Resume for Michael Jahn

michaelejahn@gmail.com

1824 North Garvin Avenue
Simi Valley, California
93065
Office: 805 527 8130
Cell Phone: (805) 217-6741

Summary of Background
Some people have called me a graphic communications industry visionary, but really, I just listen and ask enough questions to better understand the problem, then go about seeing if I can solve it and build a solid business case to support the solution. While this might make me appear to be a technical and marketing expert because of that approach, I really just ask the hard questions. I have been directly hands on in developing, testing, installing and training in a broad range of work flow applications and technologies. I have a background in sales, marketing, product development, and public relations. If I have one thing going for me, it is a unique combination of creative talent and technical curiosity. I have experience with international teams to accelerate product development, differentiate their product offerings, and establish market leadership during the launch and ongoing product life cycle.

I am an internationally recognized speaker at seminars and conferences relating to marketing and technical topics in the printing and publishing industry as well as document scan and data extraction. My presentations provide entertaining and thought provoking insight on a wide range of topics such as PDF (Portable Document Format), automated publishing work flows, color management systems, XML implementations and PDF Forms.

Michael Jahn’s Specialties:

Software Development, Product Management, Product Marketing, Organizing trade shows, Presentations at conferences and seminars - and solving customers problems.

Speaking Appearances



-- Henry Stewart Events, DAM (digital Asset management)LA 2009 conference
Session title: XMP in the wild - how vendors are implementing XMP in applicattions and services today

Session description: How a particular vendor used (or injected, extracted) XMP data as it related to an asset, making sure to explain this as if I were an user and was actively using XMP.

Included;

Code Line's Sneak Peek Pro

Matheau makes a nice way to peek into an Adobe application file - even if you do not have the Adobe application - and then parse and render a preview and list what assets are required - or missing.
Matheau Dakoske's email is matheau@code-line.com

ICS Colour's Remote Director

Dan showed me how they inject virtual proofing system data, as well as monitor data, into a PDF that is validated as 'a PDF that is certified as having the stuff it needs to be viewed as a virtual proof' - It seems Dalim and kodak also offer this, and they follow the methods defined by Ghent PDF Workgroup Soft-Proofing Ticket
Dan Caldwell's email is dancolor2@mac.com

Specle

Tom makes a nice little "download that magazine titles ad template and overlay it over your InDesign file so you might adjust it, then save to PDF" - not here in the US, but I am buddies with Tom...
Tom Beckenham's email is tom@specle.net


-- Inter-Society Color Council 2008 Annual Meeting
Session title: What color is that cheese doodle, really? - a day in the life of a color specifier

Session description: Why is it so hard to capture or scan a color and print it so they look the same?
Never mind why Britney wears that Pink wig, why is it so hard to reproduce color like that accurately? How to we capture and preserve the original color and coax our monitors and printers to agree on what that color is (or was?) This session will walk us through the process of capturing a scene, determining what a color "is" and then walking trough the steps to make it 'behave' and reproduce. Dr. Grangers "non-ICC based" color conversion will be presented and discussed, as well as the CIE Standards Comparison tool.

-- CRE8 - Conference For Creative, Design and Communications Professionals
Session title: What Color is My Cheese Doodle? -- How to capture color and reproduce it acurately

Session description: Why is it so hard to capture or scan a color and print it so they look the same?
Never mind why Britney wears that Pink wig, why is it so hard to reproduce color like that accurately? How to we capture and preserve the original color and coax our monitors and printers to agree on what that color is (or was?) This session will walk us through the process of capturing a scene, determining what a color "is" and then walking trough the steps to make it 'behave' and reproduce. Creating a reliable digital master PDF/X-1a (for commercial CMYK printing) and PDF/X-3 (for assuring that Dye sublimation banner reproduces that Pantone 150 colored graphic) will be demonstrated and discussed. Three-D glasses will be distributed (as the color presentation will be in 3-D!)

Conference -- Adobe Acrobat & PDF Conference
Session title: Paper to PDF -- How Alice in Wonderland gets found on GoogleBooks

Session description: What will become of all the wooden cabinets filled
with Dewey decimal cards once Google scans all the libraries? GoogleBooks and Amazon have discovered for completely different reasons that converting Books and other documents into searchable PDF files is the future. learn about why, and what you need to know to build this type of PDF file. Learn how to 'Get your D's-on" Descreen, Deskew, Despeckle - and other concepts important to know when converting Paper to PDF, PDF/A, PDF with external Metadata indexes and even the new kid on the block - XPS.

Conference -- Xplor
Course -- XML Forum: Document Production for Implementers
Class Title-- Preparing a Document for Exchange - Printable, but Google-able?
Description: Michael Jahn feels your pain - from the ''window sill'' of a creative dream to the ''landfill'' where they ultimately end up. The only way to generate anything in such a way that everyone else can find it using Google requires us to rethink our workflow and embrace metadata. Jahn will show what that means in the world of documents and books - plan, scan and ready for on demand. If you are in the book business or even thinking of self publishing on Lulu.com, be sure to attend this session!

Conference -- THE 2007 LYRA IMAGING SYMPOSIUM
Session title: Microsoft XPS Panel Discussion
Moderator: Vicki Milton, Lead Product Planner, Windows Digital Documents Platform and Solutions, Microsoft Corporation

Panelists include:
Kevin Andresen, Director of Software Product Marketing, Print Language and Drivers, Zoran Corporation
Martin Bailey, Chief Technology Officer, Global Graphics Software
Tony Harris, Chief Technology Officer, Software Imaging
Leonard Rosenthal, Technology Standards Evangelist, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe
Michael Jahn, PDF Evangelist, ELAN GMK
Raph Levien, Chief Technology Officer, Artifex
Jim Sommer, Senior Programmer, Monotype Imaging
Robert Westervelt, Chief Technology Officer, Peerless Systems

Work Experience


IQColour
Simi Valley, CA ---- 06/2007 - present
PDF Color Conversion Specialist
Manages all aspects of product development and product marketing. Direct contact with executive level prospects during pre-sales and post-sales solutions meetings. As product offers both a decrease in make ready and reduces monthly ink costs, manages the tracking methodology. Works with early adopters of our innovative technology solutions delivers results that exceed client expectations and industry standards.

IoFlex
Simi Valley, CA ---- 06/2005 - present
Product Marketing / Product Management
Manages all aspects of product development and product marketing. Direct contact with executive level prospects during pre-sales and post sales meetings. IoFlex offers Adobe Acobat Plug-ins to convert 600ppi scans of hard copy printed documents and into multi-layered PDF files optimized for on demand digital printing or traditional sheet-fed, heatset offset or high speed web printing.

ELAN GMK
Simi Valley, CA ---- 12/2005 - 06/2007
Independent Sales Agent
ELAN GMK's professional imaging solutions include image scanning, editing, detection, processing, indexing, conversion, printing and searching software. ELAN GMK also offers services to Industrial and Government agencies that require document scanning services for conversion into searchable archives.


ELAN GMK's software applications share common modules and a common user interface. The high degree of modularity in both processing and the user interface guarantee a fast learning curve, ease of use, and high customer satisfaction. Within a few hours you can master complicated processes associated with image processing, batch operations and metadata associations.

Power PR, Inc.
Torrance, CA ---- 09/2005 - 12/2005
Marketing Publicist
Responsible for prospecting, qualifying, presenting and closing new customers for article placement services, SEO services and writing.

MerlinOne, Inc.
Quincy, NJ ---- 12/2004 - 08/2005
Application manager, E-Sheets (Consultant)
Design and implementation new product packaging, brochures, ads for services and tutorial pages on website, print promotions and exhibits at trade shows.

Pantone, Inc.
Carlstadt, NJ ---- 9/2002 - 6/2004
Hexachrome Evangelist (Consultant)
Performed seminars and webinars using WebEx, product support, product management and sales presentations. Assisted team to develop plug-ins and color management solutions, with a focus on Hexachrome for Flexographic printing. Speaker at industry events about Pantone technologies and systems including Color Management, Hexachrome workflow and the ColorCue, a color measurement device.

Enfocus Software, Inc.
San Mateo, CA---- 9/2001 - 9/2002
Certified PDF Evangelist (Consultant)
Perform webinars using WebEx, product support, product management and sales presentations. Speaker at industry events about Enfocus technologies, PDF preflight and PDF/X

Agfa Gevaert, N.V.
Mortsel, Belgium---- 8/1998 - 9/2001
PDF Evangelist (Consultant)
Defined initial set of AGFA requirements that enabled PDF to be the intermediate file format for AGFA's prepress workflow, AGFA Apogee. Worked closely with the development team and marketing team for the roll out of AGFA Delano. Created white papers and training materials, developed marketing strategy and presentations for AGFA PDF product line. Spoke at industry events about AGFA technologies and PDF workflows. Instrumental in the start of the AGFA Apogee User Forum and the AGFA Apogee User Group.

4-Sight
Woburn, MA---- 2/1996 - 8/1998
OEM Business Development Manager
Developed relationships with third party vendors to incorporate the 4-Sight iSDN Manager telecommunication technology in products for file transfer and remote proofing. Speaker at Industry events about ISDN and other pre-internet telecommunication technologies.

World Color Digital Services (Shea Communications/Riverport Imaging)
Louisville, KY---- 7/1989 - 2/1996
Director of Electronic Prepress Services
Managed the 3 shift, 60 employee prepress division for the Rotogravure and heatset/offset printing printing services. Research and development of new and expanded color separation services- Performed technical sales with current and prospective customer sites- Configured, integrated and implemented computer based workflow strategies for Retail and Catalog customers, on and off site. Facilitated activities between vendors and customers during installation and training- Oversaw technical support to customers as it related to new technologies and related work-flow Projects included:
- Scitex Leaf digital photography installation at Venture stores, St. Louis, MO
- Scitex Iris ink jet proofing and ISDN connection at Hills Department Stores, Canton, Mass
- Integration of Scitex 6240 inline ink jet for variable imprinting and addressing
- Set up web site at Internet Tool & Die, Louisville, KY
- Speaking at Industry events about new technologies

Prior Experience

Technical Director
Scitex Graphic Arts User Association
Nashville, TN ---- 8/88 - 7/89

Product Manager
Digicon Graphics
Buffalo, NY ---- 2/86 - 8/88


Special Effects Coordinator
Buffalo Big Print and Color Lab
Buffalo, NY ---- 5/85 - 2/86


Hughes Studios
Special Effects Mechanical Artist
Los Angeles, CA---- 2/84 - 5/85


Erie County Medical Center & Laboratory
Medical Photographer and Medical Illustrator
Buffalo, NY ---- 6/79 - 2/84

Education
University of Illinois Champaign Urbana, Illinois
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Communications

University of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
- Medical Illustration / Fine Arts