Color Consultants

Ray Weiss, Director of Digital Print Programs for SGIA, joined the Association in 2014. He assists association members with technical information on digital printing as well as digital equipment, materials, and vendor referrals. He oversees training and certification workshops at SGIA along with the Association’s Digital Equipment Evaluation program. Ray is project manager for both the PDAA Certification program and SGIA's Digital Color Professional Certification program and is an instructor for the Color Management Boot Camps. Ray regularly contributes to the Association's Journal and won the 2016 Swormstedt Award for Best in Class writing in the Digital Printing category. Outside of work, Ray enjoys biking, international cuisine and spending time with his three fantastic grandkids.

Bob Baldwin offers complete solutions from consultation to training and implementation on many industry leading products to make your prepress and printing as profitable as possible.

Ron is a consultant specializing in brand quality, color management, automation and workflow integration. Chair of Print Properties, Idealliance G7 Expert and Trainer, he has performed thousands of G7 training and calibrations and conducted training and consulting for a wide range of customers in Europe, Asia, and North America. Well versed in ISO standards, he is certified as a PSA consultant and a FTA Flexo Level 2 Implementation Specialist, was the primary developer of IDEAlliance’s G7 Process Control as well as BrandQ programs. Ron specializes in creating and implementing working spaces for brands and suppliers allowing them to work more efficiently saving time and money. Ron is published frequently in industry magazines, and has produced training materials and curriculum for numerous printing industry groups, manufacturers and publishers. He has over 35 years experience working in graphic arts and holds a Master of Education from the University of Massachusetts.

25yrs of Industry Experience

Digital Color Management Expert
- Certified G7 Expert
- Certified CMP (Color Management Professional)

Variable Data Marketing Expertise
- CMSS Certificate (Certified Multimedia Sales Specialist)
- GMC PrintNet T
- Proforma
- Printshop Mail, FusionPro

Printing/Publishing Solutions and Workflows Expert
Analyst and Project Manager
- Scitex
- Siemens/Oce
- Ricoh
- Konica Minolta

Steve Upton is president of CHROMiX Inc, a Seattle-based firm providing color management products, consulting, training, and technical support to visual content creators in various industries. He is the creator of the award-winning ColorThink color profile graphing and analysis package and also speaks at user groups and trade shows including MacWorld, Seybold Seminars and the GATF Color Conference. With years of computing and photographic experience, and a degree in computing science and optics, Steve is uniquely qualified to manage color fidelity in the digital realm.