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Please spend a moment to read about how we got started or jump below
to learn about our Team Leadership.
An open letter from one of our
founders:
My wife Annette and I are both avid picture takers but I'm the
gadget hound in the family. I started moving us to digital
photography as soon as the first generation of digital cameras
arrived. We quickly started amassing a significant number of
digital photos but we were left with a large collection of "legacy"
photos of our own as well as some others that we had inherited from
our parents. We were finding more and more ways to enjoy our
digital photos but all of our old legacy photos were stuffed in
boxes and buried in the closet under old shoes and clothes we'd been
meaning to donate. They needed be digitized if we were ever going to
see them again and it was going to be a daunting task.
I had made a career out of building and launching software systems
for several dot coms during the boom years and Annette had built her
career running sales and marketing for a publicly held company in
Massachusetts. We wondered if we could combine our passions
for software, business management, and digital photography to create
a company that would help us and other families like us enjoy their
old photos again.
We founded DigMyPics.com in 2002 and began building the technologies
needed to make it a reality. We invested nearly a million
dollars in designing and building the systems and in buying and
testing every type of scanner we thought might work for us. We
had 2 simple goals. Provide a quality scan equal to the best
scanners available while keeping the prices low. We bought
every different kind of scanner on the market ranging in price from
just a few hundred dollars to many thousands of dollars trying to
find the best quality and the best speed. We quickly learned that
the fast scanners gave poor results and the high quality scanners
were very slow. To solve the problem we needed to take a
different tact. We needed to develop a lot of new software and
hardware to help us attain our goals of both speed and quality.
While some of our scanners are off-the-shelf, much of what we use
here is modified and custom to us and is not available anywhere else. We
continue to refine our processes but we're committed to increase
speed and volume only when it doesn't negatively impact the
quality of the final product.
We understand that sending your photos off to some faceless company
you've never heard of can be scary so we want you to get to know us.
Please read about who we are and if you have any questions or
comments please don't hesitate to call or write. Annette and I
continue to be very much involved in the day to day operations and
we're looking forward to helping you and your family enjoy your old
photos again.
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Meet the DigMyPics! Team Leadership |
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Annette |
Prior to helping found DigMyPics!, Annette was the VP of Worldwide Sales and Marketing Communications
for Data Translation, Inc. She brings more than 20 years of
management experience to our team of professionals.
Annette manages day to day operations and oversees customer service. |
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Scott |
Scott is a graduate of Ohio University with a BS in
Computer Science and a BA in Spanish and is an avid amateur
photographer. When not out buying new gadgets, he makes sure
all of our systems keep up with our growth and continue to run smoothly. |
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Guus (Tom) |
Guus is a graduate
of the University of Cincinnati where he received a degree in
computer technology. He continued his education at Arizona State
University East where he completed a Bachelor's degree in Information
Management Technology with a concentration in digital media. During
2003, Guus spent six months working at a photography studio in
Amsterdam. Guus is constantly busy making
sure that production runs smoothly. |
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Priscilla |
Priscilla is a
graduate of the University of Central Florida where she received a
Bachelor's of Fine Arts with a specialization in Graphic Design. She
worked as a Digital Media Designer and freelance Graphic Designer in
Orlando, FL before moving to Phoenix in 2003.
Priscilla makes certain that DigMyPics! consistently delivers a quality product.
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Julie |
Julie
joined the DigMyPics! team in 2005 after graduating from the
University of Georgia where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts
with a specialization in Fiber Arts. Her efficiency and
attention to detail has made her an invaluable asset as the Post
Production Manager, where she tackles many
responsibilities, including quality control and customer
service. |
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Hardev |
Hardev is the Product Fulfillment Manager and
he manages all shipping and receiving as well building
maintenance. Mr. Virdi attended ASU and the University of
Phoenix for business management and he brings us a wealth of
logistics experience he gained while working at several local
high profile manufacturers. A native of India, he's lived
in the US most of his life. |
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Freddie |
Fred is a graduate of Collins College in Tempe
Arizona where he received his
Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Game
Design.
Prior to moving to Arizona Freddie was a Field Artillery
specialist for the Marine Corps and continues to serve today as
a reservist in Bulk Fuel Company C. Freddie is the night scanning crew
supervisor.
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