We’ve got a great team at Alabama Graphics – many people you may never get the pleasure of meeting even if you do business with us regularly. So we’d like to introduce you to Sandra Esco, Alabama Graphics Vice President of the Montgomery office.
Sandra’s duties at Alabama Graphics keep her on her toes. She’s responsible for managing employees, keeping up with inventory, doing purchasing, invoicing customers, handling collections for the Montgomery office and helping with customer service. She has a lot on her plate!
“I do a lot of things!” she says. “In a typical day, I may answer phones, assist customers who walk in (or call in) for information, help our employees solve their daily problems and work with customers. I also help make sure our deadlines are met (a very important aspect of our business) and order inventory for customers with special projects.”
Sandra will celebrate her 31st anniversary with Alabama Graphics in July of this year (yes, we hired her when she was 2). In her 31-year tenure, she’s definitely seen changes in the printing industry. “The transition from Blue lines to digital bonds and black and white to color was huge!” she says. “And computers! When I started here in 1981, there were no computers. Every invoice had to be hand written, and book keeping was all manual. There was no email, no cell phones – everything took so much more effort. Technology has made it possible to do business with anyone, anywhere. It’s amazing how much and changed in this industry since I started.”
Sandra says she wants people to know about the wide array of services Alabama Graphics offers. “A lot of times, people will say, ‘I didn’t know Alabama Graphics could do that!’ They’re usually talking about the wide range of color services that we can tackle. Banners, signs, photo-to-canvas are only a small part of what we do.”
Sandra enjoys working at Alabama Graphics because of the people. “We have a great staff of people here – kind of like a family – and we pass that on to our customers. They always feel welcome when they come into our store. Everybody here is very customer oriented!”
When Sandra isn’t at work, she enjoys spending time with her husband, son and cat, who – interestingly enough – all have red hair! “We maintain a close family relationship and do a lot of outdoor activities together,” she says. Sandra also enjoys nature photography, arts and crafts, walking, listening to music and watching a good movie.