Commissioner’s Corner

Welcome to my little corner of the website! I plan on using this column to share my knowledge with you in an effort to enrich your experience here at Ferris. I want everyone to be able to go on to successful careers in printing, and my goal here is to expand your abilities to make you a more desirable person when you enter the job market.

Some of you may ask why I would be willing to share this type of information with you, and it’s a perfectly reasonable question. Why would anyone want to improve their competition, rather than trying to gain as much ground as possible? I guess it’s kind of a personality flaw that makes me bad at cut throat business. I would rather blend in with a group of excellent people, than rise above a group of failures. To that end, I want to use whatever I have at my disposal to make you the best that you can possibly be at all things print.

I spent nearly three years working in a company full of people stuck a decade in the past, and I saw what it did to the business. In an industry that rapidly changes you need to be changing just as fast. Keeping yourself on the edge of technology, and constantly honing your skills will be a major factor in securing a career in printing.

It’s my hope that by the time you leave this program you will be running at the same speed as the industry, so that when you jump in you don’t get left in the dust. I will be doing my best to make sure you are.

*The above is the writer’s opinion and does not necessarily represent the views of the GAA*