Sign up for this interactive, two-day learning experience.
On day 1, develop a solid understanding of the numbers of color in our "Fundamentals of Color and Appearance" seminar. Put your new knowledge into action on day 2 in our "Fundamentals of Instrumentation and Quality Control" hands-on workshop.
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"Fundamentals of Color and Appearance" seminar.
"Fundamentals of Instrumentation and Quality Control" hands-on workshop*.
Cancellation Policy: 14 days prior to event date 100% refund, 7-13 days prior to event date 50% refund, less than 7 days no refund will be given.
Our Instructors —
Tony Bolynn
Tony works with the Customer Success Team of X-Rite’s Industrial Color and Appearance business. Formerly he was with GretagMacbeth, in the same role. He also worked at Datacolor International as an Applications Specialist. He currently supports users and sales staff, and investigates innovative applications of color management in paint, plastic, ink and related industries. Tony is an active member of the Society of Plastic Engineers. He has written several papers at technical conferences in relation to color measurement.
Tony received his BS in Marketing and Communications from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. He worked in the paint industry before starting his career in color management. He has worked in the area of color management for the last 15 years.
John McReynolds
John’s expansive career began in Graphic Arts Pre-press with cameras and professional scanners including Klimsch, Brown, Scitex, DS, Crosfield, and Hell. He later moved to software design for quality assurance and process control for all prepress operations of a privately owned trade shop. John originally joined X-Rite to deliver customer support for those developing interfaces to X-Rite color measurement hardware. He designed and co-authored X-Rite's first commercial software applications including "ColorStart", "SpectroStart", and "PrintStart". John has been involved with training and support both classroom, web, and at customer sites for more than 25 years.
John is a graduate of Georgia State University - Major: BS in Physical Anthropology, Minors: Physics, Math, and Chemistry.
Mike Gardner
Mike is a Sr. Applications Engineer and a member of the Customer Success Team of X-Rite’s Industrial Color and Appearance business. He was introduced to color science in the ink industry and since 1998 has been training, teaching and supporting others in color management.
Mike was formerly with GretagMacbeth, in the same role. He is responsible for training and supporting users and sales staff on the application of color management in coatings and related industries. He received his BS in Biochemistry from Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas and now resides in Charlotte, NC.
Tim Mouw
Tim is the Manager of X-Rite’s North American Technical Application Team for Industrial Color and Appearance and Retail businesses. Tim’s team provides X-Rite customers with technical support, classroom, regional, and on-site training as well various consulting related services. Tim is a member of SPE, has presented papers for SPE, ACA (formerly NPCA/FSCT), and ISCC. Tim has also taught several short courses for ACA.
Tim’s “color-ful” career began in 1976 with Diamond Vogel Paints, where he worked during high school and while attending college. In 1981 he joined BASF in the pigments and colorants division, working with inks, paints, and plastics. In 1994, Tim joined X-Rite as an Applications Specialist. In 2006, Tim assumed his current role as the manager of the Applications Team. In his time at X-Rite, Tim has taught over 300 color courses to an audience of over 5000 students across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
* Instructors will use X-Rite's Color iQC software for all training sessions.