COLOR SEPARATION

PRODUCTION ART

25 YEARS

TECHNOLOGY

WORKFLOW MAPPING

DTG

KNOWLEDGEABLE

FOCUSED

EXPERIENCED

INTEGRITY

COST SAVING

TIME SAVING

AWARD WINNING HIGH END SEPS

AUTOMATED IMAGES

DAM

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT

SCREENPRINT

CLOUD BASED TOOLS

MARSHALL APPAREL AUTOMATION

ENTERPRISE AUTOMATION

CONSULTING

Athletic Jerseys

Player Product

Team Breakouts

Automated Art Build 3-4X FasterLess MistakesCustomer Controlled Asset StorageBuilds and Names all Files as you need them

Art Automation Suite: Artbuilder

AUTOMATED TEAM BREAK-OUTS, PLAYER APPAREL & JERSEYS

CONSULTING

Over 25+ Years Knowledge & Experience in the Apparel Industry with thorough knowledge in Production Art Management, Color Separation, Art Automation, DTG Order Workflow and Print Technology, Screenprint & Embroidery Production, Kornit, Aeoon and DTG Print & Automation.

ENTERPRISE AUTOMATION

Automation Development including Applications to build Production Art, Color Separations, Web Imagery, Catalogs & DTG Production Workflow. Applying experience and knowledge to what the industry needs.

PRODUCTION ART & SEPARATION SERVICES

We understand the creative process and believe in building production friendly assets without sacrificing quality or design. Virtually Expand your art department or fill missing needs quickly without the mistakes made overseas, difficult communication and save more!

ABOUT ME

Consulting - Apparel Industry

Capabilities

DTG Workflow & Diagrams
DTG Automated Barcode Workflow, Process Management & Mapping
DTG Pretreat, Print, File Prep, Color Profiling & Print Processes
Art Department & Production/Manufacturing Workflow & Mapping
Production Art Process Improvement
Art to Production Standardization, SOPs & Documentation
Licensed Sports, NCAA Logo Standardization, Cloud Management & Slick Standardization
Color Separation Training & SOPs
UL Certification Process Management
Strategic Equipment Purchasing
Catalog, Web Imagery & DAM Development
Screenprint & Prepress Print Process Improvement
Factory Approval Improvement Strategy
Seasonal High-End Apparel Print Development Management
Automation, Planning and Integration with ERPs, DAMs, PLMs, RIPs, DTG Printers
Kornit, Aeoon, M&R Screenprint & Most DTG & Screenprint Equipment

Automation & Tools

Art Automation Suite launched in 2013 as in house tool to build Production Art Graphics for all leagues, teams & Colleges used to build Production Artwork, Licensing Submission Sheets, Catalogs, Web Imagery, DTG Print Ready Files, Separation Ready Files & More. This tool is used by Fanatics since 2015, It is not an exclusive tool and ready for anyone doing Graphic Designs across multiple teams or properties that wants to bring their artists from 15-20 Graphics a day to 150!
Color Separation Tools – Tools to prepare vector graphics for consistent Screenprint with the best quality. This tool has been in place since 2010 used as internal tool for licensed apparel companies such as Adidas, Reebok, Nike, Knights Apparel and more.
Web Imagery Tools – Tools to prepare marketing images used for e-com, catalogs, sell sheets putting graphics on garments for realistic imagery.
Automated lookup tools for ERPs, PLMs and Data Warehouses used by Fanatics
Automated Tools for Licensed Sports Logo Slicks, Centralized Cloud-based Storage and Retrieval and management used by Fanatics
Automated DTG File Preparation & High End Separation Tools
Automated Catalog Building Tools
Simulated Stitch & Mesh Building Tool for Team Apparel used by Fanatics & Adidas on Player Tees & Fan Jerseys
Digital Asset Management Tool – Fast, Easy DAM used since 2008 by Adidas, Mitchell & Ness, Abercrombie, Disney, Knights Apparel and many more to retrieve Art, Separations and Web Imagery as a Custom Branded Solution known as CollateralFiles.com, AdiFiles.com, MCSFiles.com and most recently Digifilez.com & mitchellandness.digifilez.com

Skills & Knowledge

Development Skills

Apple Developer
Adobe Development in Illustrator, Photoshop and In-Design
Applescript, Applescript Obj C, Extendscript, Javascript and Object Based Development
MySQL, Filemaker and some SQL
Web Based Development Languages – PHP, HTML, JavaScript
Servers, Networking, Security, Raids/Backup, Cloud-based Integrations
OSs – Apple, Windows, Linux
Experience with ERPs such such as Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 Business Central & Finance & Operations Project Management and use of available 3rd Party Tools & Customizations
Web Servers & E-Com Stores & Project Management & Customization in WordPress, Magento & Shopify

Skills & Knowledge

All Things DTG & Screenprint
Art Department Workflow
Prepress & DTG Rips & Workflow Software
Production Art & Experienced Design
Award Winning High End Color Separator in Waterbased, Discharge, Plastisol & Non PVC inks as Simulated Process & Spot Color Prints that work the first time
Sample, R&D & First Approval Process Improvement in Screenprint and Bulk Order DTG Prints
Screenprint complete from Customer to Art to Screen Room, Sampling and Printing Processes
DTG Process complete from Customer to Art to DTG Printing and Order Fulfillment
Direct to Screen profiling and standardized settings for various Print Techniques
Deep Knowledge in Kornit, Aeoon, M&R Equipment Direct to Screen, DTG and Screenprint, Pretreat Process for DTG Printers, Textile Dryers, Folding Equipment, Neck Labeling Processes & Generally most DTG Printers, Print-Cut Printers and Putwalls.
Tajima & Barudan Embroidery Equipment General Operation, Workflow and Light Repair
Neck Tag Print, Sew and Automation

WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT ME

Dean is a wizard when it comes to automating repetitive graphic tasks. His years of screen printing, coding, server knowledge, color profiling, design, separation and graphic work all come together in a perfect time management bundle where he has the ability to see the matrix of the underlying system failures, repetition and time saving opportunities in your system, and automate them for immediate returns.

Michael McGloinCreative Director – The Mountain

I have worked with Dean for years. He is an amazingly talented color separator that handled the majority of separations going to factories throughout the world for Disney Stores. We had prints at multiple factories consistently matching up and reduced our need for multiple strikes for approval. This saved countless air freight shipments!

Greg WilliamsonCreative Director – Disney Stores, Starter and Champion

Without the Art Automation Suite, my team couldn’t produce 1/4 of the work they do on a daily basis. Dean’s software requires very little support, is intuitive like a 20 year veteran of production art and works seamlessly with our needs for NCAA, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS and OWL.

Production Art ManagerFanatics

Working with Dean the past year has been a tremendous experience. I was able to use his automation software to optimize my work as a production artist for Fanatics completing thousands of projects. His years of screen printing, coding, and design were crucial in my success and I learned a great deal from him. While working on his automation software, Dean was easily accessible and always found a way to solve every problem. Even in my short time working on the software, he continually updated the software making it faster every time

Eamonn KeenanFanatics Production Artist

I think I would die without your Automation Tool!

E.B.Production Artist – Fanatics

COLOR SEPARATION

COLOR SEPARATION

PRODUCTION ART

PRODUCTION ART

MARSHALL APPAREL AUTOMATION

MARSHALL APPAREL AUTOMATION

ENTERPRISE AUTOMATION

ENTERPRISE AUTOMATION

CONSULTING

CONSULTING

Art Automation Suite: Artbuilder

AUTOMATED TEAM BREAK-OUTS, PLAYER APPAREL & JERSEYS

ABOUT ME

WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT ME

Proven Experience Providing Consulting, Automation Solutions, Award Winning Color Separations and Production Art Services to: