During my time at Holman I joined the graphics department where I would work for over a bit over 3 years at, familiarizing myself with the wide format vinyl production and manufacturing field. From 2022 to 2024 I was able to get familiar with the primary functions of the department, getting familiar with the machines of our day to day operations along with experimenting with new machines that were to help the department. These machines ranged from wide format printers such as the Roland VG2 series printers, wide format laminators from Graphic Finishing Partners, wide format laminators from KALA, applicator tables and flatbed cutters.

During this time I would also support the graphic designers when help was needed in regards to making vehicle layouts (essentially laying out the designs and logos of the client company onto the specific vehicle then being sent off to marketing for approval), especially when it came to cleaning up customer files or recreating files for use in Adobe Illustrator, proving that I was proficient for the task in addition to most if not all tasks I was given during my time there. Nearing the end of 2024 to 2025 I had moved more to administrative tasks in addition to focusing on logistics and spearheading quality control. From there I designed and fabricated a new machine that allowed the team to take larger orders and complete them within a fraction of the time in comparison to 2023 while allowing for other team members to focus on other tasks. In addition to this I spearheaded quality control for the department, bringing down false insurance claims by 80% from 2024 to 2025. Overall I had grown in more ways than I initially thought of, learning all kinds of new skills that I am thankful for, however I will end the dialogue here and save the rest for those intrigued enough to ask to hear the rest. Thanks for reading!

Line art of the wide format Roland printer that was one of the workhorse production machines of the department.

Line art of the KALA laminator that the department got. These were very cool as they made the process of lamination much faster than the initial laminators we used from Graphic Finishing Partners. These machines included variable speed options, included blades for trimming support, in addition to having fantastic customer support.

Line art of the APEX PRO flatbed cutter from CUTWORX, this machine was an everyday challenge when it came to initially learning the machine. This machine required having knowledge in CAD, which was not initially mentioned to the team. However, thanks to my time with 3D printing and FreeCAD I was able to interpret the machine quite well and became the go-to person for the machine as I was able to utilize the machine for production use, essentially being able to separate hundreds of decals in a matter of seconds once they were properly set up.

Line art concept of the roller machine I created for the department. Clients started asking for us to ship out the vinyl in a specific way that was not practical for the department prior to 2025, thus with the creation of this machine we were able to meet and even exceed the demands, allowing for efficient project management and achieving on-time delivery with large orders that required the vinyl to be packaged in a specific way that was easier for both the department and installers.

Screenshot of the roller machine as I was designing it in FreeCAD, these are the core parts of the machine that would need to be 3D printed. The rest of the components would consist of parts that are commercially available from online or from the nearby hardware store, which was one of the primary design goals as I envisioned if any parts needed to be replaced one could get them from a nearby hardware store or next day online. This would make down time at max one day or two.