Walter Pyles Email & Phone Number

Walter Pyles is a Account Manager at Prisma Graphic. Colleagues describe them as "I highly recommend Wally as a former co-worker. During our time working together at PetSmart, he excelled in his role as a print buyer, responsible for ordering the monthly sign kit. Wally consistently demonstrated his creativity and problem-solving skills, offering multiple innovative solutions while effectively managing the budget. His dedication to testing and refining options made him an invaluable asset to our team. Wally’s collaborative approach and commitment to delivering top-notch results make him an outstanding professional." and "I worked with Wally Pyles for 10 years in a professional capacity at PetSmart headquarters in Phoenix, AZ. Wally was on the print buying side while I worked on signage and package design and production. Design and print production are a necessary symbiosis that requires strong expertise on both sides to ensure the vision is achieved and the print quality and price are maintained. Wally proved himself to be an excellent collaborator and assertively worked to solve creative goals with feasible technical solutions including: stock choice appropriate to the venue, least number of inks and processes for greatest cost efficiency, multiple price quotes juggling dozens of critical variables, and fresh material solutions that the design side hadn’t even considered. I loved going to Wally’s office and getting a tour of his many print resources. That’s what makes a designer’s creative juices start flowing. Papers of all types, foils, Pantone books, substrates, and signage hardware. It’s a lot to inventory, not to mention maintaining the knowledge of important tolerances, ensuring the project is successful. Looking back, I suspect that was the fun part of Wally’s job. On the other side was the yearly, lengthy reviews of our production partners’ pricing and service, the solicitation of ‘three bids and a buy’ for every project, and dealing with print and fulfillment issues. Somehow Wally did all that—for a major corporation like PetSmart!—and remained one of the friendliest partners in the department! After I moved from store signage to a different department—designing and procuring packaging for our store brands—Wally and I maintained an open collaboration, with him helping to solve technical issues outside his area of responsibility. Wally remained a valuable resource throughout! I highly recommend Walter Pyles in any print buying role… for his great knowledge, for his attention to the numbers, and for being an approachable and genial partner! Chris Maxedon - Designer, and Senior Manager of Packaging Production, PetSmart Inc. (2012-2022)"

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  Account Manager

  Prisma Graphic

  Phoenix, Az, Us