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To all;
I am a Sign Designer with 14 years of experiance looking for full, part time, or contract work.
I have experiance in channel letters, reverse channel letters, pylons, & monument signs. I have
experiance in setting up production files for a CNC router, a CLN machine, & cut vinyl files.
I am proficient in CorelDraw X4, Gerber Omega, & Sign Wizard. I have attached my resume & can provide
letters of recomendation on request. Looking for employment in the San Antonio/Austin/Houston, Tx area,
& would J._Gary_Bodnar_Resume'1.doceven consider moving back to Arizona for the right job offer.
Please contact me at gbodnar78259@aol.com
or you can call me at the following numbers;
Home: 210-999-5321
Cell: 602-300-1391
Very Respectfully,
J. Gary Bodnar
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Philip;
Thanks for the info, I contacted Interstate Signs, & we dealt w/ Blake Yoder, a pretty stand up guy in my opinion - Interstate, has a pretty sweet deal, where if they fab your DOT signs, & you tell them what order you will be installing the signs, they have a really neat trailer that has your signs already loaded & in the order you specify, they bring you the trailer, you hook the trailer up to your truck & go to the first stop & remove old sig, pull new sign off of trailer & install, then proceede to next stop. No crating to remove & dispose of. You are allowed two weeks use of trailer for no charge, after that, they charge a fee. Like I said, the trailer pretty ingenious, reminds me of when we use to load stuff on board ships - stuff you need first is loaded last - stuff w/ least importance loaded first.
I had one sign company from the list here submit a bid, plus Interstate, I sent a request to Zumar, (quite a few requests) but recieved nothing back from them, & we had a few locals
submit bids also. I think we are done looking for quotes, as I found out we have submitted our bid, but I do not know if the Salesman is still looking for any other quotes. When I see the Salesman in charge of this project today, I will ask him, & post it to the board.
I greatly thank everyone for there support & help. Hopefully we will be awarded this project from the City of Austin, but who knows, as there was a tremendous amount of paperwork & other hoops that we had to jump thru & hurdle over. Only the good Lord knows, if we will be awarded the project.
Thanks Everyone.
Very Respectfully,
J. Gary Bodnar
Senior Designer
Lewis Sign
Buda, Texas
512-312-4555
gary@lewissign.com
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Geraldi;
They are quite large, 9' x 20' & larger. I called a few places, that I was familiar with, & am still looking. I will know more today after the pre-bid meeting.
Very Respectfully,
J. Gary Bodnar
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Most of the people that build these, on a regular basis, sell directly to the states. I would find out the specs on the ones you need and send them to a few wholesalers and see if anyone wants to do it.
I think the reflective is applied first and the lettering is silk screened over it. This makes the letters relective as well. At least that's one process.
What size are they?
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Hello all;
Looking for someone who can fabricate & ship overhead freeway - DOT signage.
This is the kind you see on the freeway & interstates & you take your vacations & company trips.
These signs use 3M engineer grade diamond reflective vinyl & EC film overlays. There are anywhere from 30 to 60 of these to fabricate & ship.
Please e-mail me directly at gary@lewissign.com
Very Respectfully,
J. Gary Bodnar
Graphics Dept. Manager
Lewis Sign
Buda, Tx.
512-312-4555
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To All;
I have been in this business for over 12 years, I started out laying vinyl
@ a FastSigns in Glendale, Az & worked my way up thru the ranks to a designer & now a Dept. Head/Lead Designer w/ Lewis Sign here in Buda, Tx.
Over the years I have experianced many different attitudes at the various sign shops that I have worked for. Some shops (alas very few of them) actually care about there people, but most of them do not. The majority of the ones I have worked for over the years have the policy of use them up, wear them out & toss them aside & hire some fresh ones. Some shops, hire
really good people, promise them the moon, then when a project ends they let them go (without telling the employee that they were only hired for their expertise on this project & that since the project is over the company has no need of their services any more.)
The company I am with now, has the best attitude & appreciation for their employees. I see it everyday, evryone is quite happy & excited about coming to work, Everyone looks out for everyone, & we have no "prima donnas" here. Everyone from the owner down to the newest guy will pitch in & help anyway they can to get a project done. I have seen the owner doing everything from laying vinyl, to welding up framework on a large sign. To me, that speaks volumes about the owner & the company, as the owner does not think he is to good to help out the guys in the shop.
Their are not to many owners like that anymore, & if you can find a company to work for who's owner is like that, then you are lucky, & should plan on staying with that company till retirement.
Very Respectfully,
J. Gary Bodnar
"only 5 people post" - a challenge
in General Message Board
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I have found many useful answers, & help for different sign projects here on this site.
Whereas, I may not post everyday, I do post when I see something that peaks my interest.
I find this site most informative & worthwhile. I wish it was around 14 years ago when
I was first starting out in this business. I thank my lucky stars each time I log on to
the site & post a question, which is then answered by many different sign people.
The person from N Glantz who made that comment, should be given the cold shoulder for
insulting the people who provide him w/ a paycheck - namely US!.
Very Respectfully,
J. Gary Bodnar