our staff
four colour print group
Printing is Communication. To get the best printing, publishers need the best communication. Our staff of 15 professionals communicates daily about delivery schedules, suggests alternative print specifications, outlines project workflow, and negotiates the best possible pricing from our print partners. We take joy in providing customer service that keeps publishers coming back -- book after book, year after year.
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Email George.
George Dick - President and CEO
George began his printing career in 1980, and has since visited printing plants in a dozen different countries in Asia, Europe, Central and South America. He's always searching for new business partners, new technology, and new ideas to help manage the relationships between customers, sales/service personnel, and manufacturers. He's had articles published in trade magazines, and spoken at industry conferences. He divides his time between his family, business, and sports activities.
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Mark Gaff – Director of Operations
In 2009, Mark joined FCPG bringing experience in business development, advertising, and telecommunication. Mark focuses on the operations of the company as well developing new products. After living in California for 18 years, in 2008 he moved back to Louisville to return to his favorite city. Outside of work, Mark loves his family, friends, traveling, and music.
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Eric Taylor – Midwest Territory Manager
Eric began his career in newspaper advertising, and from there, he ventured into radio. Soon afterwards he worked in commercial printing, which prepared him for working at FCPG, where he has been since 1998. With over a decade of book printing experience, Eric has become quite well-known throughout the publishing industry.
Cell:
(502) 387.8987
Email Chris.
Chris Carpenter - Western Territory Manager
Throughout his work and education, Chris Carpenter has immersed himself in the world of books. After a few years in sales at a retail bookstore, Chris discovered the arts of marketing, printing, designing, and distributing books as he worked for two different publishing companies. He received his B.A. in English from Bellarmine University. He lives with his wife Alexandra and two sons Christopher and Lucas in Phoenix, Arizona. Para mis companeros hispanohablantes, hablo espanol. Llamame.
(914) 202-8756
Email Brian.
Brian Olshansky-Lucero, Northeast Territory Manager
Brian has both a passion for and a wealth of experience in the book manufacturing industry. Before joining FCPG, Brian worked for the Times International Printing Group for over 16 years in Malaysia, the UK, and the USA. He held jobs ranging from Scheduler to Senior Export Sales Manager. Brian graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in International Relations, Law, and Organization. Brian and his husband, Ron, enjoy traveling, reading, cooking, watching movies, and going to the theatre.
(202) 465-4625 (DC)
(917) 438-7927 (NYC)
Email Rene.
René Nedelkoff, Mid-Atlantic Territory Manager
René has over ten years experience in book manufacturing and has a passion for helping customers create beautiful books. She enjoys living with her husband in the DC Metro area. "We are 'inside the beltway' as they say, which has given me a perspective on our nation and the people who run our government that I don't think I would otherwise have living anywhere else in the country." René enjoys yoga, hiking, cooking, biking, and, when she gets the chance, snorkeling.
(303) 325-7876
Email Mike.
Mike Daniels, Great Plains Territory Manager
Mike Daniels recently joined FCPG as the Great Plains Territory Manager after having represented other well known book manufacturers for over 16 years. Based in Colorado, he has covered most every state west of the Mississippi working with and consulting authors and publishers of all genres! Mike is a past president of the Colorado Independent Publishers Association where he currently serves on the Board of Directors and is the President of CIPA's 501 c3 Education and Literacy Foundation. Mike holds an MPA degree and is very active with various community and state non-profits including the Colorado Civil Air Patrol-USAF Aux. where he's the Director of Public Affairs and Editor of their Peaks & Planes magazine. He has authored a book, written book reviews and articles on publishing for various publications, has been a speaker and panelist at publishing industry conferences and written articles for trade newsletters.
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Amy Martin - Production Director
Amy Martin has been at Four Colour Imports for 17 years and is now Production Director. She handles sales & production for a large number of house accounts, including many of the Universities. A graduate of the University of Louisville, she worked in Marketing & Promotions at KFC Corp. and Gannett for five years before coming to FCI.
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Cindy Jones – Production Manager
Cindy Jones has been working at Four Colour Imports since March 1998. She has been working within the printing industry as either a print buyer or production manager for well over 22 years. At Four Colour, Cindy is a production manager working with both Eric Taylor's and Tammie Howard's customer base, as well as a few of her own house accounts, like Springer Science and Thieme Medical Publishers. Cindy has been married to her husband Dennis, the boy next door, for 21 years. Her children, Austin, age 15, and Melissa, age 8, keep her busy with school and sporting activities. They have a Welsh Corgi named Buster and an adopted kitten named Baby. Cindy and her family enjoy boating and other outdoor activities, including hanging out at their family cabin at a nearby lake.
(502) 299-4668
Email Jodi.
Jodi Wright, Production Manager
Jodi grew up outside of Cleveland Ohio and moved to Louisville in 1994. She has worked in advertising and hotel management. Jodi lives in a blended household with her significant other Jason and their kids. They enjoy weekends of camping, yard work, and other outside activities.
(502) 290-7960
Email Bekah.
Bekah Saylor – Production Manager
Bekah Saylor moved to Louisville, Kentucky after graduating from the University of Kentucky in 2005 with a Bachelors of Arts in Sociology and English. Prior to coming to FCPG 2005, she worked as a travel agent. With a husband and young son and daughter at home, Bekah only dreams of what she would do with some free time.
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Julie Byrd – Office Manager
Julie is the Office Manager and Bookkeeper. She has worked for FCPG since 2002. In 1999, she graduated from the University of Louisville with a bachelors of Science degree. Julie is an active volunteer for numerous Louisville animal rescue organizations and shares her home with a wonderful family of dogs and cats.
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Nancy Heinonen - Publications Director Crescent Hill Books
In 2007, after working for seven years as a production manager at Four Colour Print Group, Nancy convinced her boss (see George Dick, above) to start Crescent Hill Books. She is now Publications Director (a title she fully admits to making up on her own). When not producing large, heavily illustrated book projects, Nancy enjoys decorating, and trying to convince her husband to rescue another stray cat.
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Diana Birdsell, Production Coordinator, MyTabletBooks
Diana helps keep things moving at FCPG and MyTabletBooks. She not only helps with shipping and answering the phones, but provides quotes for our new eBook conversion services and makes sure you eBook looks exactly like you want it! Diana moved to Louisville from San Diego and lives with her husband and new baby.
Kathy Richie - Marketing Director Creativity International Awards
Kathy, a San Diego native, moved to Louisville in 1996 with her husband and son. “Louisville is such a vibrant community and I love being a part of the diversity and growth that is happening here right now – though I do miss the beaches of Southern California,” she says. Kathy has been a Manager of Advertising and Marketing and Graphic Designer in various industries over the past 20 years and is happy to now be Marketing Director for the Creativity International Awards. “It is exciting to see the cutting edge design and ideas coming from the mega advertising agencies, mom and pops, freelancers and students. The world of advertising and design changes at a rapid pace, and I am right in the middle of it all.” Outside of the Awards, Kathy is highly involved with her son and Boy Scouts of America and in her “free” time loves to play with her dog, or curl up with a really good book (or eBook!).
From the ceo
Modern business has changed so much in the past few decades that what once we thought we knew, now is called into question constantly. The book printing industry has not been immune. I founded Four Colour Print Group in 1985 with the belief that we would have the flexibility to respond to rapidly changing technology, fluctuation of world currencies, and the unpredictable vicissitudes of our market economy. We continue to bring our customers the finest book printing services available anywhere in the world, as we work with old partners and bring on new ones. We constantly seek out ways to reduce costs, improve delivery schedules, and boost our superb quality.
However, there are some elements of business that should never change. Integrity, respect for the customer, fairness, and mutual understanding of the challenges all businesses face are rigid principles we will never compromise. Ultimately, I believe these fundamental beliefs do more to ensure the longevity of an enterprise than any technological or market advantage the business may temporarily possess. I take particular pride in the towering ethical standards that all of our business partners and Four Colour employees possess and practice. This is the bulwark that has allowed us not only to withstand the force of competition, but has provided the energy and strength for us to grow and prosper with our loyal customers.Customer service
You can count on
One of the areas that sets Four Colour Print Group apart from other traditional overseas "brokers" is our exceptional customer service. Whereas some Asian printers expect publishers to work directly with their plants in China, we know from experience how the language barriers and cultural differences make this difficult. Email communication is often misunderstood, and phone calling to Asia after hours presents problems of its own. Lost time means lost money in book publishing.
Four Colour has an in-house staff of experienced production managers who handle your project from order confirmation through delivery to your door. Publishers get answers NOW from friendly and knowledgeable customer service reps...without having to wonder if their email to China will receive a response. And with FCI Digital, our prepress company in Ohio, providing tech support by phone during the critical prepress and proofing stage, we head off trouble before your job arrives overseas. Let us worry about the myriad details of book manufacturing...we'll keep you informed, and we'll get the job done right the first time.