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On Veterans Day, we spotlight United Direct Solutions, a Certified Veteran-Owned Small Business authorized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Founded by Lee Kirkwood, a retired Air Force Captain with a remarkable military career, his services include a flight instructor at the United States Air Force Academy and as a pilot and instructor in the Kentucky Air National Guard. After his military service, Lee transitioned into entrepreneurship and founded United Direct Solutions. The company has a long history of supporting veterans, and many of its employees are veterans themselves. United Direct Solutions Ve teran team members include:  Bob Ackerman, VP of Technical Services; David Elam, Machine Operator; Kevin Davis, Production Supervisor; Jimmy Ponder, Team Lead; Lee Kirkwood, Founder; Leon Heard, Machine Operator; Steven Shawler, Material Handler; Timothy Naquin, Warehouse Supervisor; Thomas Weldon, Digital Print Operator; Will Edwards, Shipping Clerk.   Continuous …

International Print Day, PRINTING United, and more thINK resources in the October E-Newsletter ! …

Canon production inkjet customer and thINK member Nathan Thole, Director of Printing Services, shares Iowa State University’s transition from offset to high-speed production inkjet and how it catapulted them into a new era of efficiency, quality, and versatility, all while achieving their sustainability goals.  Nathan grew up on a farm in Eastern Iowa and went to Iowa State University, initially to pursue a career in architecture due to his love for drawing and aptitude for math, though he soon changed his course to Art & Design. It was during his last two semesters that, through a friend, he got a job at one of Iowa State University’s satellite quick print centers. (He reflects printing 12 color pages a minute with their Xerox DocuColor DC12 as a student intern!) After graduation he had to move on, the print center hired only Iowa State University students for their internship positions, so his manager connected him with a local printing company in Ames, Iowa.  Using his farm boy …