Since the advent of the world wide web, Admail West has evolved into a company focused on general marketing communication across multiple media, going far beyond traditional print/mail/fulfillment. Admail West has fully embraced XMPie as a platform and is moving to integrate XMPie more deeply into the core of their back end systems. Kathy is a very hands-on owner and always knows exactly what is going on at her company, including direct involvement in the initial XMPie deployment and the current extensions of that deployment. She has built Admail West from a small mail house 18 years ago to one of the largest direct mail marketing companies in California, and her company has consistently maintained high quality standards while meeting demanding requirements, across a wide range of programs and projects.
As VP of Technical Services and a founding partner of Trekk Cross-Media, Jeffrey Stewart designs system that help clients improve processes, reduce costs and optimize their communications, sales and distribution. With a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Iowa, and graduate work in Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Illinois, Chicago, Jeff uses his extensive technological knowledge to provide creative solutions for clients’ communications needs. Areas of expertise include multi-tier client/server database integration, web-based applications and content management systems, cross-media formatting technologies and variable data communications.
A frequent speaker at industry conferences, Jeff regularly shares his expertise on topics ranging from variable data marketing and web-to-print technologies, to web content management solutions and the future of web development. Jeff is equally committed to the local community. He has served as chairman of the Rockford Chamber of Commerce as well as participated in numerous public task forces and technical advisory boards. He also helped to found the Rock River Valley Technology partners, which is focused on building a regional broadband infrastructure.
Jacob Aizikowitz is an expert in digital printing, personalization, and computing for graphic arts. As founder of XMPie, Jacob has led the company in various roles from inception in July, 2000 to its becoming the leader in software solutions for variable data publishing and its acquisition by Xerox Corporation in November, 2006. Prior to XMPie, he was Senior Corporate Director, Systems Technologies at Scitex, where he headed R&D projects that resulted in highly innovative digital printing products. Prior to joining Scitex, Jacob was with IBM Haifa Research Lab, leading its Application, Solutions, and Services group. Jacob was part of the founding team of Electronics For Imaging (NASDAQ: EFII) where he served initially as Director R&D and later as VP Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Cornell University.