	George H. Springer III President & CEO Email George George started with Universal in various aspects of production shortly after its founding in 1966. Following college, he moved into sales and management, leading Universal to rapid expansion and eventual relocation to the new facility. He was appointed President and General Manager of Operations in 1988. In 2002, George purchased all shares in the company from remaining family members. Bucking industry trends, Universal has experienced double-digit growth every year since.

	Bruce Hoium Vice President Email Bruce For a large portion of his career, Bruce has been directly and indirectly involved in printing. Following college in 1978, he worked as a free-lance arts writer for several daily and weekly newspapers, for a time supplementing his income working as a retail manager. He made a full-time commitment to return to journalism, serving for 5 years as editor of a small weekly publication in southern Minnesota. He returned to retail sales as a store manager with Saks from 1988 to 1996. Later that year, he followed his love the of the arts back into the print business, working as Vice President of an art publishing house before starting with Universal Printing in 2001. He was named Vice President in 2003. back to the top

	Chris Taylor Office Manager Email Chris Chris has been with Universal since 1994. She handles all accounting duties, including receivables, payables, invoicing, payroll processing and tax filings. Chris assists with order entry and job tracking as well. She is also our Human Resource and Employee Benefits administrator, answers the phone, maintains all of our customer and job files, and in general pitches in with whatever needs done. Chris’ background in accounting was instrumental when the company installed an industry specific software program that drives the business from the time an order is started to receiving payment from the customer. back to the top

	Sara Springer General Manager Email Sara With the desire for ink and paper running in the family, it comes as no surprise that Sara has carved out her niche at Universal. While attending college in Phoenix, she supplemented her time working at several small ad agencies. A trip home for the holidays ended with her eventual return to Des Moines. Sara began in the pre-press department in 2005 as a graphic designer. She now handles all incoming orders, works with many clients coordinating approvals and helps streamline the orders through production in prepress and the plant. back to the top