Executive Team

Don Oldham - CEO

In the office:: A 30+ year track record of leadership in keeping our company healthy and our solutions at the forefront of solving the problems confronting our customers.
Outside the office:: Invent products. Program CNC machines to create molds and parts. Vacuum-form parts from CNC created molds, and assemble them to create the products. I like making new kinds of things.; Fishing and boating.

Role:: Leadership, not micro-management. Empowering people to be able to learn, grow, and contribute their talents so that together we are better than any of us alone. Clearing out the obstacles that would prevent people from reaching new goals and levels of performance. People will rise to any challenge if they are enabled to do so, and given the support that they require.
Motivation and Challenges:: Leading Digital Technology to be the most valuable company in the global publishing industry, for our customers and for our employees.
Words to live by:: Every virtue, when taken to an extreme, becomes a vice.

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Dan Paulus - President

In the office:: Spent my career making sure customers find value in our solutions and are successful using them.
Outside the office:: Alpine skiing; Cycling (road, MTB); Boating w/ family

Role:: I'm in charge of making sure all the oars in the water are rowing the direction our customers need to go.
Motivation and Challenges:: Hearing that a customer is making money and/or getting a quantified return from the use of our solutions.
Words to live by:: Luck happens to those who are prepared.

Jeff Carpenter - CIO/VP Business Development

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Motivation and Challenges:: Helping our customers stay strong and viable as they transform their businesses through the innovative use of technology. Tomorrow's demands will not be limited by yesterday's technology.
Words to live by:: The only thing that really matters is our relationship towards other people—why not make it the best it can be.

Mary Olson - VP, Operations

In the office:: More than 32 years focused on providing quality products and services to the newspaper industry.
Outside the office:: Travel, read, sports fan

Role:: I'm in charge of customer satisfaction with respect to our products and services.
Motivation and Challenges:: Hearing that one of our clients gave a great reference to a prospective customer.
Words to live by:: There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

Byron Oldham - VP, Product Development

In the office:: Make sure we keep ahead of technology changes. Over the years we chose the correct technology and used it first to help our customers.
Outside the office:: I like to be outdoors. Play with my kids. Skiing, horses, boating and sports.

Role:: Newspapers have been in trouble and losing revenue. My job is to have the systems that make the job they have to do easier, that will cost less outflow of cash, and do it much faster and simpler. While doing this, we have to give them many new ways to increase revenue and increase the audience they publish to and with. Having the right technology allows these opportunities to happen.
Motivation and Challenges:: I like to win and help others win. I really like being with our customers for many years and having those relationships continue. I also like the changing technology and using it to help the world be a better place.
Words to live by:: Have fun.

Steve Nilan - Vice President, Marketing

In the office:: Nothing gives me more satisfaction than turning an idea into reality whether it's a start-up business, a marketing campaign, or a new software app.
Outside the office:: A lifelong runner who has logged more than 35,000 miles and counting; A music lover of jazz, blues and Bruce Springsteen; Discover new books, new restaurants and new destinations

Role:: I'm in charge of differentiation—making sure that we always stand out in the crowd!
Motivation and Challenges:: This isn't about just selling software. What we do and the industry we serve is an important component of a functioning democracy.
Words to live by:: "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." Ralph Waldo Emerson

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