Rob Pitone – Co-Owner/Production Manager. Rob joined ACW in February of 2008. Feeling a need for a strong leader in our shop, we’ve found a gem in Rob, who has both a history in the screen-printing industry and in leading a production crew. While we’ve always done quality work, we’re now operating with greater efficiency than ever before and our production crew has never been happier.
Johnnie Day Durand – Custom Sales Manager. Johnnie joined us in the winter of 2016 and she handles sales for all of the custom printing we do. She’s proven a fast learner and is a pleasure to have around. Like many on our staff, Johnnie is a musician and plays a variety of ethereal instruments including the musical saw, glockenspiel, piano, and mbira.
Curtis Prestash – Art Director, Manager of Interns, Reluctant IT Guy. Curt walked in off the streets in 2006 looking for an internship. Since then he’s done just about every job in the shop before landing his dream job heading up the art department. In 2012 he quit so he could drive around the country in his VW van. About a year later he wandered back and re-staked his claim of being ‘the most recent Art Director in Amalgamated history!’ He’s also leads ACW’s House Band.
Nate Garn – Assistant Production Manager. Nate aides Rob in running the shop when he’s not building (and playing) guitars. Nate has been with us for (at least) seven years! If you have a guitar you need fixed, or if you’d like to have one custom built, drop us a line and we’ll put you in touch with Nate. We’ve seen his work; you wont be disappointed if you put your trust in him, whether he’s printing your shirts or fixing your axe.
Don Doubleday – Pre-press emeritus. Don worked with us from 1990 through 2014 and was in charge of our pre-press operations. He was the guy who made sure that all screens were ready when they needed to be and that all of our color matching was done accurately. Doctor Don, as he’s affectionately known to all, is not in the best of health and now lives with his sister in the southern part of our state. We’ve kept him on the payroll, sort of a de-facto pension, and as he’s with us in spirit every day, we’ll continue to keep him on our website.
Wayne Turiansky – Founding Father, President and Owner 1981-2021. Wayne now lives in San Francisco to be closer to his children and grandchildren. He regularly calls in to tell us how much better the weather is in California. He enjoys riding bikes and living the good life.
