Andrew S. Field, President and CEO
Andrew Field launched PrintingForLess.com in 1996, and has since led a revolution in the commercial printing industry, tapping the power of the Internet to build one of the country's fastest-growing companies.
Andrew's affinity for the printing business began when he learned to run a press in high school and got a job at a local print shop in his home town of San Mateo, California. From there he worked for print shops in Minneapolis and Los Angeles, until switching careers to sales and business management when he moved to Montana in 1989.
He started a successful local automotive service business, then secured a regional distributorship for Wynn Oil Company, a worldwide manufacturer of specialty chemicals. The distributorship won Wynn Oil's coveted award for #1 in U.S. market penetration five out of six years from 1994 to1999. After founding PFL in 1996, Andrew turned over operations of American Automotive Supply to his wife, Victoria, in 2001 so he could devote his efforts to growing his third startup company.
Andrew was named Montana's Entrepreneur of the Year in 2004 for his contributions to the local economy. He was recognized by Winning Workplaces and Fortune Small Business as a winner of the 2005 Best Bosses Award for innovative approaches that have created a high-performance workplace. Through his leadership of the company's operations and progressive business practices, he has built a dynamic culture that both empowers and inspires his employees for success.
Andrew's leadership and maverick tendencies first showed in college (Washington University in St. Louis) where he organized a strike to protest the unhealthy dorm food. A competitive swimmer as a youth, he now dabbles in skiing and fly fishing, and enjoys floating the Yellowstone River. Andrew's devotion to his border collie, Jessie, was the inspiration for PFL's dog-friendly environment. What inspires him is the fine people he works with and the opportunity his company has created for them to live their dreams in Montana.
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Danton Rice, Vice President of Corporate Affairs
Dan Rice has perhaps the most diverse background and job role of any member of the PrintingForLess.com management team. Since joining the company in January 2003, Dan has taken on the roles of Legal Counsel, Information Technology Manager, Accounting Manager, Facilities Manager, Community Relations Lead and the project lead for the location, financing, design and construction of our 46,500 square foot facility.
Drawing on his background in recruiting and human resources, Dan also works extensively with the Human Resources team to ensure a continuous flow of high quality applicants and employees. He gained his experience running the day to day operations of a multi-state staffing company and has personally interviewed over 10,000 applicants in his career.
Dan has over 20 years of experience in legal, political, financial, and operational management of organizations of varying sizes. Prior to joining PFL, he served as a Vice-President and CFO of a multi-state staffing company which grew from $2 million to $25 million in annual revenues. During this position he negotiated and completed the sale of the company to a NYSE traded company. Previously, Dan worked as a practicing attorney, stock broker and served as Legal Counsel to the Kansas Secretary of State. He holds a JD from Washburn University and a BA from Wichita State University.
When not wearing one of his many "hats" at PFL, Dan spends time with his wife and two German Shepherds enjoying hiking, snowshoeing, skiing and playing in the creeks near his home.
William J. Schell, Vice President of Strategy and Development
Bill Schell brings over ten years of process improvement and technical management experience to his role leading our Strategy Execution, PFL - University and Information Services teams. He launched his engineering career as a Bozeman-based consultant to small manufacturers and has now come full circle in lending his expertise and talent to Montana-based manufacturers. In between, he spent six years at American Express where he held positions of increasing responsibility with the travelers cheques, brokerage and corporate card divisions, gaining global experience in process reengineering, strategy development, project management and building high performing teams. He then served as vice president of operations engineering at Wells Fargo Bank where his team led the development of business process architecture and strategy for banking operations.
As a Six Sigma "Master Black Belt" and registered professional engineer, Bill brings depth of experience in process improvement and project execution to PFL, including business process outsourcing (to domestic and international partners), supply chain management, systems development and change implementation. Bill holds both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree in Industrial and Management Engineering from Montana State University and has completed course work toward a PhD in Engineering Management from the University of Alabama - Huntsville. He is currently working on his dissertation researching leadership development. He has presented at conferences and published papers on topics ranging from the productivity of knowledge workers to international project management to transformational leadership.
Bill returned to Bozeman and joined PrintingForLess.com in the Spring of 2007. An avid traveler, he has spent time throughout the US as well as South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. He enjoys spending time outdoors with his family, being wrapped around the fingers of his two young daughters, and staying active as a triathlete, SCUBA diver, skier, and cyclist.
Jared Tanner, Vice President of Marketing
Jared brings an extensive background in web-based marketing, direct and database marketing, and general advertising. He has served in several marketing leadership positions – most recently as Director of Customer Marketing for Blockbuster, Inc in Dallas, TX. Prior to Blockbuster, Jared was recruited by Logoworks as VP of Marketing and helped position the company for its sale to HP.
Jared has also managed direct marketing and ecommerce for national retailers Golfsmith and Harry & David. In these last two positions, he more than doubled sales and profits for his respective business units in very short periods of time. Jared started his marketing career on the agency side where he won a CLIO award in the direct mail category in 1996 for Habitat for Humanity. He holds a BA in advertising from Brigham Young University and a master's degree in direct marketing from Northwestern University.
Jared and his wife Dixie have 4 kids. His hobbies include camping and fishing with his family, bird hunting with his three German Shorthair Pointers and golf when he needs to be humbled.
Marne Reed, Vice President of Human Resources
Marne Reed has personally recruited more employees during her HR career to date than many of us will work with over a lifetime. Her role of leading the search for the right people and securing the right benefits to keep them happy is mission critical to the continuing growth of PrintingForLess.com.
Since joining the company in April 2002, Marne has been at the helm of PrintingForLess.com's successful initiatives to provide high-value benefits without breaking a small-business budget. The birth of her son, Nicholas, and lack of local childcare options helped prompt the push for the state of Montana's only company-owned, licensed childcare facility in 2003 to meet the needs of the company's current and future working parents.
Marne has worked heavily with PrintingForLess.com's management team to translate its key people strategy into an effective hiring process and implementing a metrics-based performance evaluation system. Her background in human resources and recruiting has been invaluable in finding top talent from around the country to enable the company to keep up with its steady growth spurt. She gained experience in the field from 1997-2002 working for and winning awards at AppleOne Employment and handling rapid growth needs at a corporate HR department in Boulder, Colorado.
Marne attended college in Oklahoma and Albuquerque before landing her first job as a personal loan officer and team leader at Norwest Bank in 1996. As committed as she is to her work, she's an even more devoted family-lover who lives for spending time with her husband, son and two step sons both in Montana outdoor adventures and more home-bound pursuits such as cooking and landscaping. You can also find her relaxing with a good book in those rare moments to herself.
Wyeth Windham, Vice President of Manufacturing
Wyeth Windham is someone who is never at a loss for words or the wherewithal to get a job done. After starting in the Technical Service department in November 2003, Wyeth quickly wound his way up into production management. As a member of the production coordination team, he developed and documented more efficient processes for pre-press output and plate production. As co-manager of PrintingForLess.com's production facility since 2004, Wyeth has been instrumental in coordinating process development efforts to ramp up the plant's throughput and staff productivity to record levels.
Born and raised in Bozeman, Montana, Wyeth earned his degree in business marketing and Spanish literature and language from Montana State University in 2003. His degree pursuit included a school year studying in Spain along with his wife, Diana. Wyeth has been actively involved with the Boys & Girls Club of southwest Montana since 1996 and has served on its Board of Directors as the Chairman of Resource Development.
Wyeth enjoys cooking, a good movie, being out in Montana and sharing his time with friends and family over great food and good wine. The newest development in his life is his new baby girl, Athalia, born in June 2005. He is grateful to have both a career and home life that drive his passion and challenge him to grow every day.
Advisory Board
W. David Bayless
Dave was a founder, principal, and EVP of Hoak Capital Corporation, a Dallas and New York-based private equity firm, where he specialized in industry consolidations and leveraged build-ups. Prior to that, he was involved with the leveraged buyout and venture capital activities of Citicorp in Dallas and Continental Bank in Chicago. Dave holds a MM from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a BS in Economics with highest honors from Montana State University. Dave has fourteen years' of experience in the management of complex transactions. He knows the venture development process from the perspective of investor, lender, board member, and entrepreneur. During the last three years, Dave contributed to the launch or reorganization of a number of early stage businesses including Right Now Technologies, Inc. (a Web-based customer self-help software and services business) and Off the Beaten Path, LLC (a specialty travel company). In his spare time, Dave moderates a new e-mail list dedicated to issues of interest to Montana-based entrepreneurs. His personal web page is http://www.wdbayless.com.
Steve Barrett
Steve has co-founded two businesses -- Video Lottery (recently
acquired by Anchor gaming [NASDAQ:SLOT]) and Freemail (acquired by Wam!Net).
He has a strong background in growing entrepreneurial businesses and taking
them public. Concurrently, as an attorney, Steve practices law with Kirwan
and Barrett with an emphasis on commercial litigation. His unique
background of commercial business experience from his days with Honeywell,
Inc. and his executive management abilities are well suited for the growing
internet economy and businesses like PrintingForLess.com.
Gerald McConnell
Gerry is an accomplished business executive with extensive financial, operations, sales, marketing and business development expertise with Fortune 500 companies, including General Electric, industry-leading AM International, Inc. and AB Dick Company. He offers extensive experience in repositioning businesses including domestic and international mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Gerry has held full corporate P&L responsibility for the last 15 years.
Gerry brings to PrintingForLess.com his dynamic corporate leadership, offering a broad base of management expertise gained within rapid growth and turnaround environments, with demonstrated skills in global business expansions, consolidations, strategic planning and corporate restructuring. He understands strategies that produce sustainable revenue with a proven record of success in identifying and capitalizing on profitable growth opportunities.
Rich Semenik
Rich is Dean of the College of Business at Montana State University. He is also founder and Executive Director of the College's Center for Entrepreneurship for the New West. Before coming to Montana State, Rich was head of the Marketing Department at the Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. Rich's expertise is in the areas of marketing strategy, advertising and branding. Rich has delivered speeches and seminars on these topics across the United States and in Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, Mexico, Germany, France, Belgium and Scotland. Rich has published more than 50 articles and books on advertising and branding strategy. The most recent book, Advertising and Integrated Brand Promotion, 3rd Edition, is the leading text in the area used in over 500 colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada and Europe. Rich received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, an M.B.A from Michigan State University, and his Ph.D. from the Ohio State University.
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