Industry Consultants

Scott Fresener
Scott Fresener is considered a leading expert in the field of garment decorating and is the co-author of the industry “bible” How To Print T-Shirts for Fun and Profit and dozens of DVDs on all aspects of the process. He developed FastFilms, FastRIP, T-Seps and the T-Jet.

Over the years Scott has consulted large and small firms and major corporations in this country and abroad on garment screen printing and computer graphics. His clients include companies such as Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida and companies in Holland, England, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Colombia, Japan, Singapore, Guatemala, Mexico, Brazil, Norway, Canada, Argentina, Spain and Australia.

In 1998, Scott spent six weeks on the Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean working with large screen printing factories who export to Europe and the US.

Scott’s other strengths include product development, marketing, branding and website development. Read Scott’s bio here to learn more.

Scott is a member of the Academy of Screen Printing Technology

Scott is located in Scottsdale Arizona and he can be reached at 480-212-1078 or email scott@tbiznetwork.com. His consulting rate ranges from $1,000 to $1,500 per day depending on the project.

Mike Fresener
Mike Fresener was literally born into this industry. He is an excellent printer who knows every phase of the entire process. Mike taught classes at the U.S. Screen Printing Institute for a number of years and has been featured on many Videos/DVDs on the process. You can see some of Mike’s work on this site under Videos.

Mike consults screen print & direct-to-garment startups, and small and medium size shops on topics ranging from equipment choices, shop layout, screen making, proper ink usage, press setup, production, heat transfer making, online marketing, and more.  He is also an expert on specialty printing including jackets, caps, puff ink, glitter, and oversize prints. Mike is considered an expert on direct-to-garment and was instrumental in the development of the T-Jet line of printers.

Mike is located near Louisville Kentucky. His consulting rate ranges from $500 to $1,000 per day depending on the project. You can reach Mike at 270-286-9587 or maliaki@blahblah.com.

Charlie Taublieb

Charlie Taublieb is a technical screen-printing consultant with over 30 years in the industry and is the owner of Taublieb Consulting in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Charlie has worked in all aspects of the industry from designing facilities to resolving technical problems. He owned an automated screen-printing company in Brooklyn, NY and a screen-printing supply house in Denver, Colorado.  He has consulted with small and large start-up companies as well as existing companies worldwide and is recognized as an expert in the field.

He has been conducting workshops and seminars for over 30 years including ones for the Imprinted Sportswear Shows, FESPA, SGIA Shows, DAX Shows, FESPA Mexico, Communiquez Textile in Lyon, France and others in the US and abroad.  He is a contributing writer for several industry publications in the US and overseas including IMPRESSIONS Magazine.

Charlie is a member of the Academy of Screen Printing Technology.

His consulting rate is $1,500 per day with a three day minimum. You can get more details at www.TaubliebConsulting.com or email DrPrint@aol.com.

Lon Winters
At the age of 21, Lon Winters was head of production for Ocean Pacific. He learned the screen print industry from the bottom up, starting his twenty plus year career by reclaiming screens. Along the way, he has won nearly 50 international industry awards including many SGIA Golden Image Awards, Printwear Awards, Impressions Awards, and FESPA Honors. He has served ten years as an honorary Golden Image Judge, published numerous articles and monthly columns, and led several seminars and workshops for an array of industry professionals. An industry leader, he has consulted on projects large and small throughout the world. A developer of processes and is a master creative problem solver.

Lon is the President of  Print This, Inc / GraphicElephants.com. Elizabeth, Colorado, an International industry consulting firm specializing in technical advances, plant design, layout, troubleshooting, productivity and quality analysis providing complete garment embellishing solutions.

His consulting rate varies from $1,500 to $2,000 depending on the project. You can get more details at www.GraphicElephants.com or email lonwinters@aol.com.

Terry Combs
Terry Combs has been in the industry since 1979 and is considered an industry expert in all phases of the process with an emphasis on production floor efficiency, scheduling and estimating product time, staff training, technical management, along with the entire screen printing and direct-to-garment printing process.

From owning his own screen printing business to managing large company production floors, Terry is very well rounded in the entire process.

Terry has written hundreds of technical and management articles, given dozens of training seminars at trade shows, and taught at the U.S. Screen Printing Institute for a number of years. Terry is also the author of a book titled Product Management.

His on-site consulting rate varies from $1,000 to $1,500 per day depending on the project. Terry also offers phone and Skype consulting. You can get two Skype sessions (up to 1-1/2 hours total) for only $249.95.

For more details go to www.TerryCombs.com, call 480-282-1126, or email info@terrycombs.com.