John Van Nice

Current

• Information Technology Manager at Allen Press, Inc.

Past

• Director of Research and Development at Allen Press, Inc.
• Director of Composition Services at Allen Press, Inc.

Education

• University of Kansas

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Connections

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Industry

Printing

Websites

• My Website

John Van Nice’s Experience

• Information Technology Manager

  Allen Press, Inc.

  (Privately Held; Publishing industry)

  August 1998 — Present (11 years 4 months)

  Manages all technology-based IT efforts for the company, including network security, design and management, voice and wireless systems, IT procurement, programming, database management, and digital production management. Oversight of management of remote colocation data center. Management of Cisco firewall, routers and switches.

• Director of Research and Development

  Allen Press, Inc.

  (Privately Held; Publishing industry)

  May 1991 — August 1998 (7 years 4 months)

  Became overall technology developer for the company. Integrated desktop publishing concepts into the company and further trasitioned other production and manufacturing processes into digital technology. Migrated primary typesetting environment to automated batch workstation configuartion. Researched and implemented 3B2 typesetting environment. Developed database tracking of production and time and materials.

• Director of Composition Services

  Allen Press, Inc.

  (Privately Held; Publishing industry)

  July 1976 — May 1991 (14 years 11 months)

  Transitioned the company into computer-driven phototypesetting and introduced a number of technology-based processes into the business. Initiated outsourcing of input with home workers initially via OCR technology and later via PC. Developed and managed typesetting in Penta Software environment. Started offshore outsourcing.

John Van Nice’s Education

• University of Kansas

  Journalism , Radio/TV Broadcasting , 1967 — 1973

  Intern in reporting and film production/editing at WDAF television in Kansas City, Missouri.
  News Staff, KANU radio, University of Kansas.
  Host of daily University of Kansas news and information program on KFKU radio.

Additional Information

John Van Nice’s Websites:

• My Website

John Van Nice’s Interests:

Technology, Audio/Video, Photography, Web Site Development, Imaging, Network Design and Planning.

John Van Nice’s Groups:

•    Association of Information Technology Professionals
•    Kansas Alumni
•    Printing Industries of America Networking Group
•    STM Publishing Group™
•    AMC Institute
•    The Seybold Report

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