Michael Gazdik is Manager of Print Operations for Off The Wall. But he is taking off this week to play pool in Las Vegas. The American Poolplayers Association annual tournament will be held there from August 7 to 14 at the Westgate Hotel.
When Mike loves something, he picks it up quickly and stays with it until he excels. He dabbled at pool off and on all his life. Eventually, though, he got the bug to take it to the next level and won a position on The School Of Pool, a local team based in Landsdale, PA.
His friends and co-workers are all amazed that, less than one year after starting competitive play and playing only twice a week, Mike has made the traveling team to compete in the Vegas nationals. The rest of the team, eight in all, have been playing anywhere from four to over twenty years!
This seems to be a pattern for Mike. Professionally, he has been involved with printing for over 20 years, the last two spent managing multiple printers for Off The Wall. He began with an interest in lithography and graphic design, then decided to attend the North Montco Tech Career Center to learn the basics of offset and screen printing. After two years there he was mentored as an Apprentice at Signorama by a former teacher, where he became proficient with and then passionate for digital printing. Now at Off The Wall, Mike pays back by mentoring a graduate from his alma mater to learn on one of our Vutek printers.
We are proud to have people on our staff that are as dedicated and passionate about their fields of expertise as Mike is. We wish him the best of luck this week in Las Vegas!