RiteWay Forms & Manufacturing

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Mike Nelson - CEO - Sales - I have been in the business forms industry for 43 years, spending the first 31 years with Northstar Computer Forms. In 1995, my wife Betty Lou and I decided to try it on our own. We were fortunate to have our son, Scott, join us in this venture. In addition, we were fortunate to be able to hire a great staff that worked hard and endeavored in developing a quality product. During the past 11 years, we have kept up with technology by adding a state-of-the-art digital prepress system, which allows us to plate directly from your electronic file, and produce contract-quality, 8-color digital proofs. We've added printing towers to our presses and added UV drying so that we can print high quality ink colors in perfect register, even on coated papers. We have also enhanced our bindery to lead us more to the commercial printing part of our industry. Riteway has evolved into a nice business, of which I am very proud. The greatest assets to our growth have been our awareness of our customers requiring a quality product and our giving customers a sense that we would deliver their orders on time and done correctly. Our dedication has always been to our customers, and will remain as we continue to grow. Unfortunately, I lost my wife Betty Lou in March of 2006, but I am proud to say I still have Scott working with me, and my daughter, Kim, has joined us as well. I also have a dedicated staff, which ensures that our customers can rely on us. I've enjoyed Riteway Business Forms and will continue to enjoy it for the foreseeable future.

Scott Nelson - Vice President - Sales - Scott has been in the printing industry for over 20 years, starting out as a bindery helper as a teenager. During his career, he has held positions including short-run press operator, letterpress operator, sheet fed and web-based press operator. His extensive experience in web-based press operations enables him to relate and adhere to the demands of strict production guidelines. Scott has served as Riteway’s General Manager for the past 11 years, using his expertise in day-to-day production to enhance his role as sales representative and overall production coordinator.

Scott Saari. - CFO - Controller - Scott received his education at the University of Minnesota and started his accounting career in 1980, when he became a controller for a national plumbing wholesaler. He, then, began his own accounting practice in 1985 and in 1992 was asked to join a local CPA firm and manage the small business division. He performed that function for eighteen years. Joining the Riteway team, Scott has over 20 years of experience managing the financial affairs of multiple printing companies. He looks forward to help manage the growth and prosperity of Riteway.

"I have worked with RIteway for over 10 years and I am proud to become part of such a quality group of people, and to join a company dedicated to building long-term relationships with customers, vendors and employees"

Chris Nelson - General Manager - Sales - Chris joined the Riteway Team in December of 2006. He brings with him more than 13 years of printing expertise and over 20 years of management experience. His dedication to customer service and business development will help anchor Riteway's reputation as an industry leader.

Mike J. - Plant Manager - Mike began his printing industry career in 1990 as a shipping/receiving clerk. He quickly was promoted and trained for a position as a press operator, and has been running a press since then. His press experience ranges from running small, sheet-fed presses to eight-color web presses, and he currently operates our six-color, laser ink-compatible web press.
As our Plant Manager, Mike oversees production and coordinates schedules in all manufacturing areas of the company. He works closely with our sales staff to ensure jobs are completed accurately and on schedule. In addition, he maintains contact with industry representatives in his quest to achieve ultimate efficiency in the plant. In his eight-plus years with Riteway, Mike has been instrumental in our ability to not only keep up with the industry's latest trends and technology, but also ensure our goal of delivering a quality product in the most proficient manner possible.

Dolly H. - Sales Manager - Dolly started out in business forms production as a bindery helper. Since then, she has held positions such as plate maker, typesetter, estimator, customer service representative, prepress manager, sales representative (since 1993), and most recently, Sales Manager. Dolly possesses critical skills related to detail orientation, demand for product quality and accuracy as well as rigorous coordination of production schedules. Her extensive knowledge of the business forms industry, and her strong business ethics have proven invaluable to the success of our customers and to Riteway.

Jim Congdon - Outside Sales - Jim has been in the printing industry for nearly 40 years. He began as a pressman for PegBoard Systems in 1970 and was promoted to sales in 1977. Jim purchased PegBoard Systems in 1980 and had been in business for 30 years. In 1985 he was elected to the board of directors for NBS Systems and served as chairman for 12 years.

In December 2009 Jim closed Pegboard and decided to join the Riteway Team as a salesman. Jim felt the added capabilities and services that Riteway offered to his customers was the perfect fit. It was important to him that Riteway is 100% distributor and print industry sales. “It means a lot when I can tell a dealer or printer that Riteway will never attempt to sell direct to their customers”. If you are not already working with Jim, he would be happy to setup an appointment to meet and discuss how Riteway can benefit you and your printing needs.

Gloria F. - Sales - Gloria joins Riteway as the newest member of our sales team. She brings to us over 13 years of forms printing experience, specializing in short run business forms. With over 10 years of experience in restaurant and hospitality management, customer service is her forte. She will serve a key role in developing our new short run division.

Kelly F. - Sales - Kelly’s printing experience began in 1999 as a summer job during her college years. Working part time while attending school allowed her to work in a number of different areas of the field. She began as a receptionist and moved into other areas including bindery, litho-stripping, laser check encoding, order entry, accounting. This experience served her well when she moved into full time customer service/sales. She made the transition to Riteway in 2007 and has proven to be a valuable asset.

Starna M. - Sales - My 12 years of printing experience beginning in 1999, beginning with a combination Book print and Black and white copy shop. After a short period of time I moved into 4 Color wide format printing and for the past 8 years I have specialized in business checks and continuous forms.

When time allows me to get away from my printing career, I am an amateur Quad-Line Kite Pilot, as well as mother of one.

Bernie T . - Administration Manager- In 1979, Bernie started out working at a stock paper order desk at Data Documents (which later became Corporate Express). Although it was her first office job, she went on to spend over 21 years with them, working in both their Minnesota and Houston, Texas Divisions.
During her many years in the printing industry, Bernie has gained experience working with Special Products, Customer Service, pre-press, proofs, artwork and negatives. Her roles have included production clerk/secretary, planner, and working with the Purchasing Agent as a specialist in maintaining purchase orders, tracking receiving and usage, inventory control, and generating reports and records. She has extensive experience with maintaining production reports and tracking inventory.
Bernie joined Riteway in 2001, after Corporate Express closed their Minnesota manufacturing department branch. As our Office Manager, she is responsible for oversight and maintenance of Riteway's Business Office. Her dedication to getting things done the RITEWAY has been an asset to our and our customer's success.

Terri - Administrative Assistant

Sarah - Administrative Assistant


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