Michael Jahn

Current

Consultant at Jahn & Associates
PDF Conversion Specialist at IQColour
PDF Conversion Specialist at IoFlex

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Past

Consultant - document processing at ELAN GMK
Application manager, E-Sheets (Consultant) at MerlinOne
Business Development Manager at PCMall, Torrance, CA

Hexachrome Evangelist (Consultant) at Pantone, Inc., Carlstadt, NJ
Certified PDF Evangelist (Consultant) at Enfocus Software, Inc., San Mateo, CA
Friend of LaserTech at Laser Tech Color/The LTC Group/Vertis
PDF Evangelist (Consultant) at Agfa Gevaert, N.V., Mortsel, Belgium
PDF Evangelist at Bayer Corporation
PDF Evangelist at Agfa
PDF Evangelist at Agfa Graphic Systems
Spectophotomer User at X-Rite Incorporated
OEM and Developer Relations at 4 Sight, LLC
OEM and Developer Relations at 4-Sight
Consultant at Adobe Systems, Inc.
Director of Electronic Prepress Services at Shea Communications (later World Color)
Director of Electronic Prepress Services at Quebecor World
Technical director, SGAUA at Scitex America Corp

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Education

University of Illinois Urbana
State University of New York at Buffalo

Recommended

6 people have recommended Michael

Connections

302 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

Michael Jahn’s Summary

A graphic communications industry visionary, Michael is both a technical and marketing expert in a broad range of publishing workflow applications and technologies. With his background in sales, marketing, product development, and public relations, he quickly understands how to deliver complex products such as global communication solutions that cross a wide variety of mediums from high-end print to interactive web content. With a unique combination of creative talent and technical curiosity, he has lead international teams to accelerate product development, differentiate their product offerings, and establish market leadership during the launch and ongoing product life cycle.

Michael is an internationally recognized speaker at seminars and conferences relating to marketing and technical topics in the printing and publishing industry. He provides entertaining and thought provoking insight on a wide range of topics such as PDF, automated publishing workflows, color management systems, XML implementations and most recently, leveraging Microsoft XPS.

Michael Jahn’s Specialties:

Multi-Touch B2B and B2C Campaigns, Software development, Marketing plans, Organizing trade shows, Presents at tradeshow, conferences and seminars

Michael Jahn’s Experience

Consultant

Jahn & Associates

(Privately Held; Myself Only; Market Research industry)

2008 — Present (1 year)

Provides technical and marketing consulting in a broad range of publishing workflow applications and technologies. Sales, marketing, product development, and public relations. Deliver complex products such as global communication solutions that cross a wide variety of mediums from high-end print to interactive web content.
PDF Conversion Specialist

IQColour

(Newspapers industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

http://www.iqcolour.com//webinar.html

1:00pm Easter Standard Time - December 12th 2008

The IQ Colour™ System delivers a new image rendering science. Now your digital separations break through the constraints imposed on applications built around old analog conversion assumptions. The bottom line? You will use less ink and paper, but produce better color and image quality. You will save money and increase the quality of the final printed product.

No need to replace your existing investment, IQ Colour works seamlessly in a range of digital workflows using standard production tools you are already familiar with. Industry standards are supported and applied consistently to a single file, or automated for batch processing.
PDF Conversion Specialist

IoFlex

(Computer Software industry)

November 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)

http://www.ioflex.com/imagecompare/Compare.asp?Image=00002.tif&Loc=1x5

and

http://www.ioflex.com/imagecompare/Compare.asp?Image=00007.tif&Loc=7x2

The scope of IoFlex's software expertise includes batch scanning, page clean-up (despeckling, deskewing, border erase, etc.), page transformations (scaling, rotation, bit-depth conversions, etc.), page positioning, text and halftone optimization, bit-mapped editing, variable data insertion (from a database), text and image replacement, n-up output and simple imposition in PDF or PostScript for compatibility with either an offset or digital printing workflow.

IoFlex technology is maintained in several core software libraries. End-user programs and custom solutions are created by accessing these libraries through a user interface appropriate for the desired application.

IoFlex welcomes inquiries concerning custom solutions that can be built with our existing software libraries or appropriate extensions.
Consultant - document processing

ELAN GMK

(Computer Software industry)

December 2005 — January 2008 (2 years 2 months)

In Simi Valley, CA

ELAN GMK's professional imaging solutions include image scanning, editing, detection, processing, indexing, conversion, printing and searching software. ELAN GMK also offers services to Industrial and Government agencies that require document scanning services for conversion into searchable archives.

ELAN GMK's software applications share common modules and a common user interface. The high degree of modularity in both processing and the user interface guarantee a fast learning curve, ease of use, and high customer satisfaction. Within a few hours you can master complicated processes associated with image processing, batch operations and metadata associations.
Application manager, E-Sheets (Consultant)

MerlinOne

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

January 2005 — October 2005 (10 months)

Application manager, E-Sheets (Consultant)
• Design and implementation new product packaging, brochures, ads for services and tutorial pages on website, print promotions and exhibits at trade shows.
Business Development Manager

PCMall, Torrance, CA

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

June 2004 — December 2004 (7 months)

Account Executive
• Sold to prepress and printing companies accounts that required expertise in high end prepress workflow system implementations – configured and sold proofing, filmsetter and platesetter systems.
Hexachrome Evangelist (Consultant)

Pantone, Inc., Carlstadt, NJ

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

September 2002 — June 2004 (1 year 10 months)

• Perform seminars and webinars using WebEx, product support, product management and sales presentations.
• Assisted product manager develop, plug-ins and color management solutions.
• Speak at industry events about Pantone technologies and systems including Color Management, Hexachrome workflow and the ColorCue, a color measurement device.
Certified PDF Evangelist (Consultant)

Enfocus Software, Inc., San Mateo, CA

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

September 2001 — September 2002 (1 year 1 month)

• Perform webinars using WebEx, product support, product management and sales presentations.
• Speak at industry events about Enfocus technologies and PDF preflight and PDF/X.
Friend of LaserTech

Laser Tech Color/The LTC Group/Vertis

(Computer Software industry)

1989 — 2001 (12 years)
PDF Evangelist (Consultant)

Agfa Gevaert, N.V., Mortsel, Belgium

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; AGF; Computer Software industry)

August 1998 — September 2001 (3 years 2 months)

PDF Evangelist (Consultant)
• Defined initial set of Agfa-developed applications that will enable PDF workflow, created white papers and training materials, developed marketing strategy and presentations for Agfa PDF product line.
• Spoke at industry events about Agfa technologies and PDF workflows
PDF Evangelist

Bayer Corporation

(Public Company; Computer Software industry)

1998 — 2001 (3 years)
PDF Evangelist

Agfa

(Computer Software industry)

1998 — 2001 (3 years)
PDF Evangelist

Agfa Graphic Systems

(Computer Software industry)

1998 — 2001 (3 years)
Spectophotomer User

X-Rite Incorporated

(Public Company; Computer Software industry)

1989 — 2000 (11 years)
OEM and Developer Relations

4 Sight, LLC

(Computer Software industry)

1996 — 2000 (4 years)
OEM and Developer Relations

4-Sight

(Computer Software industry)

1996 — 1998 (2 years)
Consultant

Adobe Systems, Inc.

(Public Company; Computer Software industry)

1997 — 1997 (less than a year)
Director of Electronic Prepress Services

Shea Communications (later World Color)

(Computer Software industry)

1989 — 1996 (7 years)
Director of Electronic Prepress Services

Quebecor World

(Computer Software industry)

1989 — 1996 (7 years)
Technical director, SGAUA

Scitex America Corp

(Public Company; Computer Software industry)

1988 — 1989 (1 year)

Michael Jahn’s Education

University of Illinois Urbana

BS , Biomedical Communications , August 1975 — June 1979

Graduated with Merit.

Activities and Societies:

Worked for UPS to pay my way through school
State University of New York at Buffalo

toward BA , Fine Art , 1974 — 1975

Additional Information

Michael Jahn’s Websites:

Michael Jahn’s Interests:

http://www.pdfzone.com/article2/0,,1758057,00.asp http://www.publish.com/article2/0,,1762297,00.asp

Michael Jahn’s Groups:

http://www.allexperts.com/ep/2186-79261/Adobe-Acrobat/Michael-Jahn.htm, Creative Consulting

Healthcare-IT/ EHR/ HIS
XMPIE Users Group
Health Informatics Technology (HIT)
Adobe Acrobat & PDF Central Conference
eMarketing Association Network
Speakers and Panelists
Book Publishing Professionals
Adobe Software Users
Adobe Graphic Users
www.wintheview.com User Group
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
Newspaper Professionals Network
Print Industry Networking Group
Digital Printing
Agfa Wilmington Alumni
Adobe PDF Expert Group
WWDC 2009
Agfa Graphics
Sales and Marketing Professionals Promoting HighTech and Technology in Los Angeles and its Vicinity
Printing Tools
Inside Digital Design Radio & TV
SoCal IT Harley Riding Group
Skyje.com (Social Networking Group)