
Owner, Collette Consulting and Digital Printer Consultant
Rochester, New York Area

Owner, Collette Consulting and Digital Printer Consultant
Rochester, New York Area
Approximately 20 years of experience in digital imaging as it relates to digital printers. Have been involved in all aspects of image quality, printer calibration, and color management. Have written Image Quality Specifications detailing all important image quality attributes.
Printer calibration, building ICC profiles (color management) for monitors, scanners, and printers. Optimizing the entire imaging chain for maximum image quality (capture through output).
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Printing industry)
September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)
Consult with companies (mostly printer manufacturers) who desire expertise in digital imaging, particularly relating to image quality, printer calibration, and color management. Clients include a Fortune 500 company and an international printer manufacturer.
(Public Company; Photography industry)
2006 — 2008 (2 years )
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; EK; Computer Hardware industry)
June 1981 — August 2006 (25 years 3 months)
Imaging science engineer responsible for all aspects of imaging science (image quality, calibration, color management) for Kodak's family of thermal (dyesub) printers.
12 U.S. Patents, 9 pertaining to digital imaging.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Consumer Electronics industry)
July 1980 — June 1981 (1 year )
Responsible for design of high voltage, deflection, and convergence systems for projection television program.
1967 — 1971
Photography, printing, digital imaging, computers, cars.
Eta Kappa Nu National Electrical Honor Society
Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society
11 US Patents covering television design, color management, and printer design.
Authored and presented SMPTE paper on hardware for improved video to film recording.