Color Consultants

Dan has been working in the graphic arts industry for over 15 years as an installer, trainer, and color specialist. He has extensive knowledge of digital imaging, desktop publishing, prepress, and printing. Dan is a GRACOL Certified Expert, a Certified Technical Trainer (CTT), and is accredited with many other software and color related industry certifications. He has been specializing in installing proofing systems and setting up complete color workflows for the past 10 years. Dan has worked with some of the biggest ad agencies, service bureaus, and printing companies in the country providing training and consulting services.

Kyle brings over 35 years’ experience in Digital Imaging to bear on your project. He is first and foremost a trainer, one who helps customers realize the expectations promised by today’s technologies. From PDF workflows to color management for the latest printing technologies.

Franz Herbert holds a Diplom Ingenieur degree in Computer Science from the Technical University of Vienna and a Master's degree in Computer and Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.

Having more than 20 years of experience in the graphic arts industry servicing and installing prepress and press solutions for a wide range of manufacturers and served as a Regional Sales Manager for the company Prepress Solutions; Varityper; in Ibero America, Spain, Portugal, central & south America in the year 1995-1998. Guarantees success in color management implementation and accurate color reproduction. Certified service engineer in Shinohara Offset presses, GMG Colorproof, GMG Colorserver, Tucanna Printcontrol, Xrite certified trainer in EasyTrax & Intellitrax, entire Graphics arts portofolio PM5, Monaco, i1 Profiler, Exact and 500 serie, Platescope, ICplate x2, i1 solutions; Harlequin based solutions, adobe Cpsi based solution, PDF engine based solutions, EFI colorproof XF, Wasatch, Sai, Onyx, Roland VersaWorks, Caldera, mimaki raster link & MPM, Colorburst, Scanmate & ICG Scanners, Scanview Imagestters and CTP, FasTrak CTP and Panther imagesetters. Dupont Proofing solutions, Heidelberg Prinect, Kodak Prinergy, Agfa apogee, Fuji Celebrant and XMF.

Linda Holman is the owner/director of ColourManagement Ltd, the leading supplier of colour management services and products to the graphics arts industries in New Zealand. She has spent her entire career working in high-end imaging and current customers include photographers, designers, pre-press houses and printing firms. She also assists specialist clients such as museums, heritage materials imagers, landscape architects and educational institutions. Known locally as the 'colour lady", Linda has extensive experience with all major graphics applications and proofing RIPs, and specialises in creating simple and effective workflows. She is committed to educating and encouraging her customers to take control of their colour issues, and regularly presents colour management seminars to groups throughout New Zealand.

THOMAS HOLM, FOUNDER, PIXL APS: is a former advertising and commercial photographer who now exclusively work in color management. Thomas has worked in both printing and prepress which, coupled with his knowledge of Photography, gives unique qualifications in building complete workflow's, as well as translating photographic 'lingo' to publishing. Among other things, thomas has built complete workflow's for two of Denmark's biggest publishers (around 40 monthly magazines printed in 4 countries) ensuring predictability, and instituting quality control in all steps of the process. Thomas enjoys to teach both imaging and color management and was the first Adobe Certified Training Provider in Denmark. He is also a passionate and popular seminar speaker, who has spoken at countless seminars in Europe.