Craig Mertens
In addition to helping his father pioneer the concept of production ready clipart, Craig co-founded Digital Art Solutions with his sister Nicole in 1999. He created the Smart Designs Art System, a CorelDRAW add-on program to help the imprinting industries simplify and automate the production of electronic artwork. Craig is a CorelDRAW certified trainer who has been teaching art production for over 10 years. Craig is President and CEO of Digital Art Solutions, Inc. |
Jay Busselle
For over 20 years Jay Busselle has worked in the design, production and sales of Advertising, Decorated Apparel, and Promotional Products. Jay has industry specific experience, business ownership and a graphic design background that will help deliver content and advice that is timely and accurate. Jay is a proud father of 6 great kids and in his “spare” time is an industry leading trainer, speaker and the General Manager for Digital Art Solutions . |
JP Hunt
Before joining Digital Art Solutions five years ago, JP was a Student at Northern Arizona University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Advertising and Marketing. Currently, JP serves as Director of Sales for Digital Art Solutions and is working on completing a Masters of Business Administration degree. You will find JP's training exercises to be a compliment of both technical training and business related thinking. |
Foster Coburn
Operator of the popular Unleash.com, Foster is recognized as a leading CorelDRAW certified trainer. Foster has authored popular training resources for: CorelDRAW: The Official Guide, CorelDRAW Unleashed. Additionally, Foster offers CorelDRAW Unleashed Boot Camps and Unleashed User Conference. You will find Fosters' monthly training exercises to be a practical blend of technical insight into CorelDRAW and CorelPHOTO Paint. |
Katie Owen
Katie started Image Embroidery in Burnsville, MN in 1994, a successful business producing decorated apparel and appliqué for teams, sports leagues, schools and fashion markets. Katie is an authority on sewing and appliqué techniques and teaches workshops and seminars at national events. Her hands on style and simple approaches make Katie a refreshing instructor you won't want to miss. Katie now lives in Arizona and sells equipment and software for DAS. |
Roland Lopez
Before joining the Digital Art Solutions’ IT, Technical Support and Training Team, Roland earned advanced education and certificates in Information Technology with a specialization in Security. Currently, Roland serves multidisciplinary roles at Digital Art Solutions including lead technical support, technical training and IT support. You will find Roland has an deep understanding of highly technical information with the keen ability to make this technical information easy to understand. |
Jeff Morganthaler
Jeff has over 10 years experience in the imprinting industries. Much of Jeff's experience came from being a graphic designer and working in his family's successful retail sign shop. Jeff's background made him a perfect fit to be a Digital Art Solutions trainer. As a trainer, Jeff presents information from the perspective of been there, done that! Jeff is the proud father of 5 children and is the current Systems Division Manager at Digital Art Solutions. |
Patrick White
Patrick was recruited by Digital Art Solutions for his 14 years of experience in the imprinting industry. Before joining Digital Art Solutions, Patrick earned a degree in Graphics Design and Visual Communications. Patrick's dynamic career, experience and education as a professional graphic designer and lead embroidery digitizer makes him a talented trainer and Account Executive. In his leisure time, Patrick is a freelance designer, digitizer, and Muay Thai kickboxing instructor. |
