipment may also be capable of printing display graphics.)
    Click on this link to participate in the A/E/C Plan Printing Equipment Survey:
    B.  Survey about A/E/C Plan Printing Business:
    This survey is only for reprographers located in the U.S.  If you have locations in and outside the U.S., please do participate in the survey.  If your only locations are outside of the U.S., please do not participate in the survey.  Thank you.
    Click on this link to participate in the A/E/C Plan Printing Business Survey:

  • Blog Publisher’s Comment:
    I visited this company’s web-site, and, on one of the pages of the web-site, they provide links to Builder’s Exchanges who are, apparently, users of Barryhund Administrators’ web-based, OnLine Planroom service.  If I counted correctly, there are some 33 BX’s listed.  (It is, of course, possible that not all of the BX’s using Barryhunds’ Planroom service are listed.)

    What they say:
    “Our web-based applications allow for individual control and customized
    branding for your organization. Weather you would like a stand-alone Online
    Planroom, or would like to create an Online Planroom network with other
    Associations or Agencies, our Online Plan Service may be right for you. The
    various components of the service are described below.”
    Barryhund Administrators, Inc.
    1200 Triangle Court,
    West Sacramento,  CA 95605
    Main Voice | Data |  Fax
    | (916) 760-4108
    Mailing Address | PO Box 1755,
    West Sacramento, CA 95691
    Link to complete information about Barryhund Administrators:

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  • “The HP
    PageWide XL printers have been an instant success, generating lots of
    positive feedback from our customers.
     
    They are easy to install and maintain while HP SmartStream software
    makes production simple.
      By automating
    so much of the process, it frees up my time to concentrate on more important
    business.”
      (Luke Hudson, Manager,
    Billings (MO) Builders Exchange)
    Link to complete
    write-up:

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