Rick Mandel – After graduation from the University of Wisconsin, where he received a BS degree, Mandel went to work in the family business, Mandel Graphic Solutions, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He represents the fourth generation of the 120-year-old graphics firm.
Mandel Company is a 4th generation business that has successfully navigated a progressive course since its inception in 1892. Beginning in the 19th century and venturing into today’s ever-changing era, Mandel has been at the forefront of the color printing industry (or ahead of the curve). Wood engraving and copper and zinc photoengraving soon led to lithography and photo platemaking. The 21st century brought electronic scanning, digital prepress, and, most recently, custom on-demand digital production.
Today, Mandel Graphic Solutions is a unique company with its focus forward. Although they continue to embrace the valuable traditions of the past, they recognize the importance of creating and embracing the graphic arts marketplace of the future. The marketplace demands solutions for detailed information management and Internet-based solutions. Accordingly, Mandel’s focus is not defined solely by their continued evolution but by their ability to develop processes and utilize technology. The company aims to provide innovative solutions that make its clients better at what they do.
Mandel is the President of Mandel Graphic Solutions, and CEO of the Screentech Division, specializing in large-format color separations prepared especially for the screen printing industry and large-format digital printing.
Mandel has been a speaker for the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association, the Screen Printing Technical Foundation, the Midwest Screen Printers Association, the Chicago Screen Print Association, and the Point of Purchase Advertising International.
Mandel is a member of the Rotary Club of Milwaukee, a member of SGIA for over 20 years, and a contributor to the SPTF.
Mandel is a 1996 inductee into the Academy of Screen and Digital Print Technologies (ASDPT).