Tenure: Since 2001

Dave is the steady force behind the Image­First™ pro­duc­tion floor. Over the past two decades, he’s served in roles rang­ing from Fab­ri­ca­tion to Floor Man­ag­er and Esti­ma­tor before becom­ing Plant Man­ag­er. His abil­i­ty to man­age peo­ple and process­es keeps projects mov­ing and qual­i­ty high.

Trick­i­est Project:
Dave recalls the CDC and Baton Rouge Com­mu­ni­ty Col­lege signs as par­tic­u­lar­ly com­plex, large-scale, and requir­ing pre­cise coordination.

What Dave Loves About His Work:
​“No two days are the same. There’s always some­thing dif­fer­ent going on.”

If Not in Sig­nage:
Dave would like­ly be in the print­ing indus­try, still work­ing with his hands and deliv­er­ing some­thing tangible.

Tenure: Since 2006

Ryan is a true sig­nage gen­er­al­ist with a spe­cial­ty in solv­ing hard prob­lems. Start­ing in assem­bly, he’s since worked in CNC, design, esti­mat­ing, pro­duc­tion man­age­ment, and now project man­age­ment. His knowl­edge spans the entire sig­nage life­cy­cle — and he brings an artis­tic eye to com­plex fabrications.

Trick­i­est Project:
The Pick­le Palace Tow­er Sign — a four-sided pylon with cus­tom steel struc­ture and pro­gram­ma­ble RGBW LEDs. ​“Lots of cus­tom details and coor­di­na­tion, but a fun one to see come to life.”

What Ryan Loves About His Work:
​“Watch­ing a sign go from con­cept to install — it’s cool to be part of that full journey.”

If Not in Sig­nage:
With a fine arts degree and a love for hands-on work, Ryan would like­ly be an artist or craftsman.

Out­side of Work:
Ryan is a father of four and a pas­sion­ate coach — lead­ing high school base­ball, trav­el teams, junior high and AAU bas­ket­ball, and still find­ing time to play some soft­ball himself.

Tenure: Since 2006

Nick’s career path has tak­en him from the text/​assembly depart­ment to CNC oper­a­tions, and now to design and project man­age­ment. That deep, hands-on back­ground allows him to think holis­ti­cal­ly about every aspect of a sig­nage project — from cre­ative con­cepts to install-ready files.

Trick­i­est Project:
The Buf­fett Can­cer Cen­ter — a set of chan­nel let­ters mount­ed to knife plates on a glass cur­tain wall, sev­en sto­ries up. ​“Every mea­sure­ment had to be exact. It was stress­ful but installed with­out a hitch.”

What Nick Loves About His Work:
​“The chal­lenge. Every day is dif­fer­ent. And the team makes col­lab­o­ra­tion easy.”

If Not in Sig­nage:
Nick imag­ines he might’ve gone back to school to become a PE teacher — still lead­ing, just in a dif­fer­ent way.

Out­side of Work:
He enjoys trav­el­ing with his fam­i­ly, hik­ing, work­ing out, read­ing, and gaming.