Wayne Brown, 38, is a Project Manager for Automated Publishing Solutions, Inc. He is responsible for ensuring the projects are completed on time, within budget, and adhere to high quality standards. He plays a primary role interfacing and coordinating with customers and management.

Wayne incorporates the software architecture to create project breakdown structures to direct the project's resources and develop the project plan. He works closely with the Solution Architect ensuring that the Chief Architect's decision and common vision is communicated and properly executed for each project. He co-founded APS in January 2003.

Wayne began his professional career with GE in 1982. He has developed distributed control systems for the Pulp & Paper industry for large mills including GP, Mead and Boise Cascade. He was the lead engineer for GE at Georgia Pacific's largest Pulp & Paper mill located in Ashdown, AR. He successfully developed control systems for black liquor recovery boilers, bleach plants and batch digesters in the pulp mill. His most recent project involved the development and integration of a new O₂ delignification plant (2000).

Wayne began his Publishing experience managing mailroom automation projects at the Arizona Republic, Orlando Sentinel and Dallas Morning News. He served as the lead technical manager for GE on the Chicago Tribune Freedom Center North Sunday Packaging Facility (2002). He was the primary interface between the Chicago Tribune, GE and the OEM handling schedules, project plans and overseeing the implementation of the hardware & software architecture.

Wayne developed a close working relationship with the Chicago Tribune and OEM. The project involved the software integration of an entire Collating Packaging System. The system included the Collator, Polywrappers, Conveyors & Diverts, Stackers, Tyers, Bundle Labelers/Readers, Marquee displays, interface of controls for the Preprint Planning System & Warehouse Management System and associated drives and controls.

Mr. Brown holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from the University of West Florida (1992). Wayne and his wife Sheila live in Pensacola, FL and have two sons and one daughter.

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