CIP4 - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Technical Officer
- Energy Particle Physicist Turned Workflow Architect
- Senior Workflow Architect / Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG / Research & Development
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- President / Optimus Group Ltd.
Henny van Esch has been involved with the printing industry a very long time. Initially working as an estimator / CSR he became involved with Print Management Information Systems (MIS) in 1984 when he started work on the design of an internal MIS system (written in Cobol!) for a printing company in Holland. This application evolved into a commercially available print MIS system for the Dutch market. From that point on, working for companies like Philips and Digital Equipment Corporation, he has been involved in the design, support and sales of a number of different Print MIS systems in different countries in different roles.
In his current position as co-owner and director of Optimus Group Ltd, of one of the few truly world-wide active MIS vendors, he has experience with management of organizations and experience and knowledge of the print MIS requirements from all over the world. This experience he has brought into CIP4 organization and the Advisory Board and hopes to continue to do so in future.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Membership Officer
- Senior Consultant
Biography:
Matthias Heinz was born on May 19, 1984 in Stuttgart, Germany and grew up in a family that owned a printing company. His early experience in the printing industry inspired him to pursue a career in this field. After completing his training as a media designer at the former ctrl-s prepress GmbH in 2008, Matthias initially worked as a project manager and consultant at the same company before being promoted to senior consultant in 2016. Since 2015, he has also been a member of the management board of the company.
As a senior consultant at ctrl-s GmbH, Matthias Heinz has built a successful career by leveraging his extensive experience in project management and consulting to optimize processes in the printing industry and develop innovative solutions for his clients. He is particularly proud to work closely with industry organizations such as CIP-4 to drive the development of standards and processes in the industry.
Fun Fact about Matthias, his first dupa visit was when he was 2 years old.
Job Titles:
- Financial Officer
- Treasurer
Biography:
Nick Benkovich works with ePS to drive portfolio growth through organic and inorganic means and portfolio rationalization. Nick joined the ePS team in 2012, starting initially as a Product Manager focused on internal integrations between the various components of the wider portfolio. Currently as VP of Portfolio Product Management, I spend my days identifying solution gaps, market opportunities, and strategic investments while continuing to rationalize the portfolio. This includes defining and implementing standard processes for product lifecycle and writing business cases to find new markets.
Nick has taken personal ownership of some key internal initiatives, most recently in 2019, I was able to secure several million in net new business, proving a less than 1-year ROI for the investment and significant upside and new market growth opportunity. Previously, Nick was a the head of product management at Kodak Graphic Communications and Creo and serves as a Board Member of the CIP4 International Standards body.
Fun Fact about Nick. He was born in Sydney, Australia to an Australian mother and croatian father and has moved his family of 6 from Sydney to Vancouver, BC in 2002 before settling in San Diego in 2013 as part of joining the ePS team.
Job Titles:
- Professor at the Hochschule
Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoffmann-Walbeck has been a Professor at the Hochschule der Medien in Stuttgart since 1998, where he specializes in applied computer science, prepress, CTP, workflow automation and integration. Thomas completed his Diploma in Mathematics at the Free University of Berlin 1982, then went on for his Ph.D. in Mathematics at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. He has held positions at graphic arts manufacturers including Siemens, Linotype-Hell, and Heidelberg.
Job Titles:
- Education & Marketing Officer